--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Human beings. People's stories. That's…" description: "\"Human beings. People's stories. That's really what gets me excited.\" — Fisher Stevens" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/320/fisher-stevens-22598_excited_human-beings-people-s-stories-that-s-rea_1671975.jpg" --- # Human beings. People's stories. That's really what gets me… ![“Human beings. People's stories. That's really what gets me excited.” quote by Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/320/fisher-stevens-22598_excited_human-beings-people-s-stories-that-s-rea_1671975.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/320/fisher-stevens-22598_excited_human-beings-people-s-stories-that-s-rea_1671975.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/320/fisher-stevens-22598_excited_human-beings-people-s-stories-that-s-rea_1671975.jpg) > “Human beings. People's stories. That's really what gets me excited.” [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Emphasizes that human narratives and personal stories are the primary source of excitement and connection. **In simple terms:** Stories about people spark excitement. Key Takeaway Seek and share personal narratives. Themes storytelling humanity connection Mood inspirational empathetic Type narrative motivational When to use this quote - Documentary filmmaking - journalism - community building - therapy sessions Key Concepts Narrative psychology Empathy Identity formation Questions to Reflect On - Whose stories are we hearing? - How do narratives shape our worldview? 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That's what I love. The other thing is traveling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/this-human-condition-and-people-s-stories-that-s-what-i-love-the/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [“But that is who we are, that is where we come from. We are the offspring of metropolitan annihilation and destruction, of the war…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ulrike-meinhof/but-that-is-who-we-are-that-is-where-we-come-from-we-are-the/) [Ulrike Meinhof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ulrike-meinhof/) > [Every fandom has, you know, it's made up human beings, of people. 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Human beings don't like peace and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bernard-shaw/we-re-human-beings-we-are-all-of-us-and-that-s-what-people-are-liable/) [George Bernard Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bernard-shaw/) > [We know that from time to time there arise among human beings people who seem to exude love as naturally as the sun gives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-watts/we-know-that-from-time-to-time-there-arise-among-human-beings-people/) [Alan Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-watts/) > [Many books that you read, they have those disclaimers that say that, "None of the events and none of the people are based on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/many-books-that-you-read-they-have-those-disclaimers-that-say-that/) [Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/) ## More by Fisher Stevens > [No, but I'm really lucky, because I'm not the superhero.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/no-but-i-m-really-lucky-because-i-m-not-the-superhero/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [I like people and get along, and I'm afraid to express my anger and my rage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/i-like-people-and-get-along-and-i-m-afraid-to-express-my-anger-and-my/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [Well, I just wanted to be a person. I just wanted them to keep writing me as humanistic as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/well-i-just-wanted-to-be-a-person-i-just-wanted-them-to-keep-writing/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [But did I think it would last more than 13 episodes at the time? No, I didn't think that. I never know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/but-did-i-think-it-would-last-more-than-13-episodes-at-the-time-no-i/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [But basically what I like are the possibilities, and the fantasy element of the show. Not science fantasy so much, but fantasy, the humanistic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/but-basically-what-i-like-are-the-possibilities-and-the-fantasy/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [I wanted to do an episode about Chuck having a gambling problem. I wanted to portray my addiction on the show. But I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/i-wanted-to-do-an-episode-about-chuck-having-a-gambling-problem-i/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [Technology changing the world so quickly. I think it's even more difficult for older people to keep up in the world. And that's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/technology-changing-the-world-so-quickly-i-think-it-s-even-more/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [You know, it's a very sexist society, Indonesia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/you-know-it-s-a-very-sexist-society-indonesia/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [I love to travel, which is sort of why I do documentaries and why I'm in this whole world of movies - you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/i-love-to-travel-which-is-sort-of-why-i-do-documentaries-and-why-i-m/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [And TV is not the easiest place to be dangerous or on the edge. Especially on a Saturday night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/and-tv-is-not-the-easiest-place-to-be-dangerous-or-on-the-edge/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [The reason I took Early Edition - besides the fact that I liked it - was that it enabled me to start a production…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/the-reason-i-took-early-edition-besides-the-fact-that-i-liked-it-was/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [But I used to have a bit of a gambling problem. And that would have been the answer to my prayers. It got worse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/but-i-used-to-have-a-bit-of-a-gambling-problem-and-that-would-have/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [I have a bit of a traveling addiction, and, ah, yeah. I went to, ah, Bali this summer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/i-have-a-bit-of-a-traveling-addiction-and-ah-yeah-i-went-to-ah-bali/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [But I like being nasty. I like being cranky. Especially if it's a cold day in Chicago, it's nice to just take it out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/but-i-like-being-nasty-i-like-being-cranky-especially-if-it-s-a-cold/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) > [I think connection makes me vulnerable. Commitment makes me vulnerable, really.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fisher-stevens/i-think-connection-makes-me-vulnerable-commitment-makes-me-vulnerable/) [Fisher Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) [Explore all 27 Fisher Stevens quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fisher-stevens/) ## More Excited quotes > [I was really excited to have the opportunity to make Fiddler.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/i-was-really-excited-to-have-the-opportunity-to-make-fiddler/) [Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/) > [I feel excited about getting older as an actress, too. 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