I was 21, when I heard the story that inspired this [thriller Allied], and I wasn't even a screenwriter then. — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
The story [of Allied] stayed with me, like a stray dog outside the office, waiting. — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
True stories are always good because they're so odd, and so unlikely. — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
It's great that the story [Allied] is set in the '40s because the '40s feel to it is completely appropriate. — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
[2015] it's a time that there's a clash of ideologies, similar to the Cold War. I think that a story like this… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
A commission and an original are two different things, and both have their virtues and vices. A commission is a bit more… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
When Brad [Pitt] responded [to Allied], suddenly what was impossible became possible, which was great. But along the way, whenever I told… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
The story of James Delaney is also someone who very deliberately presents himself as an individual and plays nations against each other,… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
The story [of Allied ] itself is the story I wrote, and that's what's great about Bob [Zemeckis ]. You have meetings,… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
True stories are always good because they're so odd, and so unlikely. It's always good to have a world that people don't… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
The time came where I was able to write an original screenplay [Allied], and it would be read and noticed. I had… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
Just the idea that someone is married and they've got a kid, and he reports for work one morning and his boss… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
There's a convention in English stuff that if something is more than 100 years old, people have to say 'do not' instead of 'don't.… — Steven Knight Copy Share
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… — Steven Knight Copy Share
It's such a gift when you know who you're writing for and you know that that actor is capable of so much that you… — Steven Knight Copy Share
There's no writers room, or any other writer involved. I write everything from beginning to end. Maybe it's just me not being able to… — Steven Knight Copy Share
I've realized that the only thing I'm interested in is the performance. If the performance is right, then I'm happy. You offer up the… — Steven Knight Copy Share
“It seems to me, that if there is a bad taste in your mouth, you spit it out. You don't constantly swallow it back.” — Steven Knight Copy Share
With FX in particular, they've been fantastic and were really hands off. I mean, it helps that you've got Ridley Scott on your side. — Steven Knight Copy Share
I often find in the film world, that it's very self-referring. If you talk to someone about films, they talk about them in terms… — Steven Knight Copy Share
Whenever I went to L.A. the first thing people said in the meeting, no matter what it was about, was how much they loved… — Steven Knight Copy Share
I've spent three hours with Snoop Dogg, talking about how he loved [Peaky Blinders series]. And David Bowie loved it. The late Leonard Cohen… — Steven Knight Copy Share
I think the best research is people you meet and things that they say, rather than second hand accounts of something. I think when… — Steven Knight Copy Share
Writing, when it works, one needs to access whatever it is that creates dreams. — Steven Knight Copy Share
Making a film is hard because you're not dealing with the intangible. When you're writing, it's perfect because it's only in your head and… — Steven Knight Copy Share
There's a grown-upness about television now that wasn't there before. You do know you're doing stuff for adults who can tell the difference between… — Steven Knight Copy Share
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![“[2015] it's a time that there's a clash of ideologies, similar to the Cold War. I think that a story like this has been waiting to be told, and I think it's a fresh look at the whole earth-shattering business of the collapse of the Soviet Union.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/36a/steven-knight-2205_business_2015-it-s-a-time-that-there-s-a-clash-of_2542880.jpg)
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![“The story [of Allied ] itself is the story I wrote, and that's what's great about Bob [Zemeckis ]. You have meetings, but it's meetings for clarity, not to change what they're saying or doing. He takes what's on the page and executes it so brilliantly.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/948/steven-knight-2205_allied_the-story-of-allied-itself-is-the-story_767740.jpg)
![“The time came where I was able to write an original screenplay [Allied], and it would be read and noticed. I had a meeting with Brad [Pitt], just around the time that he was making World War Z. I basically told him the story and said, "This is what I want to do," and he really responded, so that…” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0e8/steven-knight-2205_able_the-time-came-where-i-was-able-to-write_1110760.jpg)
