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> [History tends to take the simplest possible view. As soon as you start to scratch the surface of any historical event, it starts to become more and more complicated, which is not the stuff of Hollywood films. Complications tend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/history-tends-to-take-the-simplest-possible-view-as-soon-as-you-start/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

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## More by Christopher McQuarrie

> [I love traveling around promoting different movies because I'm always looking at different places, and I always walk around to see the city.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/i-love-traveling-around-promoting-different-movies-because-i-m-always/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

> [I used to be a die-hard defender of physical film, which I still am. I love shooting on physical film and I think it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/i-used-to-be-a-die-hard-defender-of-physical-film-which-i-still-am-i/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

> [The challenge in most car chases is you're trying to hide the fact that it's not the actor driving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/the-challenge-in-most-car-chases-is-you-re-trying-to-hide-the-fact/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

> [Directing has completely changed the way I write and watch films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/directing-has-completely-changed-the-way-i-write-and-watch-films/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

> [A lot of books, if you take them at face value, they're just not gonna work as films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/a-lot-of-books-if-you-take-them-at-face-value-they-re-just-not-gonna/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

> [“Well I believe in God, and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Söze.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/well-i-believe-in-god-and-the-only-thing-that-scares-me-is-keyser-s-ze/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

> [I always feel like an outsider. I'll always feel like the nerd at the party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/i-always-feel-like-an-outsider-i-ll-always-feel-like-the-nerd-at-the/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

> [To me, the ultimate crime in an adaptation is the crime of reverence. A novel is one form of media, a screenplay is another,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/to-me-the-ultimate-crime-in-an-adaptation-is-the-crime-of-reverence-a/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

> [If you're surrounded by good people and you're really honest with yourself, you'll be delivered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/if-you-re-surrounded-by-good-people-and-you-re-really-honest-with/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

> [Evil is a really tough concept for me. The idea of a villain that is bad for bad's sake seems kind of absurd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/evil-is-a-really-tough-concept-for-me-the-idea-of-a-villain-that-is/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

> [With 'Rubicon,' Mark Long and Dan Capel have created the perfect environment for an intense action franchise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/with-rubicon-mark-long-and-dan-capel-have-created-the-perfect/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

> [You know that certain things that you use in the film are going to be shown to audiences five hundred times before they ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/you-know-that-certain-things-that-you-use-in-the-film-are-going-to-be/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

> [The truth of the matter is movies are a reflection of life and violence is a real part of life. I don't think you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/the-truth-of-the-matter-is-movies-are-a-reflection-of-life-and/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

> [There is no 'Top Gun 2' in which Maverick is not the starring role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/there-is-no-top-gun-2-in-which-maverick-is-not-the-starring-role/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

> [Knowledge is death in my experience. The more I know about film, the harder it is to create freely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcquarrie/knowledge-is-death-in-my-experience-the-more-i-know-about-film-the/)

[Christopher McQuarrie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcquarrie/)

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