I'm not suggesting that ours [series] is unique in that, but they can begin to have that depth, that gravity, they can… — Steven Knight 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 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 Copy Share Image
Sometimes if you're a director, you want to believe that you're great and capable at all aspects - the technical side, the… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
There [in Allied] were things that were written that were cut, and things that were shot that were cut, but if the… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
I am someone who thinks that if you've got an actor like that who wants to perform your work, then you should… — 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 Copy Share Image
[Allied] got the attention of (director) Bob Zemeckis and Marion Cotillard. I'm glad I waited. If it had been made 15 years… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
I like to create a character where you believe, deep down, that they don't really care if they live or die. That's… — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
I spoke to Tom's [Hardy] manager and said, "While we're talking about Taboo, do you mind if I also mention this film… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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 up the… — Steven Knight 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 it back.” — Steven Knight Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
![“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/quotes/img-quotes/3a3/steven-knight-2205_bits_i-m-not-suggesting-that-ours-series-is-u_1230019.jpg)
![“There [in Allied] were things that were written that were cut, and things that were shot that were cut, but if the film works, they are erased from memory.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cb5/steven-knight-2205_cutting_there-in-allied-were-things-that-were-wr_1200205.jpg)
![“I am someone who thinks that if you've got an actor like that who wants to perform your work, then you should do it, and hopefully Tom [Hardey] likes to do the work that I do, so long may it continue.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/933/steven-knight-2205_actors_i-am-someone-who-thinks-that-if-you-ve-g_1123517.jpg)
![“[Allied] got the attention of (director) Bob Zemeckis and Marion Cotillard. I'm glad I waited. If it had been made 15 years before, who knows how it would have looked, but it's got the best possible cast, director and everything. It's been fantastic. It was worth waiting.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/282/steven-knight-2205_attention_allied-got-the-attention-of-director-bob_1070770.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/quotes/img-quotes/092/steven-knight-2205_deals_i-spoke-to-tom-s-hardy-manager-and-said_3186211.jpg)
![“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 was a fan. It struck a chord with various people that I didn't think it would.” quote by Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/026/steven-knight-2205_blinders_i-ve-spent-three-hours-with-snoop-dogg-t_379922.jpg)
