All Oliver Stone Quotes
- I will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part of the debris of history, part of the give and… Become Part
- I study history in order to give an interpretation. Give
- I think that many people in history who had power were bumped off because they had power. Bumped
- I'd love to do historical pictures more, but I don't know if I can. Funny
- In any film there's always a historical implication. Any
- I'd like to do a story about the medieval ages where in every scene you'd sort of feel that you were in the 12th century.… Age
- You're not a historian, but most historians will tell you that they make very discrete judgment as to what facts to omit in order to… Book
- You do the best job you can. You take it step by step. It's hard enough to make a movie. If it works, that's great.… Best
- Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that. Destroy
- A woman can be very beautiful and an ideal model and she will photograph incredibly well, but she'll appear in film and it won't work.… Appear
- I think experience will teach you a combination of liberalism and conservatism. We have to be progressive and at the same time we have to… Combination
- I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious. Been
- But I suppose film is distinctive because of its nature, of its being able to cut through time with editing. Able
- I do believe there are leaders who are like lightning and they come along and they lead. The Lincolns of the world, the Alexander the… Alexander
- Coming Home had been made before and Apocalypse Now and Deer Hunter, different kinds of movies. Apocalypse
- I am not trying to be a historian and a dramatist; I'm a dramatist, a dramatic historian, or one who does a dramatic interpretation of… Doe
- I'm terrible at horror movies, by the way. I get scared so easily. Easily
- It's interesting that when economic times were the hardest, that's when many people embraced liberalism. Economic
- There's an electrical thing about movies. Electrical
- I would vote for the man who's lived life, who's done different occupations, who's been out in the real world and struggled to make a… Been
- But in answer to your question about the conspiracy angle, I think that any historian worth his salt, and this is where I fault Stephen… Accident
- Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them - maybe that's what Steven Spielberg connects with… Caveman
- One of my fantasies in my life has been that I was granted access with a camera to go back in time, and to film… Access
- I might as well be myself. Everyone else is taken. Everyone
- I've liked different women at different times in my life. I've been attracted to white women. I've been attracted to black women. I've been attracted… Able