Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stoneis an American film director, screenwriter, and producer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth15 September 1946
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
iran india campaigns
One of my fantasies in my life has been that I was granted access with a camera to go back in time, and to film the actual campaign of Alexander crossing into India through Iran and Persia.
trying doe dramatic
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.
scary way done
Obama took a bad situation and, in certain ways, made it worse. ... I find Obama scary in a way that I had not done in 2008.
fun nuts would-be
Conspiracy nut, leftist, madman. These are terms of dismissal so you don't have to listen to the argument. It would be healthier and more fun to hear what someone has to say.
media issues perspective
What scares me most about the media is that so many of them don't realize that by presenting and highlighting certain issues, opinions, and perspectives over others, they can manipulate and control people's beliefs in subtle ways.
writing ass chairs
writing = ass + chair
greed evolution humans
There is nothing inherently wrong with greed as a human motivator-greed motivating evolution.
government people venezuela
Venezuela is a democratically elected government. These people who keep protesting are sore losers,
writing secret ass
The secret to writing a screenplay is keeping your ass in the chair.
missing next popcorn
I make my films like you're going to die if you miss the next minute. You better not go get popcorn.
independence mind spirit
Independence is a state of mind. Independence is spirit without category.
gun vietnam weapons
I like automatic weapons. I fought for my right to use them in Vietnam.
feelings age would-be
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.
dramatic
I never put out a history, I put out a dramatic history.