That same night, I wrote my first short story. It took me thirty minutes. It was a dark little tale about a… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“There isn't a story to tell, because a relationship is a story you construct together and take up residence in, a story… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
There have been days where I've had two writers' rooms or three writers' rooms going, and you walk back and forth. And… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
I am 39. I am single. I am a black woman. I have too many advanced degrees. Many a news story tells… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
I judge my film choices based on the director, and then I see how much the story has affected me when I… — Taapsee Pannu Copy Share Image
Who would have thought that a story about a professor of phonetics would result in it being probably one of the great… — Julie Andrews Copy Share Image
That's what happens in feature docs. The more time you spend, the more nuance emerges, the more a story evolves - but… — Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Copy Share Image
Ah, the pleasure, the joy - a big news story that runs and runs, that is played down by some of our… — Kamal Ahmed Copy Share Image
I let my game do the talking. I've had incidents like that but when I compare my own story to the stories… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
I've been many kinds of writers in my career: novelist; tele-playwright; short story writer. As a high-school student, I wrote amateur pieces… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“Stories tell us who we are. They… Inspire us. Connect with us. Animate our reasoning process. Give us permission to act. Fire… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery, and I knew that the roots of imagery… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
I've been in so many writing workshops where someone hands in a story, and when the other writers in the workshop are… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
“Because like say I tell someone about my feral hog hunt. Even if it’s a dumb story, telling it changes other people… — John green Copy Share Image
My most memorable recognition story was in Venice, Italy. My fiance and I were renting a car, and I was recognized by… — Erica Cerra Copy Share Image
I think it can be really powerful, and one of the reasons I love making films is I do feel they can… — Rory Kennedy Copy Share Image
We are not generally included in that narrative - people of color - definitely, women of color don't normally fit that narrative… — Kimberly Bryant Copy Share Image
“Ive learnt the most about myself through the people and places i no longer visit, such an ironic exprience. The greatest lessons… — Nikki Rowe Copy Share Image
Knockemstiff' scratches a specific itch I have for interconnected narratives circling a central location spanning multiple characters and time periods. I love… — Ethel Cain Copy Share Image
I walk away from writing what I consider to be a good song - with a good character, a good story in… — Robert Hunter Copy Share Image
My very first show that I ever did was a show called 'Then Came You'. It became a huge hit - no,… — Miriam Shor Copy Share Image
Stories are compasses and architecture, we navigate by them, we build our sanctuaries and our prisons out of them, and to be… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
Every shrink knows that it's not the event itself but how you respond to it that tells the story. Take ten assorted… — A.S.A. Harrison Copy Share Image
When I was minister of sport in Brazil, I tried to bring in a law that would make the chairmen of clubs… — Pele Copy Share Image
In a time when supernatural dramas are taking charge, Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji' is a slice-of-life story. I have grown up… — Jasmin Bhasin Copy Share Image
To preach is very boring, and nobody wants free advice. But if it's entertainment, then this changes. If you explain something to… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
Sometimes, the aftermath is more devastating than the storm. That is the story of the 2008 financial crisis. It was disastrous at… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
I want to do roles that are important for the story and not there for ornamental value or to just aid another… — Rasika Dugal Copy Share Image
The story of The Doors is one of the most compelling in the history of American rock music; three hugely talented musicians… — Tom DiCillo Copy Share Image
I don't have a favorite genre. I love to work and live vicariously through every character. It's all about trying to bring… — Catherine Mary Stewart Copy Share Image
“The way a story is told is as important as the story being told, although the way that the story is told… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
For every character, I think about who they are, their story, what they are, and who they were before their game started.… — Tim Schafer Copy Share Image
An editor named Kerrie Hughes wanted me to write a short story that brought my fire-spider Smudge from my goblin books into… — Jim C. Hines Copy Share Image
“Stories help you understand your life, she’d say. Stories can heal. And I think she’s right, because why do old guys back… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
I think because "Dollhouse" was the first story that I put out. It was the first thing that people were able to… — Melanie Martinez Copy Share Image
When you speak of the press, of course, you have to speak of different segments of the press. Reporters, straight reporters, wire… — Helen Thomas Copy Share Image
I prefer to speak of 'interdimensionals' rather than 'extraterrestrials' because the latter has connotations of 'little green men' and all the other… — David Icke Copy Share Image
I love the opportunity to use my full range, and so playing in the comedy 'Black-ish' gives me the opportunity to show… — Laurence Fishburne Copy Share Image
The cool thing about directing is, whatever cool thing works in the scene, it's still making the episode be a great story,… — Clark Gregg Copy Share Image
Storytelling is at the heart of life... In finding our own story, we assemble all the parts of ourselves. Whatever kind of… — Marion Woodman Copy Share Image
