Books Quote by Anthony McCarten

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

At 17, I wanted to be a rock star.

— Anthony McCarten

Reading is essential to human life. When the last reader dies, humanity will be at an end.

— Anthony McCarten

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

If we did not have the impulse and ability to believe in the impossible, we would not have religion, democracy, or marriage.

— Anthony McCarten

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

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

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

Truth is seldom appreciated and never understood, whereas a flattering lie is always appreciated and instantly understood.

— Anthony McCarten

“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

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

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