Dramatic Quotes

668 quotes by 607 authors

It is better to predict dramatic things that don't happen than boring things that do. — Nathan Myhrvold
Software-industry battles are fought by highly paid and out-of-shape nerds furiously pounding computer keyboards while they guzzle diet Coke. The stakes aren't very dramatic. Life?… — Nathan Myhrvold
I think that's what distinguishes Schmidt, really. In the movies now, so much of what is appealing to an audience is the dramatic or has… — Jack Nicholson
My mother worked for a woman, Maria Ley-Piscator, who with her husband founded the Dramatic Workshop, which was connected to the New School. My mother… — Robert De Niro
I've always liked the idea of taking old dramatic ideas and devices and making them feel relevant or contemporary or whatever. — Edward Norton
After I got to Hollywood, I resented that I didn't get a crack at more dramatic roles because I photographed so beautifully. — Maureen O'Hara
I think all art comes out of conflict. When I write I am always looking for the dramatic kernel of an event, the junctures of… — Joyce Carol Oates
When I was a younger actor, I would try to keep it serious all day. But I have found, later on, that the lighter I… — Al Pacino
The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security. — Leon Panetta
A mood disorder is dangerous. You've got to get those dramatic waves of highs and lows stabilized. It's dangerous if you don't. — Jane Pauley
We must develop huge demonstrations, because the world is used to big dramatic affairs. They think in terms of hundreds of thousands and millions and… — A. Philip Randolph
The most anxious time was during launch, just because that is so dramatic. — Sally Ride
Decay is quiet but ghastly, explosion is dramatic and dreadful. There's not much to choose between the two of them in reality, and most of… — Anne Roiphe
Don't get me wrong, magic is cool. But a nervous mother singing to her child at night while something moves quietly through the dark outside… — Patrick Rothfuss
Even when you're making a movie about life, death is a presence, and I guess it's part of my dramatic viewpoint. I'm not sure why… — Gus Van Sant
Free time keeps me going. It's just something that's always been a part of my life. I was originally a painter, and I made films… — Gus Van Sant
In real life, events seem much less dramatic. — Jessica Savitch
People tend to think of their lives as having a dramatic arc, because they read too much fiction. — Will Self
Leave America and you'll find that the consumers in many other countries enjoy watching advertising. Not because the products are better, but because the ads… — Simon Sinek
Dramatic fiction - William Shakespeare made his biggest mark writing dramatic love stories. — Nicholas Sparks

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