Thrillers Quotes

138 Thrillers quotes by 110 unique authors

Movies have influenced all writers, not just thriller writers. — Ken Follett
Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative. — Ken Follett
The movies that made me want to make movies were action movies, and thrillers, and Kurosawa films, you know, where you have an opportunity every… — Lawrence Kasdan
Mysteries and thrillers are not the same things, though they are literary siblings. Roughly put, I would say the distinction is that mysteries emphasize motive… — Jon Meacham
I have 20 or 30 books completely plotted out in my mind - mysteries, thrillers, horror, romance, science fiction. You name it. — Christopher Paolini
I love horror, I love scary movies, I love thrillers. If things creep you out and spook you? I love it. — Lana Parrilla
I don't get a chance to be funny with the thrillers. I like to be funny, and I think I am really funny. So with… — James Patterson
Ultimately, a great thriller is a roller coaster ride. I like to think that's a promise I have never failed to keep, and one that… — James Patterson
The best movies now are called 'thrillers.' Because if you use the word 'horror,' people's associations are straight-to-video crap. — Eli Roth
I love cop shows and crime books and thrillers, and before I die I'm gonna play a cop. — Amy Sedaris
It's a great thriller or mystery, but on another level it's a film about the fact that, if you only look at a person through… — Kevin Spacey
I love the idea of a movie hero in a thriller who is able to get ahead by just his brilliance, and not with a… — Danny Strong
Real politics is messy and morally ambiguous and doesn't make for a compelling thriller. — James Surowiecki
People talk of me as being the inventor of the legal thriller. — Scott Turow
I think so, Silence of the Lambs was a great, suspenseful thriller and I would expect Red Dragon to be similar. And I think it's… — Emily Watson
As Ralph's character begins to discover the political thriller aspect of the film, he falls deeper in love with his wife, so the two run… — Rachel Weisz
It is a political thriller. It's very action packed and it's very exciting, but at the same time it's a very big soulful love story… — Rachel Weisz
You don't ever see a thriller with a spiritual backbone. — Patrick Wilson
I've always been fascinated by books. When I was young, my grandfather used to hand out a book - which would be anything from a… — Ashwin Sanghi
She understood now why her friend Elizabeth, with her near-genius, analytical mind gave wide berth to murder mysteries, psychological thrillers, and horror stories, and read… — Karen Marie Moning
Sierra felt full of hope and confidence in God. She knew who she was. And she knew Whose she was. Whatever mysterious plan God had… — Robin Jones Gunn
I've been very lucky at what's happened in my career to date, but playing something as far from me as possible is an ambition of… — Benedict Cumberbatch
Most beginning writers - and I was the same - are like chefs trying to cook great dishes that they've never tasted themselves. How can… — Daniel Quinn
I got into reading a lot of noir and a lot of thrillers as well, and I really admired the plotting about those and the… — Joe Abercrombie
I read Freud because I find him an excellent writer... a writer of police thrillers that can be followed with great passion. — Italo Calvino

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