--- title: "9 Storytelling Like Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Storytelling Like quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Storytelling Like sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/salman-rushdie-153_air_i-always-thought-storytelling-was-like-j_2126489.jpg" --- > [ I always thought storytelling was like juggling \[...\] You keep a lot of different tales in the air, and juggle them up… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/i-always-thought-storytelling-was-like-juggling-you-keep-a-lot-of/) [Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/salman-rushdie-153_air_i-always-thought-storytelling-was-like-j_2126489.jpg) > [We're big fans of balance in storytelling, and we like movies that hit every emotion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-russo/we-re-big-fans-of-balance-in-storytelling-and-we-like-movies-that-hit/) [Anthony Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-russo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/anthony-russo-15408_balance_we-re-big-fans-of-balance-in-storytellin_2199882.jpg) > [Storytelling is like sex. We all do it naturally. Some of us are better at it than others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mamet/storytelling-is-like-sex-we-all-do-it-naturally-some-of-us-are-better/) [David Mamet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mamet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/david-mamet-1178_sex_storytelling-is-like-sex-we-all-do-it-na_1851475.jpg) > [I enjoy storytelling. I like to write it, I like to direct it, I like to act in it, I like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-cranston/i-enjoy-storytelling-i-like-to-write-it-i-like-to-direct-it-i-like-to/) [Bryan Cranston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-cranston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/bryan-cranston-2660_direct_i-enjoy-storytelling-i-like-to-write-it_1696543.png) > [My humor tends to be a little more edgy than is appropriate for 'Twilight,' although I got some in there. That was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-rosenberg/my-humor-tends-to-be-a-little-more-edgy-than-is-appropriate-for/) [Melissa Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-rosenberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/melissa-rosenberg-10715_although_my-humor-tends-to-be-a-little-more-edgy_3059091.jpg) > [I'm not a fan of endless mystery in storytelling - I like to know where the mythology's going; I like to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-kripke/i-m-not-a-fan-of-endless-mystery-in-storytelling-i-like-to-know-where/) [Eric Kripke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-kripke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a14/eric-kripke-14863_aggressive_i-m-not-a-fan-of-endless-mystery-in-stor_6582.jpg) > [Joe and I have always been drawn to ensemble storytelling. We like the idea of telling stories from multiple characters' points of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-russo/joe-and-i-have-always-been-drawn-to-ensemble-storytelling-we-like-the/) [Anthony Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-russo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/845/anthony-russo-15408_ensemble_joe-and-i-have-always-been-drawn-to-ense_108212.jpg) > [Storytelling is more like a skin. You start with the outermost layer, what it's going to look like, then you kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-jane-anders/storytelling-is-more-like-a-skin-you-start-with-the-outermost-layer/) [Charlie Jane Anders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-jane-anders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a16/charlie-jane-anders-14361_beneath-the-surface_storytelling-is-more-like-a-skin-you-sta_2616602.jpg) > [I love crosscut parallel storytelling, like we did in Blue Valentine. I love how Alejandro González Iñárritu has done it, and Quentin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-cianfrance/i-love-crosscut-parallel-storytelling-like-we-did-in-blue-valentine-i/) [Derek Cianfrance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-cianfrance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba1/derek-cianfrance-28334_done_i-love-crosscut-parallel-storytelling-li_1472856.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/storytelling-like/#itemlist", "name": "Storytelling Like Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always thought storytelling was like juggling [...] You keep a lot of different tales in the air, and juggle them up and down, and if you're good you don't drop any.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Salman Rushdie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/i-always-thought-storytelling-was-like-juggling-you-keep-a-lot-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/salman-rushdie-153_air_i-always-thought-storytelling-was-like-j_2126489.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/salman-rushdie-153_air_i-always-thought-storytelling-was-like-j_2126489.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/salman-rushdie-153_air_i-always-thought-storytelling-was-like-j_2126489.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always thought storytelling was like juggling [...] You keep a lot of different tales in the air, and…” — Salman Rushdie", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We're big fans of balance in storytelling, and we like movies that hit every emotion.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anthony Russo" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-russo/we-re-big-fans-of-balance-in-storytelling-and-we-like-movies-that-hit/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/anthony-russo-15408_balance_we-re-big-fans-of-balance-in-storytellin_2199882.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/anthony-russo-15408_balance_we-re-big-fans-of-balance-in-storytellin_2199882.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/anthony-russo-15408_balance_we-re-big-fans-of-balance-in-storytellin_2199882.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We're big fans of balance in storytelling, and we like movies that hit every emotion.” — Anthony Russo", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Storytelling is like sex. 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