I watch a lot of British television so people like Olivia Coleman, Sheridan Smith and Jodie Comer continue to inspire me with… — Mandip Gill Copy Share Image
Good history is good story-telling. And good story-telling demands empathy; it requires understanding different actors, differing motivations, competing goals. — Ben Sasse Copy Share Image
“story telling is not a career, it's a calling. I've been writing true and compelling news my entire professional life. My novels… — Glen Carter Copy Share Image
“ There are no souls, Melba thought with a touch of pity. We are bags of meat with a little electricity running… — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
Sometimes people get mad at The Simpsons' subversive story telling, but there's another message in there, which is a celebration of making… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
“Books that take us to an exotic place and never let the grit of that place get under our fingernails...are far less… — Andrew Lazo Copy Share Image
Whatever kind of story you're telling, whether it's a genre piece for a comic book or whatever it is, it has importance… — Seth Gabel Copy Share Image
Story-telling is subject to two unavoidable defects,--frequent repetition and being soon exhausted; so that, whoever values this gift in himself, has need… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
“In fiction, especially in texts that are framed by a storytelling situation, aporia is a favourite device of narrators to arouse curiosity… — David Lodge Copy Share Image
I think that there is a real beauty to the live aspect of the theater, and the working with a director for… — Karen Allen Copy Share Image
Personally I like the slow burn; I don't think there is anything wrong with it. When I think about the movies that… — Oren Peli Copy Share Image
Stories are our attempts to share our values & beliefs with the hopes that we may attract those who believe what we… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
With all the movies I've made about history, it's not really fun because you're trying to get it right. You've got history… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
I think that people have to have a story. When you tell a story, most people are not good storytellers because they… — Larry Winget Copy Share Image
“Someone once told me people write down stories because they would like to forget, and those who read are those who would… — John Zelazny Copy Share Image
I was always fascinated by the Torah, the Bible, in terms of story telling: heroes and villains, morality and flaws. There's no… — Nina Tassler Copy Share Image
A story is based on what people think is important, so when we live a story, we are telling people around us… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
To me, there's still nothing more thrilling than, every week, people getting to see another chapter in this story that you're telling. — Greg Berlanti Copy Share Image
Hallelujah! Amen! Christianity is so inherent in western story-telling, you can't really get around it. But it wasn't something that drew me… — Keanu Reeves Copy Share Image
There's definitely a feeling with a short story that it's pure story telling. You're not really worried about theme. You're not going… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
The characters are telling you the story. I’m not telling you the story, they’re going to do it. If I do it… — George V. Higgins Copy Share Image
I never troll for material. It simply presents itself, and is always unmistakable. This is why I want to roll my eyes… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
Escaping into the fantasy of intellectual investigation or narrative story telling makes me feel hopeful. That too is a fiction, but one… — Andrew Neel Copy Share Image
Humans are pattern-seeking story-telling animals, and we are quite adept at telling stories about patterns, whether they exist or not. — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
“True psycho-emotional exploration, rooted in desire (what I call BioSpirituality), replaces metaphysical story telling with the real thing.” — Zzenn Copy Share Image
Themes don't change very much in story telling, and I think each writer has his or her own territory; however, I think… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image
I think it's a shame that something as creative and vital to the nature of the human species as story-telling is largely… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
“Storytelling is our task with the next generation, and it starts with loving the story ourselves and telling it as though we… — Sarah Arthur Copy Share Image
If it's a story I'm telling, then I have control over the ending... But if it's a story, even in my head,… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
I love Meghna Gulzar's film making and her style of story telling. In her films, every character, small or big, is beautifully… — Amruta Khanvilkar Copy Share Image
In other parts of India, be it Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, the villain is celebrated as much as the hero, not only… — Nikitin Dheer Copy Share Image
I certainly grew up seeing more movies and television than I read books, but when it came time to do the thing… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
You get to crack the code of the play. You get to really pick at it and see, 'What is the story… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
“Storytelling creates a healing serum. The thematic unguent of our personal story represents a fusion of the ineffable truths that each of… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
I want to make movies that people see. I really think that movies are the most popular form of story telling ever… — Alden Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
When I'm in a session with an artist, my job is to help execute their vision - so it's whatever story they're… — Justin Tranter Copy Share Image
When you make movies, you've picked the most expensive art form, and somebody has to pay for it. You kind of owe… — Mike Judge Copy Share Image
My all-time favorite is 'Charulata.' I find it to be a complete film. The performances, the art of story telling, the camera… — Tinnu Anand Copy Share Image
I love those people who do story-telling and who ramble on, but I don't do that, I tell jokes - the sort… — Jimmy Carr Copy Share Image
I always have a feeling you should move the playing field and the minute you know what you're doing, you're wrong. Therefore,… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image
