Laura Linney Quotes

History is more interesting than most people think.

I love anything to do with history.

Ever since childhood, I've been interested in history and myth. Not just the facts and figures of the past, but everything that contributes to shape our perception of an age: architecture, art, literature and so forth.

I'm interested in history.

You cannot not know history.

I'm inspired by history, different periods.

History is the science of things which are not repeated.

I don't have a strong interest in history.

I love history, doesn't matter what era, I'm fascinated.

History turns me on. I was terrible at it at in school, but as I get older, I get more and more into it.

All over the world, we're finding out that, you know, whether it's Egypt or Syria or Central America, what satellites are showing is that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of previously unknown settlements all over the world, and what archaeology does, it helps us to understand this common humanity that we have.

I feel like history is about going and discovering the great human stories that just are every bit as relevant as anything that's going on today.

A lot of people believe that you don't need to know the history and that creates newness. I disagree: we should always be informed and then destroy it.

My films have a lot of historical context; I'm a huge fan of ruins. You see a lot of ruin work in my movies, I like ruins.

One should live with history round one.

I've never really seen archaeology as being any different from history. What I love are the stories of human beings that were around 1,000 years ago and how they lived - archaeology is another aspect to that.

I love historical references.

Just as a fossil is 'petrified time,' so is an ancient artifact or text.

I'm fascinated by delving into the historical context of what life was like in the past.

I've always been fascinated by history.

The tasks of paleontologists and classical historians and archaeologists are remarkably similar - to excavate, decipher and bring to life the tantalizing remnants of a time we will never see.

My grandfather was a history teacher, one reason the subject has been an integral part of my life.

Beyond Greek mythology, history just didn't have a strong resonation with me.

I grew up loving history.

The thing about me is that my secret passion is history.