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I'm A Filmmaker. I'm An Artist. I've Chosen To Work In History The Way Someone Might Choose To Work In Still Lifes Or Landscapes.

You Need, As A Historian, Essential Triangulation From Your Subject And The Only Way You Get That Triangulation Is Through Time.

I Never, Ever Want To Apologize For A Film. If It's Bad I'll Say It's My Fault. And That's What I Can Say So Far In All The Films That I've Done, That If You Don't Like It, It's Entirely My Fault.

We All Think That An Exception Is Going To Be Made In Our Case And Were Going To Live Forever. Being A Human Is Actually Arriving At The Understanding That Thats Not Going To Be. Story Is There To Remind Us That Its Just Ok.

You Can Learn As Much About The History From Reading About The Present As You Can Vice Versa, That Is Learning About The Present Through History, Which Is What I Do For A Living.