Anthony McCarten

Anthony McCarten is a New Zealand writer and screenwriter known for biographical film scripts and novels.

Quotes by Anthony McCarten

It turns out we are all quite easily swayed if someone knows what they are doing - which is a great thing and a dangerous thing.
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The New Zealand sense of humor is tough and realistic. Jokes are not surreal; they are about life and death and tough decisions.
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Most writers live in self-imposed exile, even when they don't leave their country. They prefer the undiscovered country inside their own heads.
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My routine is to create activities for myself unrelated to writing that allow little time for writing. This means that when I do get the chance to write, it is like a stolen luxury, something clandestine and almost forbidden.
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Truth is seldom appreciated and never understood, whereas a flattering lie is always appreciated and instantly understood.
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