Any Quote by J. J. Abrams Download Open image “It's a leap of faith doing any serialised storytelling.” — J. J. Abrams ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Any Doing Faith Leap Leap of faith Religion Storytelling Writing
Storytelling is our oldest form of remembering the promises we have made to one another and to our various gods, and the promises given… — Jane Yolen Copy Share Image
Unlike fiction, which you create before you go into production, with reality you kind of create it after everything is produced. The drama and… — Kurt Sutter Copy Share Image
Story is a sacred visualization, a way of echoing experience. — Terry Tempest Williams Copy Share Image
It's a fun thing to do, to put yourself in the service of something if you think you can add an interpretation. It's no… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
It often happens that people come to believe in their own fictions. — Robert Rhodes James Copy Share Image
“Stories migrate secretly. The assumption that whatever we now believe is just common sense, or what we always knew, is a way to save… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
Storytelling is the art of unfolding knowledge in a way that makes each piece contribute to a larger truth. — Philip Gerard Copy Share Image
There's a problem with narratives. Most that spring to mind are fictional. — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how you kill an emu,… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“Storytelling? God started that. Discovery. Lust. Murder. Revenge. Power. Sin. Redemption. Forgiveness. Miracles. We simply retell the stories in the language of our generation.” — Dennis R. Miller Copy Share Image
Stories are attempts to share our values and beliefs. Storytelling is worthwhile when it tells what we stand for. — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
I guess the idea of not wanting to choose to direct a film, for which I've not read a script. It's a tough decision… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I do think there's something about the digital age that is increasingly dehumanising us. We're in this very weird place where we're being pulled… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I hate to look at the stuff I've written and consider what it means or why I do it. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I feel like obviously the standard for what TV looks like changes all the time. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I'd love to do a movie where the monster is human, where the issue is not otherworldly, or horror or science fiction. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I feel blessed that I get to be part of entertaining people in any capacity. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
There are always a bunch of ideas floating around and I do the best that I can to try to not do them. The… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I'd like to use IMAX. The problem with IMAX is that it's a very loud camera. It's a very unreliable camera. Only so much… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I've also never run to the movies because something's in 3-D. — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
But I'm grateful for everyone who would want to read a spoiler because it means that they care and want to see the movie… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
I think that even if you're wondering if two characters are ever going to kiss, drawing out the inevitability is part of the fun.… — J. J. Abrams Copy Share Image
Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
At the very beginning, I was a page at Letterman, and I freelanced for any place that would let me write any word. I… — Ben Schwartz Copy Share Image
If we accept being talked to any kind of a way, then we are telling ourselves we are not quite worth the best. And… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
A lot of people have been saying 'The 100' reminds them of 'Lord Of The Flies,' 'Lost' and 'Battlestar Galactica,' and all of those… — Marie Avgeropoulos Copy Share Image
I have never been in, nor have I had any strong particular desire to be in, what is termed a costume drama, but I… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
We were so poor as kids. I didn't even see a bathtub, running water, hot water, commode - we didn't have any of that.… — Phil Robertson Copy Share Image
Hard work and a good education will take you further than any government program. — Aaron Schock Copy Share Image
Anyone who's read my 'Terror in the Skies' series knows that I have not been writing with an eye toward approval from any government… — Annie Jacobsen Copy Share Image
The system in Germany is different, as you sign up with a company for two or three years, and you work exclusively with them;… — Tom Wlaschiha Copy Share Image
I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any… — Lou Reed Copy Share Image