I love intricate plotting and exciting twists, but I realize more that people enjoy a good story in a simple, focused way. — Evan Daugherty Copy Share Image
I'd love to do another film version of 'Romeo & Juliet.' I'm not too picky as long as it's a good story. — Rutina Wesley Copy Share Image
Too often we tell kids pleasant stories devoid of truth, and stories without truth are not good stories. Our audience deserves more… — Mac Barnett Copy Share Image
I think the good stories are those where the character decides to break away and do something different. — Keri Russell Copy Share Image
I love comedy. I love to make people laugh. (But) anything that's telling a good story makes me happy. So, I just… — Teryl Rothery Copy Share Image
I am now confident about attempting a Hindi film. I believe if you have a good story to tell, audiences will watch… — S. S. Rajamouli Copy Share Image
Good stories must travel through conflict. And in epic stories, the conflict must become unbearable. — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story. — Aaron Stanford Copy Share Image
I just always try to find an interesting story and tell it well. That's a hard enough thing to do, whether it's… — Paul Haggis Copy Share Image
I really want to do film, but I want to do the right film. The truth for me is that I'm really… — Condola Rashad Copy Share Image
The good stories, of course, write themselves. And somebody wants to know who are the really good writers, and how many of… — R. A. Lafferty 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
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 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
“Of course! Isn’t that what a good story does? It pulls you in and never lets you go.” — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
Irrespective of the language and industry, what I seek from a project is good story and role. — Aishwarya Rajesh Copy Share Image
It's good, sound business to treat all the teachers fairly, and I think it's a good story to tell. — Thom Tillis 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
I tend to really enjoy being swept up in fiction. I love a good story and I admire fiction authors. — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
I think people are tired of being slammed with foul language and sexual content that really has nothing to do with (telling… — Shari Wiedmann Copy Share Image
No story ever looks as bad as the story you've just bought; no story ever looks as good as the story the… — Irving Thalberg Copy Share Image
I don't think it's necessary to shout if you have a good story. But I also don't think you should shy away… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
I think the writer makes a good story good or a good story bad. The writer has a great deal of responsibility. — Tom Robinson Copy Share Image
The inner spaces that a good story lets us enter are the old apartments of religion. — John Updike Copy Share Image
“The definition of a good story is one that remains with you long after you've turned that last page.” — T.A. Uner Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, we're looking for a good story, and we're always looking to push the limits. — Jon Pardi Copy Share Image
I’m not a religious person; I would call myself an atheist. I don’t have a good story behind it, I’m just reasonable. — Anthony Jeselnik Copy Share Image
It's a damn good story. If you have any comments, write them on the back of a check. — Erle Stanley Gardner Copy Share Image
I do feel that if you can write one good sentence and then another good sentence and then another, you end up… — Amy Hempel Copy Share Image
“Good stories are living texts, and when policies, laws, and social fads change, a good story remains evidence of not only what… — Nevien Shaabneh Copy Share Image
I think a story is an attention grabber. I think it's a truth conveyor. Those are two great features of a good… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers; good stories seem to come quite literally from… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I hope you liked them, Reader; that they did for you what any good story should do--make you forget the real stuff… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
You set out to tell a good story. You don't do it because there is a deep message involved, because the movie… — John Lee Hancock 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
Anecdotes don't make good stories. Generally I dig down underneath them so far that the story that finally comes out is not… — Alice Munro 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
I enjoy writing for both kids and adults, though I think I'm better at children's stories because I was a teacher for… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
