Always Quote by Nic Pizzolatto

Fiction was a massive, massive part of my formative years, far more so than television ever was, and I always hoped that my future…

— Steve Backshall

When I was a child - in wartime, pre-television - books were my life.

— A. S. Byatt

I think of my novels as entertainments.

— Anonymous

I have not done too many fiction shows, yes, people love me for my roles on TV.

— Karan Kundrra

As a teenager, I wanted to write novels. By college, it was theater, plays, and then, shortly, it was film.

— Richard Linklater

When I was your age, television was called books.

— William Goldman

I had never written anything. And I had never studied writing. So my motives were pure: I had a great story... a courtroom drama…

— John Grisham

There are many books that I love dearly, and I've seen many televised or film recreations that I just haven't thought were up to…

— Essie Davis

Novels have become equally important to me as films. I consider myself a storyteller and passionately engaged in both of those disciplines.

— Rebecca Miller

I used to read voraciously while in school and cinema was always a fascination. Law was the safe backup plan.

— Anoop Menon

I've always loved shows like '48 Hours' and 'Dateline,' and I've always been passionate about getting to the truth, and journalism.

— Regina Hall

My love was always in books. I was just one of those avid readers. Films came later, but the stories were always present.

— Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi