Actually Quote by Bill Hader

I figured out I wanted to tell stories in college. I'm an only child who moved around a lot growing up, and I really…

— Joe Robert Cole

Along the way, I learned the key to launching a company. It's all about storytelling.

— Gil Penchina

In a lot of ways, TV writing taught me how to be a good storyteller. I learned about dialogue, scenes, moving the plot forward.

— Maria Semple

I started as a writer; I started writing when I was little. The acting and directing was an outgrowth of my desire to tell…

— Mike White

I was always inventing characters and making up stories.

— Suzanne Vega

I wanted to become a director before I wanted to become a writer. When I was 10, people would ask me what I wanted…

— Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

It was interesting to write ad films and scripts for TV shows before I moved on to writing a feature film. That helped me…

— Farhan Akhtar

The stories tend to be what I work on when I'm stuck. Something will just pop into my head and I'll think that's more…

— Jess Walter

Short films really helped me develop as a story teller, animator, and as a director.

— John Lasseter

I started as a journalist for magazines in New York City, so it was always storytelling. And moving into movies was a natural transition.

— Bruce Feirstein

I always had an interest in telling stories.

— Omari Hardwick

I just enjoyed telling stories. I enjoyed watching films and reading and becoming someone else. I spent a lot of time on my own…

— Tuppence Middleton