Connections Quote by Ken Liu

The basic story of "The Iliad" seems not even very servicable, for it has few parallels anywhere.

— Cedric H Whitman

I'm drawn to characters who bear similarities to the protagonists in myths and legends. (...)

— Alan Lee

The character thing really is sort of, for me, personally, rather ancient history.

— David Bowie

Iliad by Homer is one of the great stories in literature. And I thought its themes really resonated today, whether that was my projection…

— Brad Pitt

My wife, Lisa, and I both grew up on wuxia - Chinese historical romances. They're kind of analogous to Western epics. They're based on…

— Ken Liu

'The Odyssey' is the great tale, and I was really taken by 'The Iliad,' so I dig into those things, and when I was…

— Karl Marlantes

I write what I like to read, and I enjoy love triangles in YA and adult fiction - not to mention in other media…

— Kresley Cole

I tend to relate to a character in terms of the arc: what's interesting is where he starts versus where he ends up.

— Edward Norton

The great thing about really heightened historical dramas is that they can convey much larger themes.

— Cynthia Addai-Robinson

You go back and look at some of the ancient writings that exist throughout the world about wars and it's the same; the human…

— PJ Harvey

I appear to be drawn to iconic characters and what they reflect back to our cultures.

— Tom Hooper

I find historical figures in general very tricky because you feel at times that you're serving two masters. Not only the arc and wonderful…

— Vincent Piazza