Narration Quotes

30 quotes by 30 authors

It is commonly supposed that the uniformity of a studious life affords no matter for narration: but the truth is, that of the most studious… — Samuel Johnson
Clothes as text, clothes as narration, clothes as a story. Clothes as the story of our lives. And if you were to gather all the… — Linda Grant
But would we know, whether the pretended prophet had really attained a just sentiment of morals? Let us attend to his narration; and we shall… — David Hume
Time is what makes good stories. Much has been cooking for a long time, and at last finds an out in narration one day. That's… — Barry Hannah
The great majority of modern third-person narration is "I" narration very thinly disguised. — John Fowles
We believed - and I personally still believe - that the so called Voice of God narration, ubiquitous in documentaries destined for PBS, is insulting… — Jayne Loader
God help you if you use voice-over in your work, my friends. God help you. That's flaccid, sloppy writing. Any idiot can write a voice-over… — Robert McKee
I regard sports first and foremost as entertainment, so dry documentary narration is not for me. — Jack Brickhouse
I'm working 2 days a week right now, narration usually on Wed., and host on camera on Friday. — Robert Stack
The â€˜Iâ€™ character in journalism is almost pure invention. Unlike the â€˜Iâ€™ of autobiography, who is meant to be seen as a representation of the… — Janet Malcolm
Never yet could I find that a black had uttered a thought above the level of plain narration; never saw even an elemental trait of… — Thomas Jefferson
Narration is as much a part of human nature as breath and the circulation of the blood. — A. S. Byatt
In 'Labor Day Hurricane, 1935,' Douglas Trevor vividly recreates a historical event. While that is the only story in A THIN TEAR IN THE FABRIC… — Stuart Dybek
When Veronica Mars was canceled, the following season of pilots for The CW had been announced, and one was Gossip Girl. I read it, and… — Kristen Bell
Although there was a screenplay, the actors never knew what questions I was going to ask them, and all of my character's voice-over narration and… — Griffin Dunne
History is principally the inaccurate narration of events which ought not to have happened. — Earnest Hooton
Literature is not exhaustible, for the sufficient and simple reason that a single book is not. A book is not an isolated entity: it is… — Jorge Luis Borges
World events can shape culture. Music is either a soundtrack for or a narration of changing times. And who knows how that's going to go? — L.A. Reid
With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It's a good exercise to do. — Ben Kingsley
Time is the nervous system of narration, whether factual or fictive. If it gets confused some of the minutiae of human nature are certain not… — Glenway Wescott

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