Dramatic Quote by Jim Jarmusch

I begin by writing paragraphs that don’t have an immediate relation to a plot. The sound of the story comes first.

— Grace Paley

I never start a section of the story without knowing how it will end. I also consciously try to shape the story as though…

— Dave Barry

I don't necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the story that's most vivid in my…

— Beverly Cleary

If a story doesn't give you a hard-on in the first couple of scenes, throw it in the goddamned garbage.

— Samuel Fuller

Plot and scene are still the hardest things for me, though I think they're the building blocks of what makes a story work.

— Dan Chaon

When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with

— Sophie Marceau

There is no absolute beginning to any story, after all. There is only the moment you begin watching.

— William Landay

We start with strong characters and build the movie from there. That not to say we don't struggle with story - that's the most…

— Chris Meledandri

When you're going with a huge dramatic disaster film, try to keep the narrative as simple as possible.

— Jeremy Bolt

Everything starts with a story.

— Joseph Campbell

Usually with film writing I start with characters, and set about writing their story.

— Billy Bob Thornton

Writing the opening lines of a story is a bit like starting to ski at the steepest part of a hill. You must have…

— Marion Dane Bauer