I've been in so many writing workshops where someone hands in a story, and when the other writers in the workshop are… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
I judge my film choices based on the director, and then I see how much the story has affected me when I… — Taapsee Pannu Copy Share Image
There have been days where I've had two writers' rooms or three writers' rooms going, and you walk back and forth. And… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
I am 39. I am single. I am a black woman. I have too many advanced degrees. Many a news story tells… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
Ah, the pleasure, the joy - a big news story that runs and runs, that is played down by some of our… — Kamal Ahmed Copy Share Image
Who would have thought that a story about a professor of phonetics would result in it being probably one of the great… — Julie Andrews Copy Share Image
That's what happens in feature docs. The more time you spend, the more nuance emerges, the more a story evolves - but… — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
When I was minister of sport in Brazil, I tried to bring in a law that would make the chairmen of clubs… — Pele Copy Share Image
Every shrink knows that it's not the event itself but how you respond to it that tells the story. Take ten assorted… — A.S.A. Harrison Copy Share Image
To preach is very boring, and nobody wants free advice. But if it's entertainment, then this changes. If you explain something to… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
I don't have a favorite genre. I love to work and live vicariously through every character. It's all about trying to bring… — Catherine Mary Stewart Copy Share Image
Sometimes, the aftermath is more devastating than the storm. That is the story of the 2008 financial crisis. It was disastrous at… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
The story of The Doors is one of the most compelling in the history of American rock music; three hugely talented musicians… — Tom DiCillo Copy Share Image
I want to do roles that are important for the story and not there for ornamental value or to just aid another… — Rasika Dugal Copy Share Image
In a time when supernatural dramas are taking charge, Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji' is a slice-of-life story. I have grown up… — Jasmin Bhasin Copy Share Image
We are not generally included in that narrative - people of color - definitely, women of color don't normally fit that narrative… — Kimberly Bryant Copy Share Image
I think it can be really powerful, and one of the reasons I love making films is I do feel they can… — Rory Kennedy Copy Share Image
My most memorable recognition story was in Venice, Italy. My fiance and I were renting a car, and I was recognized by… — Erica Cerra Copy Share Image
“Ive learnt the most about myself through the people and places i no longer visit, such an ironic exprience. The greatest lessons… — Nikki Rowe Copy Share Image
“Because like say I tell someone about my feral hog hunt. Even if it’s a dumb story, telling it changes other people… — John green Copy Share Image
I walk away from writing what I consider to be a good song - with a good character, a good story in… — Robert Hunter Copy Share Image
My very first show that I ever did was a show called 'Then Came You'. It became a huge hit - no,… — Miriam Shor Copy Share Image
Stories are compasses and architecture, we navigate by them, we build our sanctuaries and our prisons out of them, and to be… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
Knockemstiff' scratches a specific itch I have for interconnected narratives circling a central location spanning multiple characters and time periods. I love… — Ethel Cain Copy Share Image
“Stories, like people and butterflies and songbirds' eggs and human hearts and dreams, are also fragile things, made up of nothing stronger… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
In Japan, there's a TV series called Jin. It deals with time travel. I like stories about time travel. It's a story… — Yuji Horii Copy Share Image
On the subject of literary genres, I've always felt that my response to poetry is inadequate. I'd love to be the kind… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
People will turn their noses up at a sequel or that type of thing, but Pixar really works hard - if they're… — Dan Scanlon Copy Share Image
Michael Moore didn't have to worry that anyone would misinterpret the title of his film, 'Capitalism: A Love Story,' because in Hollywood,… — Alex Tabarrok Copy Share Image
I'm a storyteller - that's my chamber, that's my box. I'm always tryin' to give you the best story from our side… — Raekwon Copy Share Image
A large part of the appeal of this novel when I was lucky enough to stumble across the story idea for 'A… — Paul G. Tremblay Copy Share Image
Never look for the story in the 'lede.' Reporters are required to put what's happened up top, but the practiced pundit places… — William Safire Copy Share Image
I don't worry too much about learning lines per se. The memorization is the easy part for me, usually. For me, it's… — Candice Patton Copy Share Image
“Forgiveness can be bittersweet. It contains the sweetness of the release of a story that has caused us pain, but also the… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
There was a girl and a boy. girl proposed the boy and boy agreed… girl always used to say that my heart… — Julie Prince Copy Share Image
I believe the first story I ever wrote was about a young girl who was terribly mistreated by her very cruel parents,… — Victoria Laurie Copy Share Image
I am beyond thrilled to be hitting the road with 'Singin' in the Rain.' As a huge fan of the original movie,… — Maxwell Caulfield Copy Share Image
“I have always been a teller of stories. When I was a young girl, my mother carried me out of a grocery… — Carmen Maria Machado Copy Share Image
Actors actually have a feeling, like a sixth sense. They are like mediums. But it only works - you can only become… — Vicky Krieps Copy Share Image
The fact that 'Small Island' is 'period' is amazing for me because it's something that I've never been involved with before. Also,… — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
