The Romantics were whipping boys of the New Criticism, but they appealed to me anyway. I was recalcitrant. It was clear to me that they had thought innovatively.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Knowing that we were doing good work and the stories were good. They were original and charming. They weren't particularly violent or sexy or any of that. They were just unique and that had a good feel to it.
I think the whole tension about romanticism is the way it builds and builds, and the moment it's consummated, the tension's over.
I seem to be drawn to the really romantic songs.
I never sat down and said, 'I'm going to write historical fiction with strong romantic elements.' It was just the way the stories went.
There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people's minds.
You think, 'Musicals, they must always be romantic' - You'd be surprised how few of them historically have ever been romantic.
I think a lot of romanticizing has gone on with the women's movement.
I don't get the romances. I did try - a film called 'Roseanna's Grave' in the 1990s. I liked it. But the audience didn't come.
The real romantics are the boring ones - they let another heart bore a hole deep into theirs.
Romanticism has never been properly judged. Who was there to judge it? The critics!