I think that all stories - if you make movies about zombies and aliens - it has always to do with your… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
“I made many decisions, some awful and others brilliant, but I found ways to keep that openness in my soul that meant… — Sergio Troncoso Copy Share Image
And in a situation of war, we all experience it in much the same way, either as victim or perpetrator. So I’m… — Doris Salcedo Copy Share Image
The street and me is a love story. 1971 is a great date because, finally, fashion took to the street. — Yves Saint Laurent Copy Share Image
I always worry that knowing too much about a novel or a story early on in writing will close it down -… — Dan Chaon Copy Share Image
She's afraid to tell me anything important, knowing I'll only turn around and write about it. In my mind, I'm like a… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
I feel like it's hard to get into historical novels where you know what the story is far too well. — Matthew Tobin Anderson Copy Share Image
I believe the first draft of a book — even a long one — should take no more than three months…Any longer… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
God is the very first piece of the Christian Story because the Story is all about Him. He is the central character,… — Greg Koukl Copy Share Image
If you don't have the story and the unfolding of the trajectory of the saga, it's like getting in a car and… — Gus Van Sant Copy Share Image
All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J. Simpson story is a landmark in the… — Dick Schaap Copy Share Image
Picture books are more difficult for me because it is telling a huge story in the least amount of words. — Renee Watson Copy Share Image
Let me tell you the story about Massachusetts under Governor Romney. It did fall to 47th out of 50 in jobs creation.… — Stephanie Cutter Copy Share Image
I've published one book before, and now I'm writing a book of essays and stories about life in Tokyo. And I have… — Franka Potente Copy Share Image
Growing up, my sisters and I would always talk stories. One of my frustrations was I didn't know anything about cameras. I… — Jennifer Yuh Nelson Copy Share Image
Each story, novel, poem and play presents a vision of the world that illuminates the dark cave of life we stumble through.… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Some of the ideas are kind of inspired by the songs, and I always want to use music to tell the story… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
I just grew up watching a lot of movies. I'm attracted to this genre and that genre, this type of story, and… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
Nonfiction requires enormous discipline. You construct the terms of your story, and then you stick to them. — Barbara Kingsolver 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
The truth is, most of those female stories that are contending for Oscars are directed by men. Let's be honest. I looked… — Catherine Hardwicke Copy Share Image
When you get to work with great people like on our movie, Blake and Ellen Burstyn and Harrison and Kathy Baker, Amanda… — Michiel Huisman Copy Share Image
What happens is that as the scripts are rewritten and re-edited in order to make the story more compelling, you sometimes end… — Michael Loceff Copy Share Image
If you're older you want to tell stories about the pool of human life and living and to communicate, not only to… — Nick Nolte Copy Share Image
(T)here was a story they used to tell at home about a girl whose punishment was that every time she opened her… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
When I am working on a book or a story I write every morning as soon after first light as possible. There… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
For me, the Dennis Wilson story is a quintessential You Must Remember This story because it's one of these stories that people… — Karina Longworth Copy Share Image
Every tech story is different. Every moment in history happens only once. All successful companies are successful in their own unique way.… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
Myths are the prototype for all stories. When we write a story on our own it can't help but link up with… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
In a story, for example, you'll start off with a character who is a little bit of a cartoon. That's not satisfying… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
People tend to forget that the word "history" contains the word "story". — Ken Burns Copy Share Image
No doubt, the White House thinks the American people know Obama's story. But since the Inauguration, we've seen only the president's present:… — Dee Dee Myers Copy Share Image
The bible must be seen in a cultural context. It didn't just happen. These stories are retreads. But, tell a Christian that… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
