“I picked up a snake once. In Italy." "Why did you do that?" "For a bet." "Was it poisonous?" "We didn't know.… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
It's so pretentious, but I believe that with comedy, if you have a good story, 90% of it is casting. Once you… — Matt Walsh Copy Share Image
When you have your chance to make a film, don't focus on pleasing everyone. I think the goal is to live in… — Jennifer Phang Copy Share Image
The key is a good story. If you have a good story, you have enough emotional beats that you can hit. — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
An individual who expresses high confidence probably has a good story, which may or may not be true. — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
I know of three ways to recognize another writer: Writers are shamelessly nosy. Writers tell good stories, even about dumb old, daily… — Joyce Thompson 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
With any good story, you need the adversary, the heroes and villains. You need a good mixture to make it work. — Phil Keoghan Copy Share Image
I just like a good story. I want the story to be good and I want the character to be different than… — Garret Dillahunt Copy Share Image
I think that's a hallmark of a really good story that it has readers that it speaks to more than others. — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
It is my writing dilemma. The world of spying is my genre. My struggle is to demystify, to de-romanticise the spook world,… — John le Carre Copy Share Image
When I journal, I write about images that I've seen that I think might make good stories. I write about things that… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Writing about real stuff that really concerned me brought out my craft. If you're writing a story about, 'Is Lois Lane gonna… — Dennis O'Neil Copy Share Image
I always think if it's a good story, the audience can't wait to run out of the theater and go tweet somebody… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
You don't have to be the most amazing writer, you don't have to get top marks in your English GCSE, you just… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
I believe a novel must first of all be a good story. My hope is that the spiritual message is woven in… — Julie Klassen Copy Share Image
I found out a long time ago that if I didn't have a good story for a song, I could just make… — Ronny Cox Copy Share Image
I'm very happy to be a part of a very successful piece of art, as the 'Saw' films have been. One gets… — Tobin Bell Copy Share Image
A good story often increases the salability of an item without increasing its actual value. — Roy H. Williams Copy Share Image
The trouble with telling a good story is that it invariably reminds the other fellow of a dull one. — Sid Caesar Copy Share Image
I love acting. I love play-acting. I love pretending. I love telling stories so whether they be comedic or serious or whatever,… — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
I remember hearing a good story about Jack Nicholson working with Stanley Kubrick on The Shining [1980]. Nicholson was saying that, as… — Owen Wilson Copy Share Image
