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" Turing was uncompromisingly honest. As soon as he didn't think you were interesting or smart, he'd just turn around and walk away, even if you were in the middle of a sentence. "

Morten Tyldum

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" To me, Turing is as much of a philosopher as he is a mathematician because his ideas deal with what it means to think. "

" I didn't know anybody who was a filmmaker - there was no film industry where I grew up. I never knew what a director really did until I was in high school and I started reading up about it. I've always loved films, and I always felt like a storyteller. "

" I'm a sci-fi fan, but a lot of the sci-fi you're getting is the same. It's very stereotypical. "

" I hope I can be a filmmaker where every movie will be different, and not make one type of movie. I'm always looking for a character that interests me. "

" Turing was very strong and driven and, at the same, so awkward and fragile. "

" To do a movie about someone who actually lived gives you two responsibilities. You have to try to be accurate to the facts of what he did and what he was like as a character. Then, at the same time, you have a responsibility to make a movie that entertains and can get an audience. "

" I love history, and I thought I knew history well, but I was shocked by how little I knew about it. "

" We had everything from the BBC on our TV, so British drama seems very close to home. "

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" I don't see myself directing the same movie twice. "

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" I came to Hollywood and felt myself an outsider, and I was sent all these action thrillers and superhero scripts. "

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