Each of my novels has come from a different place, and the processes are not always entirely conscious. I have lived off… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
That something extra, I believe, is a certain humanity that comes from upbeat and positive human interest letters and success stories. Advertisers… — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
...I told him a story of two people. Two people who shouldn't have met, and who didn't like each other much when… — Jojo Moyes Copy Share Image
Short stories are wonderful and extremely challenging, and the joy of them, because it only takes me three or four months to… — Anthony Doerr Copy Share Image
“Our business is communication oftentimes through the medium of stories but our capacity has a far greater scope - to entertain certainly,… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
Some people do want to stand on the rooftop and scream out their story. Others are cowering in the corner, or sitting… — Lauren Myracle Copy Share Image
I have no skills. I mean, I can make jokes, I'm pretty good at talking to people on the Judge John Hodgman… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
If you aren't having fun, if you aren't anxious to find out what happens next as you write, then not only will… — Tamora Pierce Copy Share Image
I believe in free love and that's just how I feel. It's just my experience of being with different kinds of men… — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
I try to keep deep love out of my stories because, once that particular subject comes up, it is almost impossible to… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
But television affords you, what you just described, to - over the course of 18 hours, now that we're doing a third… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
“These stories were very old, as old as people, and they had survived because they were very powerful indeed. They were the… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
Out of all the ridiculous religion stories - which are greatly, wonderfully ridiculous - the silliest one I've ever heard is, 'Yeah,… — Trey Parker Copy Share Image
Here in the United States, we speak with reverence of authentic experience. We write poems about our daddies taking us fishing and… — Charles Simic Copy Share Image
“Toy is talking and this is why I love her. She can go on about herself ceaselessly and like the scratching of… — Erica Lorraine Scheidt Copy Share Image
At what point, 2,000 years on from the life of Jesus, do we need a refresher course? Another 2,000 years? Imagine 100,000… — Trevor Treharne Copy Share Image
Pacing has become more important than ever, largely because of other media. I've always tried to start my stories out with a… — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
I think indie films are really important, because they show the studios and the audiences when they see them, great stories. Really… — Sigourney Weaver Copy Share Image
“fiction started up, and we started burning brain cells on stories about things that didn’t happen to people who didn’t exist. Why?… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
When you're in sync with the director, on the type of movie you want to make, the arc of the characters, how… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
We need the historian and philosopher to give us with trenchant pen, the story of our forefathers, and let our soul and… — Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Copy Share Image
They'll probably start working on my movie sometime... They are doing a complete movie of my life story. It will not be… — Ike Turner Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter where or how it is grown as long as it is packaged in plastic, put on the supermarket shelves,… — Satish Kumar Copy Share Image
I don't think because a story has humor in it means it's brief. For some reason, people think anything that's 30 minutes… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
“I can tell you a dozen different stories. This is what we are: a collection of stories that we share, in common.… — Graham Joyce Copy Share Image
You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories.… — Jean M. Auel Copy Share Image
You have to suspend thinking in narratives. The moment you are conscious of yourself the gap opens up. And in this gap,… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
My filmmaking really began with technology. It began through technology, not through telling stories, because my 8mm movie camera was the way… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
It's always a challenge bringing a great story classic to the screen. Giving visual form to the characters and places that have… — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
I find that the more I depend on real life, the less interesting the story is. It's much more common for me… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
There are a lot of artists who've said they'd like to work with me. To be honest, I'm not sure there is… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
For me, being able to work with somebody who I don't have to translate my experience to all the time - that's… — Ellen Pompeo Copy Share Image
Honestly, I really didn't want to take on World War II France, but when I came across the story of a nineteen-year-old… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
When women get together, they tell stories. This is how it has always been. Telling stories is our way of saying who… — Jalaja Bonheim Copy Share Image
I've got to be out doing a million things. That's how I find stories. That's how I get the relationships and get… — Dana Brunetti Copy Share Image
“It was generally believed, said Theophilus, that Orpheus learned his music from the birds. His small voice, piping after theirs, filled with… — Ann Wroe Copy Share Image
The unknown is the most frightening and mysterious thing, especially in the modern world where we can practically Google anything and find… — Larry Fessenden Copy Share Image
I think the success of 'Downton' is partly because there are effectively 18 leading characters, all given equal importance, so it's enormously… — Michelle Dockery Copy Share Image
Point of view is not something I consciously decide. Almost always, when I come up with a plot I find that the… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
The thing that grounds you, and the thing that really gives you a sense of wholeness, is your family, friends and your… — Dan Chaon Copy Share Image
