The basic quality that any great story must have is a story that illustrates the human condition. — William Shatner Copy Share Image
The best music films are not about music... Music is just the language we're speaking to tell a story about culture. — Morgan Neville Copy Share Image
'Talullah' is a movie I'm really proud of. Sian Heder is the director/writer, and I think she's extraordinarily talented. I think it… — Allison Janney Copy Share Image
“Everyone listened to this amusing narrative with great interest, and the moment that Behemoth concluded it, they all shouted in unison: 'Lies!” — Mikhail Bulgakov Copy Share Image
“Great stories resonate with the human mind because they reflect the conflicts our minds have to deal with as we learn and… — David Baboulene Copy Share Image
Certainly, in the story of my life, the walk between the Twin Towers was one of the grandest, one of the most… — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
“When we are young, the words are scattered all around us. As they are assembled by experience, so are we, sentence by… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
I cannot write a novel because I cannot work in continuity. My works are more abstract, may be, I will try short… — Dia Mirza Copy Share Image
I had never written anything. And I had never studied writing. So my motives were pure: I had a great story... a… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Mariah Carey has a gorgeous, high, high voice. She can hit those notes and she lets people hear them. It's that generation… — Leslie Uggams Copy Share Image
What I wish is that people would look beyond the tribbles and see I've written some other books that I really would… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
Let's be clear - for people like me, who are obsessed with story and for whom words are their medium, writing is… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
I think that sometimes we put undue pressure on stories featuring people of color, and I hope we get to a point… — Jenny Han Copy Share Image
My ideal reader is somebody who trips over a copy of my book on the sidewalk; then they pick it up and… — Greil Marcus Copy Share Image
I'm very interested in soldier recovery projects and in Bradley Manning's story, the army intelligence officer who's being held as a detainee… — Eion Bailey Copy Share Image
In fantasy and science fiction, world-building is an essential part of the story. But as a reader, I don't just want descriptions… — Sabaa Tahir Copy Share Image
Telling a story is the way of exploring so many different things - human behavior, society, whatever existence. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
“Believe it or not, stories don’t function in terms of beginnings, middles and ends, they simply have beginnings, middles, and ends.” — FILM CRIT HULK Copy Share Image
The way I'm used to telling a story is by looking through the viewfinder and being really close to the actors. — Reed Morano Copy Share Image
One of the hardest things to do is to tell an untruthful story and maintain it, and that is exactly where I… — Mohamedou Ould Slahi Copy Share Image
“We may just be specters in this world, but our stories, if they are remembered and retold, become real and solid and… — Candace Fleming Copy Share Image
“A good story, well told, makes you realize you were yearning for something you had no name for, something you didn’t even… — F.S. Michaels Copy Share Image
“I used to imagine death would wipe my slate clean. But now I realize I want to live... If only to inscribe… — Nicole Perlman Copy Share Image
With this book, I truly hope to reach everyone that I don't bump into on the street and share my story. — Teri Hatcher Copy Share Image
If you don't turn your life into a story, you just become a part of someone else's story. — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“...he had learned that was the way with most people. The story was never the story, and it surprised you, how much… — Justin Cronin Copy Share Image
I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it. — Mae West Copy Share Image
Social media is social. We're looking to touch one heart at a time. With one great story at a time. — Shawn Amos Copy Share Image
Our stories are what we have,” Our Good Mother says. “Our stories preserve us. we give them to one another. Our stories… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
“With different changes but the same plot, sometimes our story has already unfolded. It's just trapped in the pages of ink and… — Eric Samuel Timm Copy Share Image
But when 9/11 struck, I had a change of heart. I knew the story had to be told because what happened at… — John Perkins Copy Share Image
Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it. — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
'Check Yes Or No' is a song that I reference in ''90s Country.' George Strait had a very crafty lyric: it tells… — Walker Hayes Copy Share Image
I am always slightly mystified by the whole 'Snow White' story. What are the chances of coming across that many diminutive men… — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
'Dev' is a love story but isn't about romance. It is also about loving friends as well as family and loving every… — Karthi Copy Share Image
Where film is infinitely superior to any other medium is emotion and story and character. — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
There's no success story. Everybody's got a ghetto story. You always want to make it bigger than what it is. — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
Everyone has a story , & there's a reason for them being the way they're , be careful who you judge , you don't know them — Spido Copy Share Image
If people are telling you a story about themselves, they gradually map their own local territories and know themselves by them. — Iain Sinclair Copy Share Image
When I saw the rough cuts of 'The Village of Peace,' I was immediately intrigued and wanted to share this story on… — Amar'e Stoudemire Copy Share Image
