Dad was a very, very principled man, and he hated any kind of story where the baddies get away with it. — John Lanchester Copy Share Image
My parents' story is the story of many families immigrating to the United States today, and the story of so many who… — Karine Jean-Pierre Copy Share Image
People know my story - how I started like they did and that I struggled with things, like being a working mom.… — Ann-Marie Campbell Copy Share Image
I make it a point to pick films that tell you a story in an engaging way. I can't compromise on the… — Huma Qureshi Copy Share Image
“I thought I detected a bit of wonder in his voice, that he'd like to become part of a story, any story.” — Catherine Lacey Copy Share Image
I always want to talk about real life, not about material possessions. I've got to tell the story of the people for… — Slowthai Copy Share Image
I enjoy doing comic roles that blend with the story. I am looking for cinema that is sensible and is entertaining and… — Biju Menon Copy Share Image
The hero's journey is, you know, one of the oldest story arcs that we have. And it's one, I think, that's especially… — Suleika Jaouad Copy Share Image
Story is the umbilical cord that connects us to the past, present, and future. Family. Story is a relationship between the teller… — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
“In a voice that rasped with frustration as well as tender amusement, Hunter said, “You have such a great want for me… — Catherine Anderson Copy Share Image
'Criminal Intent' scripts are very good. Like others involved in 'Law & Order' stuff, I've come to appreciate the lack of 'soap,'… — Jamey Sheridan Copy Share Image
“Dad?' 'Yeah?' 'Could you tell me a story?' 'Sure.' 'A good one.' 'As opposed to all the boring ones I tell.' 'Right.'… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
Shooting a horror story with kids, I always explain really simply. They may be scary to watch, but they're a lot of… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
There's always a slight tension when you sell a book to Hollywood, especially a nonfiction book. The author wants his story told… — Bryan Burrough Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Ain't It Cool? Hollywood's Redheaded Stepchild Speaks Out,' because in doing hundreds and hundreds of interviews over the past six… — Harry Knowles Copy Share Image
Sometimes I try to concentrate on the story I would like to write, and I realize that what interests me is something… — Italo Calvino Copy Share Image
“In the business people with expertise, experience and evidence will make more profitable decisions than people with instinct, intuition and imagination.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
I am quite a dreamer, and usually when someone tells a story, I tend to get distracted easily. — Keerthy Suresh Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing when you're telling a story is to just tell the story as best as you possibly… — Andrea Riseborough Copy Share Image
“When all your efforts are channeled through a common canal for progress, no condition can alter a single sentence of your success… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
In Hollywood, most of the opportunities you get, as a Latino, are to play some version of an immigration story - which… — Melissa Barrera Copy Share Image
That's what makes a good show. It doesn't target one group. It tells a story everyone gets. — Cristela Alonzo Copy Share Image
I love people who Instagram story themselves running and they'll tag me or they'll send me a message and they'll be like,… — Andi Dorfman Copy Share Image
After writing a story I was always empty and both sad and happy, as though I had made love. — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
'The Merchant of Venice' is a straightforward, clear story, while 'The Winter's Tale,' as a general rule, is hard to present because… — Jesse L. Martin Copy Share Image
You have to do what the story demands, but inside of those constraints, I try to inject as much realistic physics as… — John Knoll Copy Share Image
My biggest obstacle is trying to keep the music pure to what I want to release. I don't want any corporate suit… — Chamillionaire Copy Share Image
Any film I've made, I've only really begun to understand in the cutting room. That's when the story shows itself to you,… — Roger Michell Copy Share Image
Dick Gregory and Richard Pryor laid the groundwork for us as Indian-Americans. How can we add our story to their groundwork is… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
What I had to do was keep the story within certain limits of what was, of course, plausible. — Arthur Golden Copy Share Image
People call me a 'model-actress,' when I just never started with that... it's not my story. — Astrid Berges-Frisbey Copy Share Image
Even if someone doesn't like it, or just likes it for me, storytelling has been the one true love story of my… — Kelly Marie Tran Copy Share Image
I wanted to tell my story and where I came from and my background, because it was not easy. — Gabby Douglas Copy Share Image
I think that a great newspaper is one that puts a real premium on digging to get the story behind the story. — Jill Abramson 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
Interpreter of Maladies is the title of one of the stories in the book. And the phrase itself was something I thought… — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
I would listen to how they told the story, to what elements they used, to how it sounded, and that's who I… — Ed Bradley Copy Share Image
“And one of our consuming diversions as we age is to recite, not only to others but to ourselves, our own story.” — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
As storytellers, we tend to want to force-feed everything and have everybody understand everything right away, and we freak out if they… — Brian J. Smith Copy Share Image
I completely hold on to the idea that people are eager if not desperate to be told a good story. — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
