Jodie Comer Quotes

I wanted the feel in these books to be like an epic fantasy, with kings, queens, dukes and court politics, but of course like what I was explaining before, about making the science make sense, you have to make the politics make sense, too.

Many great horror stories are period pieces and English actors have a facility for historic characters.

'The Tudors' was ground-breaking in the sense that it did ruffle the feathers of classical historians and alter the way people did period drama at the time.

One of the things the BBC does better than anyone is period drama.

When I did 'The Tudors,' there was massive information available and a ready-made market.

The reason I wanted to do 'The First Men in the Moon' was that there is something so challenging in the combination of space travel and the Edwardian period.

I just love doing costume dramas; I am very lucky, as I see myself as a part-time time traveller.

When I began 'Wicked', I really thought of it entirely as a one-off, as the English say. There was no intention that there should ever be a follow up, because the subtitle was 'The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'. She was dead and gone, as the book says, at the end.

I was keenly aware that everybody would have loved for me to do a close sequel or a spin-off to 'Marley and Me.'

It's stupid to say that there's any comfort to be had in 'knowing your place,' but there is a sense of reassuring escapism to something like 'Downton Abbey.' There's a perceived romance and elegance that is wonderful to lose yourself in.

I love 'Blackadder,' but history it certainly ain't.

I'd like to do a story about the medieval ages where in every scene you'd sort of feel that you were in the 12th century. That would be great to get that feeling.

It's interesting because I haven't done a lot of period work in the past, but I always wanted to because I'm interested in history.

I've always wanted to do a period movie, to do something the turn of the century, and I'm really fascinated by that whole time period.

I never thought about doing a sequel when I was actually writing 'The Magicians.' I only ever considered it a standalone.

My final historical romance came out December 2005. While I enjoyed writing medieval romances, I was also dying to write something with more edge.

Now 'Boondock II,' people are gonna see it because they liked the first one. There won't be very many people who go see it who aren't familiar with the first one.

I always get excited when I find out there's a sequel, because all the work is kind of done.

While I appreciate horror movies, I'd love the opportunity to do something transformative, especially because people see me as contemporary. There's a lot to explore in my career that could take me back to another time. A period piece would be an incredible game of dress-up, too.

I would love to do a British period drama.

I really love doing period pieces. I don't feel I've gotten a chance yet in my career to explore it as much as I'd like to. So I'll constantly look for opportunities to play in those worlds and hopefully be able to express those characters as well someday.

There should be a sequel to 'Sarfarosh'. It was a different film.

We are definitely modernizing 'The Three Musketeers' without compromising the fun of shooting a period piece. But in our film, corsets and feathered hats don't take center stage. Our version is rich in eye-popping action, romance, and adventure.

When a lot of people watch these Victorian-era shows, they're in love with the costumes, the romance, the whole sweep of it all. But there is nothing nostalgic about 'The Knick' at all.

I would love to do a period film, a sports film, or an out and out action movie.