When I write I pretend I'm telling a story to someone in the room and I don't want them to get up… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Both costume and fashion are about telling a story, except that in a ballet the story has already been written by the… — Raf Simons Copy Share Image
Telling a story about someone has enormous power. People forget a headline. They remember a story. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
My preference is for people who can do sketch comedy or situational comedy, where it's not a joke, but it's telling a… — Carol Burnett Copy Share Image
The true novelist is one who understands the work as a continuous poem, is a myth-maker, and the wonder of the art… — Muriel Spark Copy Share Image
What we portray on the ice is really important to us, and we love getting into character and telling a story. — Tessa Virtue Copy Share Image
It is up to the directors to take risks in telling a story and if they want to experiment, they should work… — Thiagarajan Kumararaja Copy Share Image
Telling a story is the way of exploring so many different things - human behavior, society, whatever existence. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
Hollywood is, of course, loaded with egos, but it's amazing to see how, despite the egos, those collaborators pull together and focus… — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
I actually grew up seeing a lot of classical theater - a lot of Shakespeare - but I have such a passion… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
Why the connection with musicians? I think it's because in the end we're doing very similar things - we're telling stories, we're… — Sally Lloyd-Jones Copy Share Image
“Gee-word?" "Gods. What were you doin' the day they handed out brains, boy, anyway?" "Someone was telling a story about stealing a… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
The pleasure of writing fiction is that you are always spotting some new approach, an alternative way of telling a story and… — Penelope Lively Copy Share Image
My clothes have a story. They have an identity. They have a character and a purpose. That's why they become classics. Because… — Vivienne Westwood Copy Share Image
“The comic book is not the book. the graphic novel is not the novel. The same, of course, is true of films… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
This is what I thought: for the most banal even to become an adventure, you must (and this is enough) begin to… — Jean-Paul Sartre Copy Share Image
The moments you are given are your true wealth. You don't need power, influence, or fame. The sunlight brings the power; the… — Dawna Markova Copy Share Image
“In telling a story one of the most successful devices for easily creating uncanny effects is to leave the reader in uncertainty… — Ernst Jentsch Copy Share Image
For me, the best journalism is usually the best storytelling, and the best stories are those of real people. Sometimes those real… — Jason Rezaian Copy Share Image
“The joy in telling a story is in the magic of spinning the tale, not in the number of exaggerations you can… — Sarah McCarty Copy Share Image
The way I'm used to telling a story is by looking through the viewfinder and being really close to the actors. — Reed Morano Copy Share Image
I don't judge in my books. I don't have to have the antagonist get shot or the protagonist win. It's just how… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
Swimming has been a very effective medium for telling a story about the state of our planet. — Lewis Gordon Pugh Copy Share Image
Instead of telling a story about how great your brand is, try telling a story that shows you completely understand and empathize… — Lewis Howes Copy Share Image
I try my best to live by the principle that if you're going to be telling a story that you didn't live,… — Craig Mazin Copy Share Image
We have no filter for music, but we feel it when what's being spoken and sung is telling a story and evidencing… — Marc E. Platt Copy Share Image
Who doesn't want to be loved? That's the whole point. So, when you can get that from someone across the globe, for… — Charles Halford Copy Share Image
History had its own way of explaining things. The way historians explain things is by telling a story. — Donald Kagan Copy Share Image
“A perception is not a story, and no amount of sensitivity can make a story-writer out of you if you just plain… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
The key to performing a song isn't always about hitting the right notes, but about telling a story. — Megan McKenna Copy Share Image
When you're telling a story, I think you should tell it to its fullest, with reckless abandon, and absolutely let it be… — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
There's no better way to test a person than to put them in the middle of a war. That's clearly going to… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
You want, whenever you're telling a story, to have a certain amount of range, and you want to be able to take… — Cliff Chiang Copy Share Image
There's no one way of telling a story or looking at reality, so I think any device is up for grabs as… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
I want to work with anyone who's passionate about telling a story. I obviously have a list of people I really love,… — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
Nothing else gives you that amazing feeling of knowing you've done something positive in the world than coming home having learned something… — Zara McDermott Copy Share Image
I'm going to retire hopefully like Cary Grant did. I'll be on stage telling a story, everyone's going to applaud and laugh,… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
Consciousness begins when brains acquire the power, the simple power I must add, of telling a story. — Antonio Damasio Copy Share Image
“Funny though… and many of you know this… given a bit of slack, I’ll wander all over the place when telling a… — Bob Hocking Copy Share Image
I don't like books that play to the gallery, but I've become more concerned with telling a story as clearly and engagingly… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
