I want to tell stories which require something of an audience, by way of thought, argument, emotion, because I'm more often in… — Anthony Minghella Copy Share Image
Clothe yourself in your authority. You speak not only as yourself or for yourself. You will speak and act with the courage… — Joanna Macy Copy Share Image
Being an African filmmaker, Africa is what's important for me. If I were to shot a film in France or elsewhere it… — Abderrahmane Sissako Copy Share Image
I am just another fireman because the story focuses on Joaquin Phoenix's character, but I play Joaquin's close friend and I get… — Morris Chestnut Copy Share Image
Star Wars has always struck a chord with people. There are issues of loyalty, of friendship, of good and evil... The theme… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
A vivid portrait of a teenage girl and her family in disarray. Meredith is a wonderful narrator, witty, feisty, full of yearning,… — Margot Livesey Copy Share Image
I have always had a hard time revising my work as a journalist, which was never much of a problem. You always… — Jon Weisman Copy Share Image
Decades of research have shown that most happy families communicate effectively. But talking doesn't mean simply 'talking through problems,' as important as… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
Eleanor Roosevelt loved to write. She was a wonderful child writer. I mean, she wrote beautiful essays and stories as a child.… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Copy Share Image
I produced a play in New York that got nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best American Play.The play is… — Adam Richman Copy Share Image
I fall in love with certain stories. Those stories tend to be connected to my life some way - for instance, with… — Daniel Coyle Copy Share Image
There is a Wonderful story in the Gospel of Luke (6:12-26). Jesus went up to the mountain to pray at night; in… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
International correspondents with their long dictaphones, and dirty jeans, and five hundred words before whiskey, are slouched over the red velvet chairs,… — Binyavanga Wainaina Copy Share Image
I've been reading reviews of my stories for twenty-five years, and can't remember a single useful point in any of them, or… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“When I ask him if he thinks there's a moral to his story, he says he's sure there must be, but doesn't… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
“Did it matter? George thought perhaps it did, and not in terms of finding truth or of any hope of discovering what… — Patrick Ness Copy Share Image
It might be more difficult because you haven't got a book or a prop, but for the most part I like to… — Peter Morgan Copy Share Image
Conversation on the page should reflect what the story is about. It doesn't have to be "realistic" in the sense that it's… — Lynne Tillman Copy Share Image
Third person allows a deeper exploration of the relationships between characters. We can see their misunderstandings and hear what they think about… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
You can't write something actively trying to please everyone - you're going to end up with watery soup that way. You just… — Kelly Sue DeConnick Copy Share Image
I can write a story in working-class Stockholm Swedish, but I'm not going to assume I can perform the same feat with… — Karin Tidbeck Copy Share Image
I always know exactly where my stories take place, which gives me something certain so I can use my imagination for the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
On the Greek stage a drama, or acted story, consisted in reality of three dramas, called together a trilogy, and performed consecutively… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Unscrupulous agitators have been at work spreading atrocity stories which can only be compared with those lies that were fabricated by the… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
We tell stories. We talk about statistics. And in 1978, we added an element of the show that gave it its heartbeat:… — Casey Kasem Copy Share Image
I think one of the biggest mistakes you can make as a writer is to follow your initial [writing] plan too stringently.… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
In my fairly disorganized life, yellow stickies are too easily lost, and as for software, I try to avoid using my computer… — Julia Glass Copy Share Image
In terms of the mechanics of story, myth is an intriguing one because we didn't make myth up; myth is an imprinture… — Baz Luhrmann Copy Share Image
No matter what you watch, it has an impact. So, why not use this medium to bring great stories to millions of… — DeVon Franklin Copy Share Image
I was raised in Arizona, and I went to public school, and the extent of my knowledge of the civil-rights movement was… — Emma Stone Copy Share Image
My attraction to story is a ceaseless current that runs through the center of me. My inexhaustible ardor for reading seems connected… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
My mission is to tell the story of the birth of ourselves as a universal humanity, awakening all of us to our… — Barbara Marx Hubbard Copy Share Image
AP promoted me to the White House beat because I knew Clinton, his family, friends, and staff better than anybody in the… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
Of course the modern detective story puts off its best tricks till the last, but Doyle always put his best tricks first… — Rex Stout Copy Share Image
If somebody comes up and says, "[Barack] Obama was born in Kenya," the story becomes, "Will Obama succeed in refuting this charge… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The roots of Silicon Valley are full of stories of immigrants and minority groups who experienced bigotry and made it anyway. Why… — Sarah Lacy Copy Share Image
Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright's pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I like good stories. Quality products and character are what's important. Even if the script isn't that strong, if I challenge myself… — Corin Nemec Copy Share Image
I love being a clutch member of the team, but I hope, in the future, I get a little bit more story… — Chris Bauer Copy Share Image
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