49 Quotes by Bruno Heller

Film is still an art there, as opposed to an industry.

There he was in the Forum, bellowing at these soldiers, and the whole thing was entirely real. It was a very strange moment. Everyone felt a shiver.

Rome from street level. (It's) Rome from the point of view of ordinary people caught up in the extraordinary events of that time.

It was a moment in history that's pivotal in western history. If things hadn't turned out the way they did at that particular point, the world that we live in now would be very different ... It's the transformation of a republic into an empire. I think America is dealing with that issue just now.

It was important to us to get the facts right, but more important the spirit of the times, to be very precise about this moment in history. It was important to get the fine detail right so that you felt that you were in a real world.

It's the transformation of a republic into an empire. I think America is dealing with that issue right now.

The novel aspect is that it's about everyday life in a time of great historical import.

Everyone is on tenterhooks to see how it is received.

If there is an HBO style, it's a merciless attention to the truth and reality of things.