Admire Quote by Nikolaj Arcel

I've seen so many period pieces in my life, I really enjoy them so much, a lot of my favorite movies are period pieces.

— Alexis Bledel

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

Normally a period movie has a lot of problems with the graphics. They look modern made.

— Guillermo del Toro

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

It's deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces.

— Cary Elwes

Period costume films are fun to discover, but they're not relatable. It's more, 'Wow, that's cool - did it really look like that back…

— Paul Feig

Im something of a history buff. Its deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces.

— Cary Elwes

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

As much as I love period movies and especially more swashbuckling movies, I think that sometimes they tend to be, umm... it's hard for…

— Brian Helgeland

It's important that period films aren't seen as just a lovely visual exercise.

— Kate Winslet

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'm something of a history buff. It's deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces.

— Cary Elwes