Brain Quote by Justin Roiland

Let the cut tell the story. Otherwise you have not got dramatic action, you've got narration.

— David Mamet

I set myself up for a lot of trouble by wanting to tell a story that is fairly earnest and emotional and expressive, but…

— Adrian Tomine

It has always been something I could do, and it may seem odd that in my case I seem to create an interesting narrative…

— Harry Mathews

Using humor as a wedge into different kinds of stories is my go-to. I think anything I do would have some sort of streak…

— Nahnatchka Khan

Any narrative, whether it's fiction or not, you have to approach it as though it really happened to you. I think that's the only…

— Jason Isbell

If there's an opportunity to tell a story through acting or directing or cinematography or a book, I will embrace that opportunity.

— Costa Ronin

It's a challenge to express real life in dramatic terms. In an entirely "made-up" story, you are sometimes overwhelmed by the infinite possibilities.

— Daniel Clowes

I think my narrative is actually pretty interesting if I step back from it and don't engage too much in it, personally or emotionally.

— Karyn Kusama

I think that in any role you have, whether TV or film, it's hard to do comedy and drama within one story.

— Callie Thorne

If you want to burrow a message into a human mind. Work it into a story

— Jonathan Gottschall

If you have a good story idea, don't assume it must form a prose narrative. It may work better as a play, a screenplay…

— Hilary Mantel

I don't have a plan for a story when I sit down to write. I would get quite bored carrying it out.

— Michael Ondaatje