I have to say that movies have as much impact on me as music. And that I learned as much about narrative… — Dana Spiotta Copy Share Image
I'm pretty committed to being a filmmaker because it incorporates everything I love: music, art direction, story, and you know - everything. — Adria Petty Copy Share Image
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People wanted the world to be a story, because stories had to sound right and they had to make sense. People wanted… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
If you are making a script based on a book it can be frustrating going back to the source novel, because you're… — Clive Owen Copy Share Image
Anyone who is suffering from shame and public humiliation needs to know one thing: You can survive it... You can insist on… — Monica Lewinsky Copy Share Image
The New York Times published a full-page hit piece with another claim from an individual who has been totally discredited based on… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I completely reject the idea that working adults need to be treated like infants or worse and not told the realities, harsh… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
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I dug up some old John Buscema 'Conan' comics. Man, when Alfredo Alcala was inking, that was some of the most beautiful… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
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When seriously explored, the short story seems to me the most difficult and disciplining form of prose writing extant. Whatever control and… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
Every story would be another story, and unrecognizable if it took up its characters and plot and happened somewhere else ... Fiction… — Eudora Welty Copy Share Image
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