I will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part of the debris of history, part of the give and take. Oliver Stone debrisfinegive Change image and share on social
You do the best job you can. You take it step by step. It's hard enough to make a movie. If it works, that's great. If it means something beyond the moment to somebody, they can take it and it lasts through the years, we'll see. Oliver Stone greathardjob share on social
I am not trying to be a historian and a dramatist; I'm a dramatist, a dramatic historian, or one who does a dramatic interpretation of history. Oliver Stone dramaticdramatisthistorian Change image and share on social
There's an electrical thing about movies. Oliver Stone electricalmoviething Change image and share on social
It's interesting that when economic times were the hardest, that's when many people embraced liberalism. Oliver Stone economicembracehard Change image and share on social
I would vote for the man who's lived life, who's done different occupations, who's been out in the real world and struggled to make a living, struggled to raise a family, struggled with life as it exists. So I'd vote for experience, honest experience. Oliver Stone existexperiencefamily share on social
But in answer to your question about the conspiracy angle, I think that any historian worth his salt, and this is where I fault Stephen Ambrose and a lot of these guys who attack me - not all of life is a result of conspiracy by any means! Accident occurs alongside conspiracy. Oliver Stone accidentalongsideambrose share on social
I do believe there are leaders who are like lightning and they come along and they lead. The Lincolns of the world, the Alexander the Greats, they do exist. They have existed. Oliver Stone alexanderexistgreat Change image and share on social
If anything, if you can get somebody interested in something and get them excited, that's great. You should be praised for having opened the debate and having asked the right questions. Oliver Stone askdebateexcite Change image and share on social
I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations. Oliver Stone interpretationmillionmovie Change image and share on social