James Anthony Froude

A person possessed with an idea cannot be reasoned with.

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.

The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.

A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.