Am Quote by Ioan Gruffudd

I come from theater, and doing period stuff is so whimsical and imaginative and so outside any frame of reference than I have ever…

— Ginnifer Goodwin

I never thought of myself doing period. When you're in your acting classes, and you think about the kind of roles you want to…

— Caitriona Balfe

It's pretty awesome to see people dressed up in period clothing and running around on horses and in carriages and all that kind of…

— Cary Fukunaga

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

I hate period films - and there are plenty of them - where they say, "Let's not do contemporary language because the audience won't…

— Mike Leigh

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

I find more interesting roles for women in period pieces. I do personally like watching period films; I think you can really get lost…

— Keira Knightley

I guess I've always been really attracted to period pieces and always felt visually I was probably more made for the '50s or the…

— Carla Gugino

For me, I tend to enjoy wearing any period costume. I love how fashion and clothing has changed and evolved through time.

— Billy Howle

We tend to do period stuff because it helps make it one step removed from boring everyday reality.

— Ethan Coen

I actually love doing period pieces, purely because it takes you into a different world, mentally. The clothes you have to wear are so…

— Tamsin Egerton

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