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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Part of what I enjoy about the theatre and acting is that sense of history.
I really love acting, but I also really want to be a historian, so it's really confusing.
Novels taught me that history is dramatic. I wanted my students to know that, too.
The history of screenwriting - of what we do - is more than 100 years old. It's thousands of years old, going back to Sophocles and Euripedes. I believe the only - the only - separation for being a dramatist is reading drama.
I've always been a history buff. It was one of the few subjects at school that really, really caught me. I think you'll find a lot of actors will be interested in history because it sparks your imagination so much. When you enter a period of history, your imagination just goes wild in creating the world, which is really what acting is.
I'm not a playwright; I'm a writer who loves theater.
There is an odd sense of responsibility attached to appearing in a drama about a real piece of history. A work of fiction is fun.
People always ask me, 'Why so many historical dramas?' Because those are the best roles I get to play, and I get to play heroes in those roles.
I had a great drama teacher in high school, and that's when I started to learn about the history of theater.
I'm a dramatist.