One of the real ways out of conflict is humour. It builds bridges; it's a weapon against rigid ideology, narrow thinking, intolerance. — 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
