Audiences are less intrigued, honestly, by battle. They're more intrigued by human relations. If you're making a film about the trappings of… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
The task is not primarily to have a story, but to penetrate the story, to discard the elements of it that are… — Deborah Eisenberg Copy Share Image
The requirements for illustrating an eight-page story are as different from that of an ensemble-cast mini-series as they are different from a… — Stuart Immonen Copy Share Image
The genre of narrative business books that I love so much - the ones that have a you-are-there quality - was invented,… — Andrew Ross Sorkin Copy Share Image
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I was lucky enough to see the original cast of 'In the Heights.' This one blew my mind. The infusion of Latin,… — Josh Young Copy Share Image
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I decided to make myself a little less precious with my storytelling. I think you can see from the first three pieces… — Lucy Corin Copy Share Image
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Storytelling is how history is passed. It's what our ancestors did, it's what everybody's done. It has to come back into a… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
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If there is such a thing as a universal--and I wasn't ready to throw all of mine out the window--it's that there… — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share Image
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People knew there were two ways of coming at truth. One was science, or what the Greeks called Logos, reason, logic. And… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
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The protagonist of Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours doesn’t make it easy for us, channeling as he does Barry Hannah… — Jim Shepard Copy Share Image
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Well I'm not a storyteller, as far as telling stories which relate to experiences in my own life. That's not what I… — Freedy Johnston Copy Share Image
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“Yes, that's so,' said Sam. 'And we shouldn't be here at all, if we'd known more about it before we started. But… — J.R.R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
Don't ever let the other stuff get in the way of your inherent skills as a kick-butt storyteller. Move the reader, make… — James Dashner Copy Share Image
I was born in the era of the novel. I've written many, as well as collections of poetry, and essays for mouthing… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
I consider music to be storytelling, melody and rhythm. A lot of hip-hop has broken music down. There are no instruments and… — Jack White Copy Share Image
There's a big confusion in this country over what we want versus what we need," Morrie said. "You need food, you want… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
You start with a generic body, but I think the first wall you hit with portraiture is comprised of history and storytelling… — Kiki Smith Copy Share Image
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“Well, did anything interesting happen today?' [my father] would begin. And even before the daily question was completed I had eagerly launched… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
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