“There's lots of different ways of writing stuff and lots of different mindsets to have, but I think when it's your own creation, it's more pleasurable because you have total control.” ThinkingWayWritingDifferentStuffCreationMindsetDifferent Ways Author:Steven Knight
“When you're watching, I find two things happen. You either watch a film and it's really good and then you think, "Why can't I do that?" Or you watch a film and it's not good, and you think, "Why am I doing this?" So either way, it feels like being at work.” ThinkingWayFeelsTwoHappensFilmWatchesThings HappenTwo Things Author:Steven Knight
“When Brad [Pitt] responded [to Allied], suddenly what was impossible became possible, which was great. But along the way, whenever I told the story, it had an affect on people. At its core, this was an effective story.” PeopleWayStoriesImpossibleCoreBrad Author:Steven Knight
“There [in Allied] was depicting London in the war, as well, and doing that in a way where you see something that you don't normally see, which is how hedonistic it was. In reality, that's what was going on. But, all of it worked.” WayWellsWarRealityLondonHedonistic Author:Steven Knight
“The plan is that there would be three seasons [in Taboo], and, as with Peaky Blinders, I have had a destination in mind from the beginning, because I think it helps as a writer. The destination in mind is that James Keziah Delaney sets foot on Nootka Sound. But that's a long way off.” ThinkingWayMindLongHelpingWould BeThreeSoundPlansFeetSeasonsDestinationLong WayTabooBlinders Author:Steven Knight
“I find the best way to make things real is to just put two characters into a space and let them talk to each other in the way that they would talk to each other, and then see what they would say. I know it sounds weird, but that leads the plot and takes you in another direction.” KnowsWayTwoRealCharacterSoundSpaceBest WayPlot Author:Steven Knight
