I first heard the story of Agnes Magnusdottir when I was an exchange student in the north of Iceland. — Hannah Kent Copy Share Image
As a matter of writing philosophy, if there is one, I try not to ever plot a story. I try to write… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it helps to lie. You tell yourself a story, even if you don't know the ending.” — Megan Mayhew Bergman Copy Share Image
Over the years, advertising had become very lazy, very visual. Visuals are important, yes, but as a part of the story. — David Droga Copy Share Image
'Beneath the Piano' by The Devil Makes Three somehow reminds me of an old Johnny Cash song. The song is a lot… — Ben Lovett Copy Share Image
The story of 'Rudy' has almost transcended me. I'm the representation, but there are so many people out there that identify with… — Rudy Ruettiger Copy Share Image
A lot of my main-event matches will last around the half-hour mark, and if you can have a variety of emotions within… — Kenny Omega Copy Share Image
I think back story can help guide your choices, but when you're playing a scene, you're not making choices; you're just intuitive. — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
I felt 'Brokeback Mountain' re-imbued the love story with an authentic and unquestionable series of obstacles that these men faced. I think… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
I think origin stories are a great way to get people reinvested in a story. I mean, we originally accepted 'Star Trek'… — Donald Faison Copy Share Image
Jewish comedy doesn't come out of nothing. Jewish music doesn't come out of nothing... I don't want to be part of a… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
I am looking for a character that connects to me on some level. It has to be about something, it has to… — Richard Hatch Copy Share Image
We have in our head something called story grammar. We see the world as a series of episodes rather than logical propositions...… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Initial work is on period research where the historical markers are absolutely non-negotiable. Once that is established, a writer can take creative… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
What I love about Gaga is her story, where she came from. Before she made it, before anyone knew who she was,… — Janet Jackson Copy Share Image
It's very important that all the supporting characters feel like they've existed in the world, that they've had a history, and they'll… — Andrew Haigh Copy Share Image
I've got nothing but respect for the guys I compete against, but in the cage it's a different story. — Carlos Condit Copy Share Image
When we made 'Toy Story,' we knew, even back then, that this was going to be the ugliest film we would ever… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
I start with the history, and I ask myself, 'What are the great turning points? What are the big dramatic scenes that… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
I've been trying to reassert myself as a human and not just a current events story. I should not be the face… — Zoe Quinn Copy Share Image
When I do actual sequential work, I really want a story I can get a behind: a story that really holds my… — Brian Stelfreeze Copy Share Image
It's a classic love story: me and my hair. I have loved my hair. I have betrayed my hair. My hair and… — Kiersey Clemons Copy Share Image
I find that when I watch films where the villain is more complex, I find that it makes the heroes more complex… — Joe Russo Copy Share Image
The whole story of migration and what that has done in interconnecting the planet is obviously something I've written about a lot. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
My mother is a special story. She went through so much to bring us up, four men at home, especially when our… — Novak Djokovic Copy Share Image
I love picture books - with picture books, you can use words and pictures as a double act, even tell two different… — Mini Grey Copy Share Image
Sometimes the story takes you to places that you want to go and sometimes it takes you places you don't want to… — Peter Gould Copy Share Image
So often, as a reporter, we have to parachute into places. We don't have much time. We have to make sense of… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
I just want people to get lost in the story and at the end kind of sag and say, 'That was fun.'… — Michael Palmer Copy Share Image
I beat a story to within an inch of its life - that's when I know its done. Not before, not after. — Peter Orner Copy Share Image
Stories about travelers coming into town and doing good have been part of our storytelling since the Bible. — Dean Devlin Copy Share Image
“The cat sat on the mat is not a story. The cat sat on the other cat’s mat is a story. —JOHN… — Wendy Wax Copy Share Image
A talib fires three shots at point-blank range at three girls in a van and doesn't kill any of them. This seems… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
'The Hobbit' didn't include female characters at all and was a very linear story, a book for children, really. — Evangeline Lilly Copy Share Image
I guess if I had to pick one interest that is unique, it would be giant squids - I'm disturbingly fascinated by… — David Grann Copy Share Image
Music comes from a whole different place. It tells the story of your life and it's probably the closest thing I have… — John Waite Copy Share Image
We have some very personal songs; songs that are a little more close to our hearts, that speak our story a little… — Rose Copy Share Image
“We all tell our stories the way we want to. And sometimes those stories have nothing to do with reality.” — Danielle Ganek Copy Share Image
Absolutely anything that you potentially stand to be as a human being stems from nutrition, end of story. — Topaz Page-Green Copy Share Image
I guess that is my favorite thing - to make people laugh and also to maybe engage them emotionally and touch them… — Lesley Nicol Copy Share Image
