I’m very happy for others to engage in conjecture, but if I was ever conscious of what I’m thinking about when I’m writing, oh my God, I’d be totally lost. Peter Morgan Read Quote
I just feel that if I’m English and writing about an American president, I have got to have someone on my side who can help me out when I’m lapsing into lazy or obvious European skepticism. Peter Morgan Read Quote
As a child, I grew up the son of German immigrant parents, so I grew up being teased and called ‘Fritz’ at school. When I married my wife and went to live in Vienna, I was teased for being a Brit. Peter Morgan Read Quote
I am not a politics wonk. I like the idea of my writing reflecting more about who I am or other people. Peter Morgan Read Quote
Every dramatist will tell you that they know deep down what happened in the course of making that film and to what degree they took steps that were convenient and to what degree they took steps in telling their story that were dishonest. You know in your heart of hearts. Peter Morgan Read Quote
When I started writing the screenplay for ‘The Queen,’ about the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana, both Stephen Frears, the director, and Andy Harries, the producer, begged me not to put Tony Blair in it. Peter Morgan Read Quote
People test movies within an inch of their life so that the entire audience experience is a uniform one. Peter Morgan Read Quote
I actually speak fluent German. And I live in Vienna, and I’m married to a Viennese woman. Peter Morgan Read Quote
There is no inherent contradiction between being right-wing and being intelligent. Peter Morgan Read Quote
