I love it when people take contemporary songs and find a…

I'm not doing contemporary songs unless something comes along that really knocks my socks off.

— Frankie Valli

Not that many people, even contemporary writers, write about right now.

— Anna Deavere Smith

Well I'm not a storyteller, as far as telling stories which relate to experiences in my own life. That's not what I do. I…

— Freedy Johnston

When you sing on stage, the songs are part of the narrative, but in 'Unconditional Love,' it was just singing for singing's sake. It…

— Jonathan Pryce

The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative.

— Stephen Malkmus

I don't think comic timing is the same as music timing, but I definitely find that I've learned from just writing in general that…

— Steve Martin

It's almost like a theater, where I can play a character in every song, 'cause Kamelot songs are very... There's always a narrative going…

— Alissa White-Gluz

I will say this: I've always sort of had maybe an inflated sense of my ability to sequence songs in a narrative flow.

— Rodney Crowell

If you look at that incredible burst of fantastic characters that emerged in the late 19th century/early 20th century, you can see so many…

— Alan Moore

On the one hand, we had great filmic spectacles that brought in big audiences, adults as well as primary and secondary school students. On…

— Andrzej Wajda

“And for God's sake, don't let her watch Cinderella. What kind of example is that? A mindless twit who can't even remember where she…

— Emma Chase

What really concerns me is for Christians to understand the fundamentals of evangelism in a way that is helpful in the contemporary scene.

— Mark Dever

“Men circle like bees around honey, buzzing to communicate their sexual despair.”

— Carla H Krueger

Personally, I prefer contemporary films, but the market calls for more period choices, especially since China opened up a cinema market in Hong Kong.…

— Donnie Yen

In the future, I would like to do more films with contemporary themes. Perhaps comedy, which is something I have done in theater but…

— Luke Evans