In Hollywood, more often than not, they're making more kind of traditional films, stories that are understood by people. And the entire… — David Lynch Copy Share Image
It turns out that every person alive today can trace his or her ancestry back to Africa. Everyone's DNA tells a story… — Spencer Wells Copy Share Image
I've dropped myself into straightforward character pieces in order to explore that form and reap its values. But you are sort of… — Brian De Palma Copy Share Image
“People who don’t construe their life and don’t frame their own tale, stay on the sidelines, remain only an act without a… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
I was never one to run away from trouble - I intend to continue to fight my corner and try to redeem… — Sean Quinn Copy Share Image
The two have to go hand in hand - the atmosphere and the music. I actually get rather worried if I can't… — Alison Goldfrapp Copy Share Image
“Welcome to Book-a-holic Anonymous. Hi, I'm Jazz and I am addicted to the written word. I love the smell of the blackest… — Jazz Feylynn Copy Share Image
I can't control life for my grandchildren, so how could I control a story? Sometimes I try to force something, and after… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
War reporters are often seen as a wild bunch of thrill-seekers who wade into danger zones simply for the sake of the… — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
“It is said that love does not last, that it is just a momentary spell cast upon your soul by some higher… — Natalie Valdes Copy Share Image
'Watchmen' is a politically charged story, and it explores exactly what a hero is, how the world would treat them and how… — Gerard Way Copy Share Image
'I Met You When I Was 18' is a collection of songs, a story about moving to New York City when I… — Lauv Copy Share Image
I love the idea of things being strict and things being uniform. That's the reason why I surround each collection with humor… — Thom Browne Copy Share Image
If you buy a lottery ticket, you really don't expect to win. However, if you do win, it's a different story. The… — George Chakiris Copy Share Image
Maybe because I'm a child of the '80s, but for me, a sequel is a story that follows the previous one, and… — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
Ordinary facts are arranged within time, strung along its length as on a thread. There they have their antecedents and their consequences,… — Bruno Schulz Copy Share Image
DeLillo has said that he no longer feels a compulsion to write long, compendious books. In his later years, Saul Bellow said… — Justin Cartwright Copy Share Image
'The Grace of Kings' draws on Western traditions as much as it does on Chinese traditions, though the bones of the story… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
I had long known the story of Aaron Burr, but when I heard about his remarkable daughter, Theodosia, about the relationship between… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
When you act in a film, you're inevitably surrounded by people you didn't choose, right down to the set painter. I like… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I'm always amazed how many politicians have a very unlikely story, and when I talk to groups of students, I remind them… — Chellie Pingree Copy Share Image
“Telling a story is like reaching into a granary full of wheat and drawing out a handful. There is always more to… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
I'm constantly not on the right side of history. I sympathize with the soldiers in the enemy's camp. For example in WWII,… — Chloe Zhao Copy Share Image
Each time I told my story, I lost a bit, the smallest drop of pain. It was that day that I knew… — Alice Sebold Copy Share Image
I think the best advice I ever got about acting was from my dad, which was, 'If they don't buy the fish… — Lin Shaye Copy Share Image
“It is your personal story that makes you relatable. Not assigning judgment, or pressing blame. Your story, wrapped in God, around his… — Jo Ann Fore Copy Share Image
To step on a bomb, have your legs blown off and survive, is lucky. Everybody has a good-luck story. Mine was the… — Giles Duley Copy Share Image
...these stories are a kind of beacon. By making stories full of empathy and amusement and the sheer pleasure of discovering the… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
Non-fiction or documentaries can tell any kind of a story because they don't have to adhere to the rules of what's possible.… — Morgan Neville Copy Share Image
“For grief has always been so dear to you that you would make me writhing in pain in the brothel of your… — Sanhita Baruah Copy Share Image
To me, writing is much freer than dancing. With writing, you could do it whenever you wanted. You didn't have to do… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
I never start out with any kind of connecting theme or plan. Everything just falls the way it falls. I don't ever… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
When 'Lost' was over, we expected that there'd be some people who'd really like it and other people who wouldn't. The Emmy… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
Unraveling the threads of a good game story is like solving a well-crafted puzzle. After a lengthy, sometimes difficult journey, the pieces… — Jason Schreier Copy Share Image
For me, the easiest thing to figure out is the story I want to tell, and the hardest thing is to figure… — Owen King Copy Share Image
I would like to think that there are more women in positions of power, to actually get these projects off the ground… — Nicola Walker Copy Share Image
“Some stories are rooted in adventure, some in strife. Others are born of the heart, and the horrors and the joys locked… — David E. Hilton Copy Share Image
I try to think of things in levels, pain levels and such, injury levels, like, 'How bad is this injury supposed to… — Kenny Omega Copy Share Image
Mixed martial arts, UFC, or what have you, I don't think it has anything to do with rankings. It doesn't have to… — B. J. Penn Copy Share Image
“If you know anything,” he said. “If you can give us any help finding—” “The truth is, I can help you find… — Joan Johnston Copy Share Image
