I think a novel has to be about where you are at a given moment in time. I think it really needs… — Maria Semple Copy Share Image
People ask me if I ever thought of writing a children's book. I say, 'If I had a serious brain injury I… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
Changes have taken place since year one. When Caruso left, that was a big change. We've been able to adapt nicely. It's… — Dennis Franz Copy Share Image
We all live on so many different levels and understandably present just a small portion of ourselves in most of our everyday… — Elizabeth Strout Copy Share Image
It's always time to tell a story like 'Candyman.' Which is the big tragedy about the tale in the first place. — Nia DaCosta Copy Share Image
For years, I sort of would try to write a story that somehow fit the title. And I don't think it happened… — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
When you work as a cinematographer, the actors look to you for reassurance. When you're lighting them, they can never think you're… — Reed Morano Copy Share Image
To butcher a pork shoulder is to be forcibly reminded that this is the shoulder of a large mammal, made up of… — Michael Pollan Copy Share Image
I often feel that with a crime story, the moral standards have to be higher. You're deal with real victims and with… — David Grann Copy Share Image
They're always telling us, 'Rockford is a miserable place to live. There's not a lot of talent coming out of Rockford.' Blah,… — Fred VanVleet Copy Share Image
I wouldn't do a project if it weren't a story I wanted to tell. That's rewarding in itself, as a writer, if… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
“Everything you do is connected to who you are as a person and, in turn, creates the person you are becoming. Everything… — Paul E. Miller Copy Share Image
If a star film does not have a good story, it will not run. This will make stars choose good scripts consciously. — Karthik Subbaraj Copy Share Image
Music is always key to me, whether it's 'Miami Vice' or not 'Miami Vice.' It's dictated by the story, about what Crockett… — Michael Mann Copy Share Image
Each book requires a different look. Sometimes I get to take a personal direction that's appropriate for the story. I try to… — Cliff Chiang Copy Share Image
If I wait for the great definitive story of my people to come around, I'm never going to work. — Michael Horse Copy Share Image
My dad's a Pentecostal minister, meaning that he's full of charisma. If he's telling a story about Noah's ark, you best know… — John Boyega Copy Share Image
My mother always said, 'The best way to ruin a story is to tell the other side.' — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
A good film is always a good film and a good story is always a good story. — Satish Kaushik Copy Share Image
I guess if I had to pick one interest that is unique, it would be giant squids - I'm disturbingly fascinated by… — David Grann Copy Share Image
What I have to write, the story, it is always going on in my mind. What incidences I can add in the… — Sudha Murty Copy Share Image
Technology is a major tool in exploring and challenging your creativity, but it can also overtake your creativity... My mind goes very… — Jan de Bont Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to act like I'm Superman or better than anybody else in the game. I'm just telling my story, showing… — Freddie Gibbs Copy Share Image
And you don't have to be a preacher to carry on. That's why I've gone into the theater, with my mother's blessings,… — Yolanda King Copy Share Image
