Telling Quotes

3439 Telling quotes by 2398 unique authors

Man, after all my grandma put into me learning the piano, that was a hard day, telling her I was telling jokes for a living. — Jamie Foxx
First, speaking for myself, I don't want to ever be in a position where I'm telling other directors how to make movies, because I don't… — John Frankenheimer
I resent Washington telling states, or the residents of those states, what to do and what to think. — Luis Fortuno
Just because people are calling you skinny doesn't mean I'm like, 'Yay!' No! You're telling me I don't look right. This is me, this is… — Shenae Grimes
I don't mind when people are telling me about their 1971 Firebird, but it's the same thing as people telling me about their car or… — Jonny Greenwood
In any situation that calls for you to persuade, convince or manage someone or a group of people to do something, the ability to tell… — Peter Guber
I'm not first and foremost interested in story and the what-happens, but I'm interested in who's telling it and how they're telling it and the… — Amy Hempel
My mom has a tape from when I was, like, 2 years old, talking with my grandma, telling her a story that's really elaborate about… — Amanda Hocking
Could it be, I wonder, that there is such a thing as a wantologist, someone we can hire to figure out what we want? Have… — Arlie Russell Hochschild
Oprah was not somebody who was telling us what to do, she wasn't really teaching us like so many people we see today. With Oprah,… — Bonnie Hunt
I've been telling everyone for weeks now about how I get to play Lois Lane. It's a big deal. There are a few characters throughout… — Christina Hendricks
I remember telling my creative writing teacher that you never want to have a journal, because if you lose it, then someone's going to know… — Garrett Hedlund
I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with me when I'm telling strange tales. — Margaret Haddix
It sounds trite, but I like telling stories. — Rebecca Hall
There are definitely some stories worth telling and I think there's something to be said for telling your story. — Susanna Hoffs
But one thing you need to do in the game, is to adapt and adjust your game to what you have been asked to do… — Thierry Henry
I was telling somebody just the other day, there's technically such a hierarchy in this business. You have film, that's the ideal; then you have… — Tony Hale
When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch the author telling… — Tayari Jones
Sure! Why should any experts be the arbiters... That's like telling someone they can't be a vegetarian. — Virginia E. Johnson
I keep telling myself I should try very hard to write a novel of about 210 pages... I don't seem to be capable of it,… — Elizabeth Kostova
When I try to understand somebody, create a character, I fall into them. When I think writers are telling me what to think, I get… — Hari Kunzru
Anyone, without exception, can know God if they really want to simply by praying, by honestly telling Him that they want to know Him. He… — Peter Kreeft
Follow what your head is telling you and work hard. That's the big secret. — Joel McHale
The idea for actors is to make a living telling stories, so if you can do that, then you're way ahead of the game. — John C. McGinley
It seems so lucky to just to have the right of telling you with all my might, you're beautiful tonight. — Gordon Lightfoot

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