Some of the things I have written about are a way of connecting with my father - I know he knew who Idi Amin was, and I know he knew who Longford was. And I know he knew who Nixon… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
“James Reston, Jr.: You know the first and greatest sin of the deception of television is that it simplifies; it diminishes, great complex ideas, stretches of time; whole careers become reduced to a single snapshot.” — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
“Jim Reston: Walking through the crowds of air-kissing politicians, actors and high fliers, it was tough to tell where the politics stopped and the… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
If you think about what you do, if you become self-conscious about it, you've got to be very careful. Because I really like to… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
I'm not being presumptuous, I hope, when I say that 'The Crown' is little bit like 'The Godfather.' It is essentially about a family… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
I'm not an artist, and I want to take risks, and when the possibility of failure occurs, it's because the idea is all exciting… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
Having a phone call from Steven Spielberg was just a fantastic rite of passage. I loved it, and he was very focused, very likable,… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
I don't think of the crown as this glamorous thing. It's this murderous, bejeweled thing, the crown. — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
The stuff that I have perhaps become known for that's based on fact, and English statesmen shouting at each other all the time, doesn't… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
I have no directing ambition whatsoever. And as long as I meet filmmakers like Tom Hooper, Stephen Frears, and others who allow that collaboration,… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
In some shape or form, we do have an emotional connection to our head of state, even if, for the most part, they seem… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
My experience is, I do a table reading, and it's literally like it's written in colossal neon lights what's wrong with the screenplay. — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
