What I wanted to do [in Allied] was get two characters who fall in love for real, across the barricade, and then it transcends the war.

The story [of Allied] stayed with me, like a stray dog outside the office, waiting.

I think that helps because there has been no formality of friendship, the politeness of friendship, so we can just work directly on the work that's ahead of us [with Tom Hardey].

If you've read something brilliant, it's good. It's good to look out the window and see what's going on in the world.

True stories are always good because they're so odd, and so unlikely.

In terms of how [Allied] looks, it's fantastic and much better than I had hoped because it's so lush and so beautifully executed.

It's always good to have a world that people don't know about - a world that hasn't yet been done. It's like treading on fresh snow. You're the first one there.

No screenplay is possible, unless you get some attachment from somebody who's going to get it made.

Sometimes you take something because it's an offer and it's big and it's good money and you have to absolutely respect that process, because it's not easier.

I've realized that the only thing I'm interested in is the performance. If the performance is right, then I'm happy. You offer up the dialogue and then the performance comes around.

There's lots of different ways of writing stuff and lots of different mindsets to have, but I think when it's your own creation, it's more pleasurable because you have total control.

Gratitude is only expressed and appreciated in proportion to your understanding of grace.

It is through our imperfections that our true beauty shines through.

Is it that I can have fun, or i know not what it is that's fun?

We are here and it is now. Further than that all knowledge is moonshine.

The revolutionary government was required to become the government of the war.

The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers; for gold alone will not procure good soldiers, but good soldiers will always procure gold.

The facts of a person's life will, like murder, come out.

If you respect or love animals you could never eat them. It's that simple

I'm not as far along as Jack Nicklaus was at this age, but I'm trying.

To be honest I'm the only one really who's a cowboy. Like an honest to goodness cowboy.