“History was not made by those who did nothing.”— Peter Morgan, Queen Elizabeth II, Claire Foy, imdb.comTagged: History, Legacy, infamous
“It’s really one of the great paradoxes of being in a position where I have to talk to a great many people, but deep down, I’m happiest with animals.”— Peter Morgan, Jacqueline Kennedy, Jodi Balfour, imdb.comTagged: Paradoxes, Position, talking, Animals, humans
“In any marriage it’s important to find things that really bind you together, as a couple.”— Peter Morgan, Antony Armstrong-Jones, Ben Daniels, imdb.comTagged: Marriage, Together, couple, bind you
“In the first flush of a romantic love, we’re all blind. We see only what we want to see.”— Peter Morgan, Queen Elizabeth II, Claire Foy, imdb.comTagged: Blind, flush, Romantic Love, see only what you want to see
“I learned very early on that it’s wise not to take things for granted.”— Peter Morgan, Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, Matt Smith, imdb.comTagged: early, wise, take things for granted, Learning
“Many have questioned my relevance, whether I still have something to offer. In public life, the answer is, I have. Which is to leave in place a Sovereign prepared for office. Equipped, armed for her duty.”— Peter Morgan, Sir Winston Churchill, John Lithgow, imdb.comTagged: questioned, Relevance, offer, public, Life
“One always has to accept one’s own part, I believe, in any mess.”— Peter Morgan, Queen Elizabeth II, Claire Foy, imdb.comTagged: Accept, your part, Mess, Believe
“There is no such thing as a bad compliment.”— Peter Morgan, Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, Matt Smith, imdb.comTagged: Bad, Compliment, no such thing
“People are so rarely what they seem.”— Peter Morgan, Jacqueline Kennedy, Jodi Balfour, imdb.comTagged: Rarely, What they seem, People
“Why does everybody think, just because we’re royal, we like fine dining? Don’t they realize we’re savages? Good for nothing but school dinners and nursery food.”— Peter Morgan, Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, Matt Smith, imdb.comTagged: Royal, fine dining, savages, Good for Nothing, school dinners
“A shy person will seek out someone strong to protect them. And a strong character’s often one who enjoys public life. Who thrives on it. And then, before you know it, the very person you’ve turned to in order to protect you is the very reason you are exposed.”— Peter Morgan, Jacqueline Kennedy, Jodi Balfour, imdb.comTagged: Shy, Strong, Public Life, thrives, Exposed
“We are half-people. Ripped from the pages of some bizarre mythology, the two sides within us, human and crown engaged in a fearful civil war, which never ends. And which blights our every human transaction as brother, husband, sister, wife, mother.”— Peter Morgan, Duke of Windsor, Alex Jennings, imdb.comTagged: People, Mythology, human, Crown, Civil War
“It is better to be patient and get what you desire in the right time, than have high office thrust upon you when you are not ready.”— Peter Morgan, King George VI, Jared Harris, imdb.comTagged: Patient, Desire, Office, Ready
“It is not my job to govern. But it is my job to ensure proper governance.”— Peter Morgan, Queen Elizabeth II, Claire Foy, imdb.comTagged: rule, govern, proper, ensure, governance
“I am Queen, but I am also a woman. And a wife.”— Peter Morgan, Queen Elizabeth II, Claire Foy, imdb.comTagged: Queen, Woman, Wife
“Keep one eye on the future. The distant future.”— Peter Morgan, King George VI, Jared Harris, imdb.comTagged: eye on the future, distant, heads up, Future, Advice
“Some things can only be perceived one way because they only have one meaning.”— Peter Morgan, Queen Elizabeth II, Claire Foy, imdb.comTagged: one meaning, percieved, one way
“There comes a time where one must draw a line in the sand.”— Peter Morgan, Queen Elizabeth II, Claire Foy, imdb.comTagged: Time, draw a line in the sand, Limits
“There’s no such thing as a blameless party in a divorce.”— Peter Morgan, Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, Matt Smith, imdb.comTagged: Blameless, Divorce, end of relationship, Messy
“To do nothing is often the best course of action.”— Peter Morgan, Queen Elizabeth II, Claire Foy, imdb.comTagged: Nothing, Doing Nothing, best, course of action