I grew up 60 minutes way from Richmond, in Charlottesville, Virginia and, as a child, I was obsessed with the Civil War. I used to do re-enactments and all that stuff.
History at its best is vicarious experience.
I love history, so I do a lot of movies about history.
I love history. I'm very interested by it and I think it's great to have a movie that brings it alive in a way. It's sort of that romanticized version of it.
All those [events in history] were such dramas as we see now, only with different actors.
Most actors are drawn towards historical tellings because it's one of the most simple forms of storytelling.
Occasionally, a re-enactment is a fine thing. I love Civil War re-enactments.
American audiences love period pieces. America doesn't have a lot of old things. It's a new country so I think we're a little bit fascinated by that.
