At some point early on, I realized that three of the greatest speeches ever delivered were by Winston Churchill, and they were written and delivered within a four-week period of each other. — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
If you look at the copies of Churchill's speeches that have survived, they are heavily marked up. He was scrupulous about the impact of each word. He preferred short words and the repetition of short words. He knew everything about… — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
One of the great things about Churchill is that he had the guts to say the unpalatable, to level with the people, even if… — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
Reading is essential to human life. When the last reader dies, humanity will be at an end. — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
There's a really fine line between artistic license and artistic licentiousness. And history is a lousy filmmaker. It doesn't give you all the ingredients… — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
If we did not have the impulse and ability to believe in the impossible, we would not have religion, democracy, or marriage. — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
My experience is, the writer I was when I began was only a fraction of what I feel capable of doing now. Don't stand… — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
My routine is to create activities for myself unrelated to writing that allow little time for writing. This means that when I do get… — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
I was born to a very large family, one of 7 kids. I grew up with carnivals and chaos all around me, so I… — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
Truth is seldom appreciated and never understood, whereas a flattering lie is always appreciated and instantly understood. — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
Since my student days, I'd been a fan of those books with titles like 'Great Speeches that Changed the World,' as I loved the… — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
“Finally, it's not the lies we tell others that do the most damage, it's those we tell ourselves. From this all troubles rise.” — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
We're living in extraordinary times, all the time. The issues that assail us are perennial. They haven't changed since the Greeks picked up a… — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
It's impossible to make a living in the arts unless you make a fortune. There's almost no in-between. Writers are either broke or rolling… — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
I still present myself as a New Zealander, answering people's questions about New Zealand and contributing in my own unlikely way to the global… — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
I have three favorite cities: London, Wellington, and Los Angeles. What makes them so good? The friends who live there. — Anthony McCarten Copy Share Image
