I just don't like cinemas very much. And when I do see a film it depresses me. — Steven Knight Cinema Copy Share Image
The things that are considered to be respectable have their roots in unrespectable things. — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
[Allied] meant to be a film that's a bit different. It's roots are in the '40s and '50s, and that sort of… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
In terms of the symbolism, I think that if you do it right, writing is a bit like dreaming. — Steven Knight Dreaming Copy Share Image
If you've read something brilliant, it's good. It's good to look out the window and see what's going on in the world. — Steven Knight Books Copy Share Image
The whole process of filmmaking can be chaotic, but if you can have an enthusiastic cast, you're pretty much there. — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
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 Dog 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 Business Copy Share Image
I am definitely going to continue directing, but I am always going to try to explore new ways of making films. It… — Steven Knight Cinema Copy Share Image
Any attempt to recreate a world of 1814, or 100 years before that - I think it's important to understand that the… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
You meet people and you hear the way they talk and the way they behave, and that subconsciously gets fed into the… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
Snoop [Dog] said [Peaky Blinders] reminded him of how he got involved with gang culture. It's always fantastically flattering when I see… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
I think once those friendships, if you use that as an analogy, the friendships between the audience and the character is established,… — Steven Knight Analogies Copy Share Image
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… — Steven Knight Communication Copy Share Image
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… — Steven Knight Cinema Copy Share Image
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… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
I think certain periods of history don't get dealt with because I think historians, and it's their job, but they look back… — Steven Knight Creation Copy Share Image
When I was probably about 10 or 11, and I found it was simply something I could do. When you're at school… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
It has to be an actress like Marion Cotillard [in Allied] because there are so many levels to it. It's set in… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
I wanted to take a damaged individual in a damaged society with damaged relationships between nations and take a look at how… — Steven Knight Character 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 Fresh snow Copy Share Image
I think certain periods of history don't get dealt with because I think historians, and it's their job, but they look back… — 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 Artist Copy Share Image
I will never unravel the mystery of how a script gets into the hands of certain people. — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
There's been a big black hole in the middle of the country as far as TV production goes. — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
I was doing two things at once for quite a long time. I was working in television and writing novels. — Steven Knight Books Copy Share Image
I'm very bad at watching anything. I'm bad at going to theaters; I can't watch my own stuff; I watch a lot… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
I find in Britain people are both more arty and more willing to rip you off. — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
My dad's uncles were illegal bookmakers who were known in the area as Peaky Blinders, that's the stories I heard. — Steven Knight Dad Copy Share Image
So many American and international producers want to shoot in the U.K. because of our crew base and tax incentives. — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
There are always people who are doing things that don't fit the official accounts. — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
To get a game show into production is as challenging and as intellectually demanding as it is to write a novel or… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
Now because the film industry is what it is, if people are expecting a certain film genre and they're not getting it,… — Steven Knight Cinema Copy Share Image
“It seems to me, that if there is a bad taste in your mouth, you spit it out. You don't constantly swallow… — Steven Knight Amazing grace Copy Share Image
I remember going to Birmingham City matches as a kid and there were these other kids in Small Heath who had their… — Steven Knight City Copy Share Image
Well directing TV is very time-consuming, so if you are going to direct TV, a season will take a year out of… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
The problem with prequels is you're limiting yourself as to where it can go. — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
![“[Allied] meant to be a film that's a bit different. It's roots are in the '40s and '50s, and that sort of filmmaking style.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/1f9/steven-knight-2205_bits_allied-meant-to-be-a-film-that-s-a-bit-d_1877349.jpg)
![“I was 21, when I heard the story that inspired this [thriller Allied], and I wasn't even a screenwriter then.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/3c3/steven-knight-2205_heard_i-was-21-when-i-heard-the-story-that-ins_1462790.jpg)
![“The story [of Allied] stayed with me, like a stray dog outside the office, waiting.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/1e7/steven-knight-2205_dog_the-story-of-allied-stayed-with-me-like_1226217.jpg)
![“[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)
![“Snoop [Dog] said [Peaky Blinders] reminded him of how he got involved with gang culture. It's always fantastically flattering when I see people dress like that and take on the look.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e35/steven-knight-2205_blinders_snoop-dog-said-peaky-blinders-reminded-h_1945839.jpg)
![“It has to be an actress like Marion Cotillard [in Allied] because there are so many levels to it. It's set in the Second World War, when lots of people were doing things that, outside of a war, you wouldn't do, like killing and dropping bombs. She's doing things that one wouldn't approve of, but…” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e5a/steven-knight-2205_actresses_it-has-to-be-an-actress-like-marion-coti_1913052.jpg)
