I'm in an odd place right now in New York where I routinely get trashed by every daily drama critic and have… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises. — Isaac Bashevis Singer Copy Share Image
My friend Ian Hagemann, a regular at Wiscon, once said on a panel that when he reads science fiction futures that are… — Nalo Hopkinson Copy Share Image
When you get right down to it, there's something uniquely satisfying in being gripped by a great plot, in begrudging whatever real-world… — Jean Hanff Korelitz Copy Share Image
First comes an idea. Then, characters begin to evolve out of the landscape of that idea. And then, finally, characters dominate: plot… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
Any writer would rather dig into character than dig into fancy plots. — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
We must clearly see that international hostile forces are intensifying the strategic plot of Westernizing and dividing China, and ideological and cultural… — Hu Jintao Copy Share Image
I started Pilates. I'm the only guy in there. They plot before I get there: 'How can we make John look ridiculous?'… — John Stamos Copy Share Image
My dad was a breeder. Most of his work happened in little test plots and didn't require much labor. He tried growing… — Sanjay Rawal Copy Share Image
I believe the most intricate plot won't matter much to readers if they don't care about the characters, especially in a series.… — Jeff Abbott Copy Share Image
In discussing the process with the actors, I made it clear to them that they could improvise but that the sum total… — Mike Figgis Copy Share Image
Plots, true or false, are necessary things, To raise up commonwealths and ruin kings. — John Dryden Copy Share Image
Maybe it's true that we are all descended from the restless, the nervous, the criminals, the arguers and brawlers, but also the… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
The Illusionist is the storyteller in so many ways. Symbols become his obsession. It's not simply about creating plot - one must… — Porochista Khakpour Copy Share Image
There's a lot of two-hander dialogue in 'True Detective,' and I needed to place those guys in locations where there were other… — Cary Fukunaga Copy Share Image
Marriage seemed like such a small space whenever I was in it. I liked the getting married. Courtship has a plotline. But… — Karen Joy Fowler Copy Share Image
You know, Motorcycle Diaries has no incredible stories, no sudden plot twists, it doesn't play that way. It's about recognizing that instance… — Gael Garcia Bernal Copy Share Image
I don't revise a lot when writing short stories. As far as the novel, I definitely thought more about plot. Honestly, I'm… — Mary J. Miller Copy Share Image
What initially attracted me to The Seventh Seal was that it had values and characteristics which I was familiar with in other… — Peter Greenaway Copy Share Image
I have suggested that behind almost all myth lies the mono-plot of the game of hide-and-seek. — Alan Watts Copy Share Image
You can wipe your feet on me, twist my motives around all you like, you can dump millstones on my head and… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
I don't like plots. I don't know what a plot means. I can't stand the idea of anything that starts in the… — Maira Kalman Copy Share Image
