Geoffrey Ward
Geoffrey Ward
Geoffrey Champion Wardis an American editor, author, historian and writer of scripts for American history documentaries for public television. He is the author or co-author of 18 books, including five companion books to the documentaries he has written. He is the winner of seven Emmy Awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionHistorian
CountryUnited States of America
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Books provide context and allow you to think about things over time. Film is like writing haiku; there is an immense amount of pleasure in paring down and paring down. But it isn't the same.
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Most filmmakers aren't very interested in history. They worry constantly that people will be bored.
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I have always had a great interest in visually documenting the past.
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The real Jack Johnson was both more and less than those who loved or those who hated him ever knew. He embodied American individualism in its purest form; nothing - no law or custom, no person white or black, male or female - could keep him for long from whatever he wanted.
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Bill Murray is a wonderful actor, and he's very funny, and I've seen him be serious and terrific.