--- title: "12 Dramatic Moments Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Dramatic Moments quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Dramatic Moments sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/robert-webb-7719_comedy_i-was-in-the-play-fat-pig-in-the-west-en_1346093.jpg" --- > [I was in the play 'Fat Pig in the West End,' which is a comedy but has dramatic moments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-webb/i-was-in-the-play-fat-pig-in-the-west-end-which-is-a-comedy-but-has/) [Robert Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-webb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/robert-webb-7719_comedy_i-was-in-the-play-fat-pig-in-the-west-en_1346093.jpg) > [People love miracle stories and dramatic moments of transcendence or transformation, and may then pursue their own dramatic "awakenings."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-millman/people-love-miracle-stories-and-dramatic-moments-of-transcendence-or/) [Dan Millman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-millman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/dan-millman-1475_awakening_people-love-miracle-stories-and-dramatic_3129843.png) > [I love attempting to play real people. I like to try and have dramatic moments as well as comedic moments, and my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rudd/i-love-attempting-to-play-real-people-i-like-to-try-and-have-dramatic/) [Paul Rudd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rudd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f42/paul-rudd-3187_favorite-thing_i-love-attempting-to-play-real-people-i_2661701.jpg) > [“It’s a plié. You do it on all the positions. It’s very good for dramatic moments.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-ursu/it-s-a-pli-you-do-it-on-all-the-positions-it-s-very-good-for-dramatic/) [Anne Ursu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-ursu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ae/anne-ursu-9493_dramatic_it-s-a-pli-you-do-it-on-all-the-position_982056.png) > [My character Milly in 'The Boy Who Could Fly' was a very strong part. There were dramatic moments, and there were humorous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-deakins/my-character-milly-in-the-boy-who-could-fly-was-a-very-strong-part/) [Lucy Deakins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-deakins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82f/lucy-deakins-62724_behind_my-character-milly-in-the-boy-who-could_1173037.jpg) > [I am interested in the non-dramatic moments in life. I'm not at all attracted to making films that are about drama. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-jarmusch/i-am-interested-in-the-non-dramatic-moments-in-life-i-m-not-at-all/) [Jim Jarmusch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-jarmusch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcf/jim-jarmusch-3256_abstract_i-am-interested-in-the-non-dramatic-mome_2017382.png) > [I like stories with a collision of disparate tones. Look at 'Shameless' or 'House of Lies'. They go from big, silly, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-nevins/i-like-stories-with-a-collision-of-disparate-tones-look-at-shameless/) [David Nevins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-nevins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98c/david-nevins-37132_big_i-like-stories-with-a-collision-of-dispa_2286712.jpg) > [For 'I Used to Be Funny,' there are really funny moments in that script, but there's also more dramatic moments and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-sennott/for-i-used-to-be-funny-there-are-really-funny-moments-in-that-script/) [Rachel Sennott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-sennott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/rachel-sennott-5955_comedy_for-i-used-to-be-funny-there-are-really_3214960.jpg) > [In a film, there are dramatic moments and a bunch of different moments that lead up to a dramatic moment. On some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giveon/in-a-film-there-are-dramatic-moments-and-a-bunch-of-different-moments/) [Giveon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giveon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/giveon-22638_cinema_in-a-film-there-are-dramatic-moments-and_925569.jpg) > [“It is a mistake to believe that the decisive moments of a life when its direction changes for ever must be marked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pascal-mercier/it-is-a-mistake-to-believe-that-the-decisive-moments-of-a-life-when/) [Pascal Mercier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pascal-mercier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/pascal-mercier-4197_decisive-moments_it-is-a-mistake-to-believe-that-the-deci_679269.png) > [There is too great a tendency (perhaps encouraged by popular journalism) to deal with the dramatic moments, forgetting that these are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-parker-follett/there-is-too-great-a-tendency-perhaps-encouraged-by-popular/) [Mary Parker Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-parker-follett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/mary-parker-follett-7967_board-of-directors_there-is-too-great-a-tendency-perhaps-en_1361738.jpg) > [Those final weeks, spanning end of summer and the beginning of another autumn, are blurred in memory, perhaps because our understanding of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/truman-capote/those-final-weeks-spanning-end-of-summer-and-the-beginning-of-another/) [Truman Capote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/truman-capote/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/truman-capote-376_affectionate_those-final-weeks-spanning-end-of-summer_1874781.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dramatic-moments/#itemlist", "name": "Dramatic Moments Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was in the play 'Fat Pig in the West End,' which is a comedy but has dramatic moments.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Webb" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-webb/i-was-in-the-play-fat-pig-in-the-west-end-which-is-a-comedy-but-has/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/robert-webb-7719_comedy_i-was-in-the-play-fat-pig-in-the-west-en_1346093.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/robert-webb-7719_comedy_i-was-in-the-play-fat-pig-in-the-west-en_1346093.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/robert-webb-7719_comedy_i-was-in-the-play-fat-pig-in-the-west-en_1346093.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was in the play 'Fat Pig in the West End,' which is a comedy but has dramatic moments.” — Robert Webb", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People love miracle stories and dramatic moments of transcendence or transformation, and may then pursue their own dramatic \"awakenings.\"", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dan Millman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-millman/people-love-miracle-stories-and-dramatic-moments-of-transcendence-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/dan-millman-1475_awakening_people-love-miracle-stories-and-dramatic_3129843.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/dan-millman-1475_awakening_people-love-miracle-stories-and-dramatic_3129843.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/dan-millman-1475_awakening_people-love-miracle-stories-and-dramatic_3129843.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People love miracle stories and dramatic moments of transcendence or transformation, and may then pursue…” — Dan Millman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love attempting to play real people. 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