Awkward moment Quote by Anonymous

Truth is quite constricting, in a way. You endlessly see at the start of a film 'This is a true story'.

— Stephen Frears

I shattered the notion that a movie had to be advertised with realistic elements from the story.

— Saul Bass

“‎"Based on a true story"? No, thanks. I prefer "based on a true imagination".”

— Enkelejd Lamaj

In film, in general, you have just so many cliche themes or stories that are told over and over again.

— Takashi Miike

I like when they say a movie is inspired by a true story. That's kind of silly. "Hey, Mitch, did you hear that story…

— Mitch Hedberg

Sometimes films ignore other points of view because it's simpler to tell the story that way, but the more genuine and sympathetic you are…

— Ang Lee

It's hard when you're doing a film based on a true story to really figure out what all those relationships were.

— James Franco

Sometimes movies gloss over things, and it was important to me that this was realistic.

— Jami Gertz

I'm just looking for the best story being told by the best people and the best part that I can find. If those things…

— John Hawkes

Film is a window to the real world but a lie that makes you believe the unbelievable.

— Irvin Kershner

“Most stories are based on something real.”

— Paula Weston

STORIES WE TELL is one of the boldest and most exciting films I’ve seen in the last six months, and the kind of experience…

— A. O. Scott