When you put yourself in environments that continually test you, that's where all the good stories come from. That's where the jokes… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Time is what makes good stories. Much has been cooking for a long time, and at last finds an out in narration… — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
There's nothing in the world like buried treasure-and people hungry and obsessed enough to risk their lives for it. Pirate Hunters isn't… — Brad Meltzer Copy Share Image
Humans know when it's not a good story. Unless you do this for a living, you may not know exactly why you… — Aaron Sorkin Copy Share Image
There's a late-night scene in every town, and everyone has something going on, ... I've heard good stories about (Syracuse); this is… — Dave Attell Copy Share Image
'Downton Abbey' didn't have the impact it had just because it was a good story about people. It was something about that… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
In general, teaching writing makes me a far better reader because there's so many ways to write a good sentence or a… — Leni Zumas Copy Share Image
From earliest times, humans - explorers and thinkers - have wanted to figure out the shape of their world. Forever, the way… — Adam Savage Copy Share Image
Without the incarnation, Christianity isn’t even a very good story, and most sadly, it means nothing. “Be nice to one another” is… — Michael Spencer Copy Share Image
Fiction is about telling a good story, first and foremost. But of course, everything I'm interested in or angry about leaks into… — Lauren Beukes Copy Share Image
I'll find something in what I read that snags my imagination in emotional terms; it resonates with me for reasons more complicated… — Jim Shepard Copy Share Image
It is the consistency of the information that matters for a good story, not its completeness. Indeed, you will often find that… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
You can't plan for people to like your movies. I knew that people were not going to run in droves to the… — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
For me, it doesn't matter whether it's a comedy, a Western or horror. As long as you've got a good story to… — Patrick Wilson Copy Share Image
I don't know who will overcome losses, some losses aren't meant to be overcome, but all losses make for good stories and… — Kirsten Vangsness Copy Share Image
As an actress, you go where the stories are. I don't really care where it's seen, at this point. I just want… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
Im not really devoted or specified towards any specific genre at all. I really like it all. Theres good storytelling in all… — Angela Bettis Copy Share Image
You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict,… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
I probably get a deeper satisfaction of having taken a very good photograph than of having written something very good, a very… — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
Sometimes I can tackle an issue -homelessness, tobacco litigation, insurance fraud, the death penalty - and wrap a good story around it.… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to a good story, really, as I hope most people are. For me, it's the story that's going to stay… — Ryan Kwanten Copy Share Image
Amateur wrestling, you can go by instinct. Pro wrestling, you have to memorize, and you have to go by what moves you… — Kurt Angle Copy Share Image
I guess you never know what's going to come at you in life, but the answer is never to crawl into a… — Lindsey Stirling Copy Share Image
We’re built to deal with death, disease, failure, struggle, heartbreak, problems. It’s what separates us from the animals and why we envy… — Marc Maron Copy Share Image
Good stories flow like honey but bad stories stick in the craw [gullet]. What is a bad story? It's a story that… — Arthur Christiansen Copy Share Image
If you have a good story, it doesn’t have to be overproduced. I want our stories to reveal the wonders of the… — Huell Howser Copy Share Image
...book-buyers aren't attracted, by and large, by the literary merits of a novel: book-buyers want a good story...something that will first fascinate… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I've been in a long and happy relationship for 22 years and it's never inspired me to write anything. It's too good… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
In most good stories, it is the character's personality that creates the action of the story. If you start with real personality,… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
You know, I remember watching Morgan Freeman when he did the two Alex Cross movies, and he's so confident that he's going… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
Writing historical novels can be dangerous. We need to be as accurate and as fair about the historical record as we can… — Edward Rutherfurd Copy Share Image
With movies, you are always in search is a good story, one that everyone will relate to and love. I love finding… — Don Bluth Copy Share Image
I do think a good story in a novel is fair game and there's nothing wrong with adapting that. It sometimes gets… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
I think good art should always be entertaining, or at least give pleasure of some sort. And my chief goal as a… — Kenneth Oppel Copy Share Image
I project love, music and love, and I pray for peace. A good song cuts straight to the heart; sometimes it doesn't… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
What makes a good writer of history is a guy who is suspicious. Suspicion marks the real difference between the man who… — Jim Bishop Copy Share Image
Oh yeah, I grew up with comics. You know, I always like to describe myself as a 'narrative junkie.' I love novels,… — David Liss Copy Share Image
I have people constantly come up to me telling me that I have written their life. When I wrote the story I… — Blackie Copy Share Image
I've done a few movies where I really liked the project, but I wasn't sure about the director, and I still did… — Ray Liotta Copy Share Image
In documentary films, you're a storyteller using found objects. You still have to have a story arc and all the elements that… — Garth Stein Copy Share Image
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