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"We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes."

"History shows us that people often make mistakes, they give wrong decisions, they vote for the wrong persons! And history also shows us that in the end they pay a heavy price for it!"

"If somebody tells you 'History will never forgive you,' just laugh at him! Because when the history comes, you won't be here! The threat of history never forgives you is a useless threat!"

"Throughout the human history millions have died because of the kings and the queens, because of the presidents and the prime ministers, because of the Caesars and the duces, because of all these little charlatans with big ego!"

"History is full of paths and the most useful, the most rational paths for humanity is mostly empty!"

"The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments."
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"I talked to everyone about the project: actors and extras, members of the crew and passers by."

"I'm more interested in enjoying my life and looking after my family than being hugely successful."

"The reason I wanted to be an actor is that I don't want to play me for the rest of my life and make money out of that."

"It felt good doing a physical job, and going home each evening feeling like I had really done a day's work."

"It was only when I finished the course and left my graduation diploma on the bus that I realised I'd become an actor."

"Although this is a fictitious story the history is real. You don't want to re-write history but you certainly want to portray events and characters as realistically as you can."

"It's difficult to gauge that. With a bad guy you just know you're bad. To play a nice guy is harder - unless you are a very nice person like me of course."

"I find it incredibly romantic that people should fight for a cause they believe in and be prepared to die for it."
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