Actor Quote by Edith Hamilton

Period dramas have their own challenges. One must work hard to ensure that you don't just embrace the character you are playing, you also…

— Mohit Raina

A lot of period dramas can appear quite arch to most people, stuffy.

— Emily Blunt

I've always maintained that there's no such thing as period acting, I think that's a class thing. I don't believe that people moved and…

— Denis Lawson

Period films to me are very often alienating to the audience. There's very often a formality. A staunchy quality to them that comes from…

— Christopher Nolan

When you're not in the game, you can watch. Certain players have mannerisms, and they do the same things repetitiously.

— Chris Bosh

I think people are gravitating towards these period dramas because I think they're looking for a simpler time.

— Jeremy Piven

What you have to understand about period drama is that it's 'history light.

— Julian Fellowes

I know I'm as comfortable doing period as I am contemporary. I suppose we grow up with it in a sense, in the theater.…

— Ioan Gruffudd

The BBC is very good at period drama - world-famous for getting the details right.

— Lynne Reid Banks

People keep telling us, that they didn't know when they were booking tickets for it, but afterwards they say that they've had no sense…

— Bill Irwin

One of the things the BBC does better than anyone is period drama.

— David Oyelowo

I'm not an actor who is often asked to be in period things.

— James Nesbitt