For long, history was mainly political history, and historical narrative was confined to an account of the most important crises in political life, or to an account of wars and great generals.
And the most important thing - apart from telling a good, believable story, and being a true character - is to be someone the audience will care about, even if you're playing a murderer or rapist.
For me, the brand of the camera is not the most important thing. I think you can take good pictures with the camera on your phone.
A good balance of winning and losing is important. If you just win all the time, you won't get anything out of it; having some tough losses can be really important.
I travel light. I think the most important thing is to be in a good mood and enjoy life, wherever you are.
The most important thing in my life is to live my life and enjoy it - to do what I think is right and what I think is good.
The most important thing is to just be good at what you do. You do a good job playing the character, and people will be taken up with your character, not your clothes.
So I think that is from the European perspective, for the European future, this engagement can be one of the most important and effective decisions in the last 50 years maybe.
I do believe the most important thing I can do now is to help young people understand the past and prepare for the future.
The Freudian theory is one of the most important foundation stones for an edifice to be built by future generations, the dwelling of a freer and wiser humanity.
Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?
The most important message that I can give to you and to all the world is to keep the commandments of God.
Research has shown that the perceived style of leadership is by far the most important thing to most voters in evaluating officeholders and candidates.
I see my boys about 10 days every month. And, yes, they are the most important people in my life.
The most important thing to strive for in life is some kind of personal and professional achievement. Not as a man or a woman, but as a person.
My personal life, my normal life, is so important to me. To be able to go back to my personal life and leave characters behind is important; I don't keep them with me.
Once you have a disease like cancer, you look at life a bit differently. Some things that were important no longer seem as important as they were.
The kids growing up is a separate strand to your life. However bad a day you've had, that's the most important thing, and you have to remember that.
The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.
I think one of the important things that's happened in the course of the century is that life expectancy has doubled.
I think the most important thing I have done in my life is to raise two boys.