About Quote by Dougray Scott

Although this is a fictitious story the history is real. You don't want to re-write history but you certainly want to portray events and…

— James D'arcy

The beauty of history is that historians have the ability to find patterns, the big picture. When you make a movie, you try to…

— Oliver Stone

As a fiction writer, of course, you need to take some leeway with certain aspects of history to make the story work.

— Joseph Boyden

It may seem unfashionable to say so, but historians should seize the imagination as well as the intellect. History is, in a sense, a…

— Peter Ackroyd

Ultimately, you have to meet a realistic setting on screen with some imagination as a viewer, as that is what creates a story.

— Rege-Jean Page

I have always thought of films as stories for the world.

— John Hillcoat

History is ultimately storytelling. I think the more stories you write in life - and I've written a lot of screenplays, a lot of…

— Jay Chandrasekhar

Most actors are drawn towards historical tellings because it's one of the most simple forms of storytelling.

— Ben Barnes

Historical fiction is not history. You're blending real events and actual historical personages with characters of your own creation.

— George R. R. Martin

Literature makes history come to life. It is maybe the most accurate depiction of history, especially literature that was written in the time period…

— Amy Harmon

History's like a story in a way: it depends on who's telling it.

— Dorothy Salisbury Davis

I think you should make movies as long as the story dictates.

— Eli Roth