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Peter Morgan

Peter Morgan

British Writer

Born: Apr 10, 1963

About Me People Think Writing You

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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

Death Me Director Writing Queen Tony Blair Andy About Blair Both Put Princess Princess Diana Diana Screenplay Aftermath Producer Started Tony

For 'Frost/Nixon,' I had eight people who were present at those interviews - they were all in the room - and when I interviewed each of them, they had a totally different narrative of events, to the degree where you thought, 'Were you all really in the same room?' Peter Morgan

Most historians are engaged in fiction. Peter Morgan

Most Historians Fiction Engaged

Everything I write, I've written the first draft in Austria. Peter Morgan

First Everything Write Written Austria Draft

Most of the things I write, I write on spec. And because I write them on spec, there's less interference. Because there's less interference, they tend to be better. Peter Morgan

Better Tend Write Most Because Them Interference Less Things

I prefer my writing to do all the talking for me. Peter Morgan

Me Writing Talking Prefer

I can't imagine anyone thinking, 'Oh good, it's awards season!' Peter Morgan

Good Thinking Oh Anyone Awards Season Imagine

It's important to me what the viewers think. Peter Morgan

Me Important Think Viewers

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

Me Writing President Side Out About Someone Lazy Feel Obvious Got American Just Skepticism American President Help English Who European

There are so many projects that I've written and had to abort because either I felt too distressed by what I was doing to the people who I was writing about, or they couldn't cope with it because their view of themselves was so far removed from reality. Peter Morgan

Reality People Writing Too Projects Distressed About Had Written Because Felt Doing Either Far Themselves View Who Many Cope

I'm constantly having to check my conscience about what I'm writing and the responsibility of what I'm saying. Peter Morgan

Saying Writing Responsibility Constantly About Having Check Conscience

As a European from a different, younger generation, the trauma that was Nixon's presidency never really had a hold over me. For one thing, I never voted for him. Peter Morgan

Me Generation Presidency Nixon One Thing Never Had Over Voted Him Different Hold Younger Younger Generation Really European Trauma Thing

I don't think of the crown as this glamorous thing. It's this murderous, bejeweled thing, the crown. Peter Morgan

Think Crown Glamorous Thing

Most leading actresses have this energy, this 'Look at me. Here I am.' They're powerful; they're beautiful. Peter Morgan

Beautiful Me Energy Leading Powerful Look Most Am Actress Here

You can't ask someone to act middle-aged. Someone has to bring their own fatigue to it. Peter Morgan

You Own Fatigue Someone Middle-Aged Ask Act Bring

The feelings we all have as 50-year-olds are different than the feelings we all have as 30-year-olds. That informs everything we do. Peter Morgan

Feelings Everything Than Different Informs

Sometimes it's okay for an audience not to understand everything that's going on. Peter Morgan

Sometimes Everything Okay Understand Audience Going

The films of which I'm most proud I've written are the ones that pivot on forgiveness. Peter Morgan

Forgiveness Films Written Most Proud Which

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