Quotes from Peter Morgan

Jim Reston: Walking through the crowds of air-kissing politicians, actors and high fliers, it was tough to tell where the politicians stopped and the showbiz started. Maybe, in the end, there is no difference.

For 'Frost/Nixon,' everyone I spoke to told the story their way. Even people in the room tell different versions. There's no one truth about what happened in those interviews, so I feel very relaxed about bringing my imagination to the piece. God knows everyone else has.

I actually speak fluent German. And I live in Vienna, and I'm married to a Viennese woman.

As a child, I grew up the son of German immigrant parents, so I grew up being teased and called 'Fritz' at school. When I married my wife and went to live in Vienna, I was teased for being a Brit.

I think I stumbled upon a voice people associate with me with 'The Deal.'

Everything I write, I've written the first draft in Austria.

I'm not a vindictive person. But I do want to shine a light on human frailty and heroism in equal measure.

Most leading actresses have this energy, this 'Look at me. Here I am.' They're powerful; they're beautiful.