--- title: "Famous Studied Sayings" description: "Browse 451 Studied quotes by 426 authors. Discover the best Studied sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d23/caroline-leavitt-11280_big_i-m-big-on-story-structure-i-studied-wit_2445137.jpg" --- > [I'm big on story structure. I studied with John Truby, who mapped out story by means of moral wants and needs, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-leavitt/i-m-big-on-story-structure-i-studied-with-john-truby-who-mapped-out/) [Caroline Leavitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-leavitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d23/caroline-leavitt-11280_big_i-m-big-on-story-structure-i-studied-wit_2445137.jpg) > [I watched Ali, studied Ali, and I studied Sugar Ray Robinson. I watched them display showmanship. I watched them use pizzazz, personality,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-watched-ali-studied-ali-and-i-studied-sugar-ray-robinson-i-watched/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/sugar-ray-leonard-3228_ali_i-watched-ali-studied-ali-and-i-studied_2198763.png) > [I studied writing at NYU. I graduated high school in Nashville and then went to the creative writing program, and in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harmony-korine/i-studied-writing-at-nyu-i-graduated-high-school-in-nashville-and/) [Harmony Korine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harmony-korine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/harmony-korine-8808_creative_i-studied-writing-at-nyu-i-graduated-hig_3141128.jpg) > [The girls. Its the reason I went to college and studied so long. The money was spent well. I actually wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wesley-snipes/the-girls-its-the-reason-i-went-to-college-and-studied-so-long-the/) [Wesley Snipes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wesley-snipes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/wesley-snipes-8690_dance_the-girls-its-the-reason-i-went-to-colle_2736593.png) > [Even though I studied in New York and I know the American system, I come from France where I learned that with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-leterrier/even-though-i-studied-in-new-york-and-i-know-the-american-system-i/) [Louis Leterrier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-leterrier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/louis-leterrier-16703_american_even-though-i-studied-in-new-york-and-i_162512.jpg) > [I never studied theatre; I learned it by doing it. If I had studied theatre, I would not be making the kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wilson/i-never-studied-theatre-i-learned-it-by-doing-it-if-i-had-studied/) [Robert Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40a/robert-wilson-8083_am_i-never-studied-theatre-i-learned-it-by_568563.jpg) > [Ultimately, the problem is that sex is perceived as a personal, intimate thing, not in the realm of science. But that's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-roach/ultimately-the-problem-is-that-sex-is-perceived-as-a-personal/) [Mary Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-roach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdd/mary-roach-635_anatomy_ultimately-the-problem-is-that-sex-is-pe_88642.png) > [I never went to school for directing. I studied theater with a director. I followed plays to see how a director would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-villeneuve/i-never-went-to-school-for-directing-i-studied-theater-with-a/) [Denis Villeneuve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-villeneuve/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/denis-villeneuve-22151_actor_i-never-went-to-school-for-directing-i-s_2786379.jpg) > [After high school, I went to the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point for a year, and I studied musical theatre. By that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-osnes/after-high-school-i-went-to-the-university-of-wisconsin-stevens-point/) [Laura Osnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-osnes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97d/laura-osnes-17308_after_after-high-school-i-went-to-the-universi_1493713.jpg) > [It was because of my deep concerns about nuclear weapons that I went to Hiroshima. And then I was astounded in Hiroshima…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jay-lifton/it-was-because-of-my-deep-concerns-about-nuclear-weapons-that-i-went/) [Robert Jay Lifton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jay-lifton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2a/robert-jay-lifton-13917_about_it-was-because-of-my-deep-concerns-about_2454000.jpg) > [As an undergrad, I studied engineering physics at the University of Oklahoma, and all my degrees are from engineering departments. My father…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mceuen/as-an-undergrad-i-studied-engineering-physics-at-the-university-of/) [Paul McEuen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mceuen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/977/paul-mceuen-53918_business_as-an-undergrad-i-studied-engineering-ph_2870411.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/studied/#itemlist", "name": "Studied Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm big on story structure. I studied with John Truby, who mapped out story by means of moral wants and needs, and that's what I do. 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