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title: "7 Arc Story Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Arc Story quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Arc Story sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/kyle-maclachlan-8546_anticipate_portlandia-is-the-most-fun-show-when-i-g_192554.jpg"
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> ['Portlandia' is the most fun show. When I get a breakdown of what the arc of the story is going to be,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-maclachlan/portlandia-is-the-most-fun-show-when-i-get-a-breakdown-of-what-the/)

[Kyle MacLachlan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-maclachlan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/kyle-maclachlan-8546_anticipate_portlandia-is-the-most-fun-show-when-i-g_192554.jpg)

> [I look for roles where there is some kind of an arc to the story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/i-look-for-roles-where-there-is-some-kind-of-an-arc-to-the-story/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b0/martin-landau-3492_arc_i-look-for-roles-where-there-is-some-kin_682610.jpg)

> [Plotting is difficult for me, and always has been. I do that before I actually start writing, but I always do characters,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-george/plotting-is-difficult-for-me-and-always-has-been-i-do-that-before-i/)

[Elizabeth George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-george/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/elizabeth-george-1393_actually_plotting-is-difficult-for-me-and-always_1178435.jpg)

> [“If you ever get stuck, ask yourself what happens next, then next, then next. Don’t get an idea for a situation; develop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-platt/if-you-ever-get-stuck-ask-yourself-what-happens-next-then-next-then/)

[Sean Platt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-platt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d9/sean-platt-9431_ask-yourself_if-you-ever-get-stuck-ask-yourself-what_1659298.jpg)

> [I don't particularly like the idea that there's an arc to the story and that therefore in this scene you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/i-don-t-particularly-like-the-idea-that-there-s-an-arc-to-the-story/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/daa/michael-winterbottom-29388_arcs_i-don-t-particularly-like-the-idea-that_2355369.jpg)

> [I'd like to do the young cadet thing again for sure, but that's why I wanted to do this, to see if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-speedman/i-d-like-to-do-the-young-cadet-thing-again-for-sure-but-that-s-why-i/)

[Scott Speedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-speedman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/scott-speedman-11399_arcs_i-d-like-to-do-the-young-cadet-thing-aga_2361904.jpg)

> [When I started thinking about 'Mr. Robot,' I thought about it as a movie, and I thought about the complete arc, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-esmail/when-i-started-thinking-about-mr-robot-i-thought-about-it-as-a-movie/)

[Sam Esmail](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-esmail/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/383/sam-esmail-5206_movie_when-i-started-thinking-about-mr-robot-i_2732693.jpg)

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