There's a convention that older English avoids contractions like “don’t” for things over a century old. Knight says he writes everything from start to finish because the performance of the actors matters most, and he enjoys knowing exactly who will read his work. He also mentions that good special effects, like those with Ridley Scott, can enhance a story.
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Steven Knight is an English writer and director who has penned screenplays for films like Dirty Pretty Things and Eastern Promises.
About Steven Knight
He also wrote the screenplay for Closed Circuit and directed the movies Locke, Hummingbird and Serenity.
![“I didn't direct [the Taboo episodes]. I wrote all of them.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/03b/steven-knight-2205_direct_i-didn-t-direct-the-taboo-episodes-i-wro_1545937.jpg)
![“In terms of how [Allied] looks, it's fantastic and much better than I had hoped because it's so lush and so beautifully executed.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/2c3/steven-knight-2205_beautifully_in-terms-of-how-allied-looks-it-s-fantas_687250.jpg)
![“I've been writing so much. And what happens with TV is that they split [Taboo] into two blocks, so you get a director that does four and another director that does another four. You commit yourself to seven days a week, for 12 or 13 hour days for a long time. I couldn't really do that.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f7f/steven-knight-2205_block_i-ve-been-writing-so-much-and-what-happe_2591442.jpg)
![“I'm not suggesting that ours [series] is unique in that, but they can begin to have that depth, that gravity, they can spend some time, so it's a bit more like reading a good novel, if you like.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3a3/steven-knight-2205_bits_i-m-not-suggesting-that-ours-series-is-u_1230019.jpg)
![“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.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e11/steven-knight-2205_blinders_the-plan-is-that-there-would-be-three-se_1450016.jpg)
![“I spoke to Tom's [Hardy] manager and said, "While we're talking about Taboo, do you mind if I also mention this film project that I've got, which is called Locke, and I need Tom to play the lead." And we spoke about both in that meeting and in the end the deal was that I would do Taboo if he did…” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/092/steven-knight-2205_deals_i-spoke-to-tom-s-hardy-manager-and-said_3186211.jpg)
