Beginning Quote by Nia DaCosta

It's all about this abstract entity called the story. It's all about the best way to tell the story, and to make a movie…

— Jose Padilha

I think film, to me, as a director, is about telling a story.

— Donnie Yen

The whole point of making a film is to tell a story.

— Ray Harryhausen

However much I may like to talk about or be interested in a more philosophical or moral agenda, [film] is, ultimately, about narrative. And…

— Edward Zwick

Film is our literature, so we should tell stories that are apropos of our culture, in that we can learn something about ourselves.

— David Strathairn

I have always thought of films as stories for the world.

— John Hillcoat

Filmmaking, whatever the window dressing or the scale of a film may be, is eventually about telling a story.

— Farhan Akhtar

I think great filmmakers will always talk in terms of storytelling. These guys were always about the story. That is how I love to…

— Michael Giacchino

Films are very influential, and I especially feel a responsibility to tell stories that have been pushed aside. Being able to shed light on…

— Q'orianka Kilcher

At the heart of any successful film is a powerful story. And a story should be just that: a narrative with a beginning, middle,…

— Julia Bacha

I have realised there are so many stories which can be told beautifully on screen. It's important to be part of such films.

— Jitendra Kumar

I see film as a real opportunity to examine the human condition. No matter where the technology goes in the future, the basics don't…

— Michael Schultz