Accurate Quote by Bryan Burrough

It is good fiction, so largely ignored now, that brings us so much closer to the real facts.

— J. B. Priestley

A lot of our perception of history is influenced by inaccurate movies.

— Nelson DeMille

I think that the reason that people are so up in arms about movies that have historical inaccuracies is because now that we've trashed…

— Nicholas Meyer

Some of the screen's best moments were realized because a director went against all reason, all logic. No matter how incredible a story seems,…

— Rouben Mamoulian

Fiction has to be plausible. All history has to do is happen.

— Harry Turtledove

I am not a fan of historical fiction that is sloppy in its research or is dishonest about the real history.

— Kate Mosse

All of the good movies are based on how that story was told. And you cannot do it with a bad script, that's for…

— Javier Bardem

I am very suspicious of cameras and dramatic interpretations and the whole Hollywood myth-making process. I don't trust it. I've seen it affect people…

— Wayne White

As much as I love historical fiction, my problem with historical fiction is that you always know what's going to happen.

— George R. R. Martin

Anyone who says a movie about history is a historical document is crazy.

— Dustin Lance Black

Popular films are so powerful and compelling that it's often easier to accept their versions of history than the much more complicated true stories.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

The discussion of 'V for Vendetta' - on Pinocchio Theory in particular - has been far more interesting than the film deserved. Yes, there…

— Mark Fisher