'A Child Called It' was a story about resilience, it was never about boo hoo hoo, it was about a kid that… — Dave Pelzer Copy Share Image
I wanted to tell a story about women who live in the rural part of America - what their lives were like,… — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
The 'Vampire of Ropraz' claims to be based on a true story, but the name of Rosa's father matches that of a… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
It is clear that when you write a story that takes place in the past, you try to show what really happened… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
“The waitress serving the wedding party was a short young blonde. She took their orders efficiently and delivered everyone’s food correctly. "If… — Marie Zhuikov Copy Share Image
Once I'm given an idea for a story I have a million ideas on how it should be illustrated, but I don't… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I never spoke out as a kid, I was never good at it as a kid, I was always too shy but… — George Groves Copy Share Image
It's kind of wild and wonderful that 'West Side Story' continues to have a life after all these years. And when you… — George Chakiris Copy Share Image
The story of my holiday decorating is if Ralph Lauren was trapped in a 1950s Woolworth, this is what it would look… — Mary Kay Andrews Copy Share Image
Literature more often tells the story of impulses we don't act on than of ones we do. I could joke about the… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
Yeah... I like films, I like movies, I like playing different characters and working with different actors and filming in different places.… — Jonathan Jackson Copy Share Image
Hopefully, by the time I do a project, I already have a true understanding and love of what I'm about to do… — Michael Giacchino Copy Share Image
The thing is I don't feel like my story is special. I don't feel like it's different to anybody else. — John Grant Copy Share Image
Why a ghost story? Well, I love them. They're fun to read - and, yes, fun to write. — Chris Bohjalian Copy Share Image
Because Lincoln is so closely identified with what it is to be American, everyone wants to claim him, to rewrite his story… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
I think it's really easy to be the altruistic hero of your own narrative and story. — Finneas Copy Share Image
I love traveling. But I haven't had big, transformative experiences while on the road. When I go out on the road, it's… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
I've never been interested in watching or reading anything because it's the hero's story. I don't feel the need to be inspired… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
Nicola Barker is both prodigiously talented and admirably fearless. I have loved her books. But for some time, I had little or… — Justin Cartwright Copy Share Image
The hardest thing about writing a script is you finish it, but it doesn't mean anything. It's not like a novel or… — Maggie Carey Copy Share Image
When someone talks about Western films, you probably think of those old black and white cowboy films your granddad likes. But the… — Caroline Lawrence Copy Share Image
The shouting and opinion and jokes don't exist if there isn't first a story. — Jim Lehrer Copy Share Image
I am thankful to those who've listened to my story over and over as well as those who've helped me share it.… — Clemantine Wamariya Copy Share Image
