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title: "8 Story Interested Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I wanted to tell a story that interested me as much in the telling as in the watching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-labute/i-wanted-to-tell-a-story-that-interested-me-as-much-in-the-telling-as/)

[Neil LaBute](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-labute/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa6/neil-labute-12335_stories_i-wanted-to-tell-a-story-that-interested_841705.jpg)

> [The Time that Remains is a way of interpreting a certain ambience or emotion. These are the stories that my father told…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elia-suleiman/the-time-that-remains-is-a-way-of-interpreting-a-certain-ambience-or/)

[Elia Suleiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elia-suleiman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f1/elia-suleiman-20539_ambience_the-time-that-remains-is-a-way-of-interp_1307576.jpg)

> [I don't know what makes a good feature story. I've always assumed that if it was a story that interested or amused…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-kuralt/i-don-t-know-what-makes-a-good-feature-story-i-ve-always-assumed-that/)

[Charles Kuralt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-kuralt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/756/charles-kuralt-7624_amused_i-don-t-know-what-makes-a-good-feature-s_1409092.png)

> [That's not the part of the story that I'm interested in, anyway. The part that I'm interested in is all the personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/that-s-not-the-part-of-the-story-that-i-m-interested-in-anyway-the/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/brad-bird-10539_anyway_that-s-not-the-part-of-the-story-that-i_1484815.png)

> [I don't mind playing a mom, but if I'm just somebody in someone else's love story, then I'm not interested.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poonam-dhillon/i-don-t-mind-playing-a-mom-but-if-i-m-just-somebody-in-someone-else-s/)

[Poonam Dhillon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poonam-dhillon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcb/poonam-dhillon-6952_love_i-don-t-mind-playing-a-mom-but-if-i-m-ju_1541041.jpg)

> [I try to employ a different strategy for each story. Often, I'll have a specific look in mind before I even have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-clowes/i-try-to-employ-a-different-strategy-for-each-story-often-i-ll-have-a/)

[Daniel Clowes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-clowes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/daniel-clowes-3835_character_i-try-to-employ-a-different-strategy-for_1640104.jpg)

> [“Silver interrupted him, “Tell me what it’s about without telling me the story. I’m not interested in the plot. I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-maksik/silver-interrupted-him-tell-me-what-it-s-about-without-telling-me-the/)

[Alexander Maksik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-maksik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ec/alexander-maksik-41250_actor_silver-interrupted-him-tell-me-what-it-s_2601993.jpg)

> [I have a profound resistance to the idea that a reader could say, 'Oh, well, that's her story.' We should all be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-michaels/i-have-a-profound-resistance-to-the-idea-that-a-reader-could-say-oh/)

[Anne Michaels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-michaels/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c93/anne-michaels-8376_books_i-have-a-profound-resistance-to-the-idea_2642423.png)

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