Some years ago, I read Thomas Carlyle's history of the French Revolution, and I was very taken by the way he told… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
I had this story that had been banging around in my head and I thought, 'I'll just see if there's anything there.'… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
I've been reading scripts where they've been doing a lot of singing now, but within the dark, realistic story line. I would… — Alia Shawkat Copy Share Image
Television has changed. There's obviously the generic shows, but on HBO and AMC, there are some really great series, so I'm not… — Amanda Crew Copy Share Image
Many friends of mine told me that normally only guys like a kung fu movie and the girls would be turned off… — Donnie Yen Copy Share Image
Straight-news pieces are supposed to be just that: straight news. They are not supposed to be biased, and a longtime practice for… — Kat Timpf Copy Share Image
I was born in Boston. I spent time in Boston and in Spain. My family now lives in Spain. I moved to… — Hilaria Baldwin Copy Share Image
I've always regretted that I never was able to talk openly with my parents, especially with my father. I've heard and read… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
It's funny - I was a big fan of 'The Sopranos.' It became kind of a threat to 'The X-Files' in a… — Chris Carter Copy Share Image
“If I choose to take the pen from God and write the story of my life without Him, I better have plenty… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
I started with the book 'Boardwalk Empire' and then immersed myself in the history of Atlantic City, World War I, the temperance… — Terence Winter Copy Share Image
I believe that the Kane/Undertaker story, if you look at epic storytelling like Greek mythology, that is what it is. It is… — Kane Copy Share Image
In 'Yours Truly,' I was the centre of the story; I was the protagonist. There was a lot more happening inside the… — Soni Razdan Copy Share Image
I think movie and television companies are in the business of making money, and if you have a franchise, eventually you'll want… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
I understand the visual media very well, as I used to write comic books for Walt Disney, and I've written a graphic… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Oddly enough, I've always really loved Nightcrawler. You know who else they didn't use enough was Phoenix. I just thought her story… — J. August Richards Copy Share Image
Yes, it's a prequel. It tells the story about how the girls were born with superpowers, but they weren't necessarily heroes at… — Craig McCracken Copy Share Image
For years, I have been inspired by the inventive and masterful storytelling of the 'SAO' franchise. I'm thrilled to get the opportunity… — Laeta Kalogridis Copy Share Image
I'm not really one of those people who goes and writes some big back story and agonizes over characters. I think you… — Rose McGowan Copy Share Image
I'm sometimes asked if I get bored with talking about 'Kevin,' and of course, the short answer is yes. Nevertheless, after a… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
I love books that give you space to climb inside there. And you have to run to keep up in places, and… — Steven Hall Copy Share Image
Victor Stone's story is one of acceptance - of self and others. Also, accepting his father for the person he once was,… — Ray Fisher Copy Share Image
It's such a changing industry, and I realize that it's become more digital- and singles-driven, but I still love listening to a… — Maren Morris Copy Share Image
Most trainers here, they ride whoever's hot. If they get cold, boom, they get rid of him. But for some reason, I… — Bob Baffert Copy Share Image
It was like a dream come true for me. When you write the book, it's still intimate. It might have been a… — Yossi Ghinsberg Copy Share Image
“People who are left alone tell the story but are never a part of it; those who are a part of the… — Aporva Kala Copy Share Image
Some story appears in some newspaper that says that somebody said X, Y, and Z, and a customer says, I don't understand… — Sanjay Kumar Copy Share Image
I believe in plot, in development of character, in the effect of the passage of time, in a good story - better… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I no longer feel attracted to the well-made novel. I want to write the story that will zero in and give you… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
“As Hamlet said to Ophelia, ”God has given you one face, and you make yourself another." The battle between these two halves… — Emily Thorne Copy Share Image
I'm quite adept at writing two or sometimes even three stories at once. So if I get stuck on one story, I… — Zara Cox Copy Share Image
I was always fascinated by the Torah, the Bible, in terms of story telling: heroes and villains, morality and flaws. There's no… — Nina Tassler Copy Share Image
“I told him the story of the day I'd been mending pottery with one of the maids in the kitchen at Keramzin,… — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
I say 'spectacle' rather than 'story' because in the end, it isn't the intricacies of narrative that draw us to horror films.… — Clive Barker Copy Share Image
You have to understand that while I pre-plot the meta story of a given book, I often have no idea of what… — R. A. Salvatore Copy Share Image
I believe that even today we can only tell a simple story without really interfering with gameplay. But in the future, I… — Hideo Kojima Copy Share Image
“He must shape simultaneously (in an expanding creative moment) his characters, plot, and setting, each inextricably connected to the others; he must… — John Gardner Copy Share Image
So yes, winning Varun holds a more special place in my heart. Also, falling in love on a reality show is so… — Divya Agarwal Copy Share Image
Do you know what will be left after you open that box? Even though a lot of disasters came out, because we… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Advertisers don't want to put their ads next to the investigative story; it's extremely difficult to do that. And very few people… — Pierre Omidyar Copy Share Image
