"I have a theory... that someplace at the……" — Richard Ford
"I have a theory... that someplace at the heart of most compelling stories is something that doesn't make sense."
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Richard Ford
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65 Quotes by Richard Ford
Richard Ford has 65 quotes on this site.
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I realized I loved you, and I didn't want to be married to somebody I didn't love. I wanted to…
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At heart, of course, a story itself is consolation's instrument.
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Fear and hope are alike underneath.
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What was our life like? I almost don't remember now. Though I remember it, the space of time it occupied.…
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I'm intrigued by how ordinary behavior exists so close beside its opposite.
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It's been my habit of mind, over these years, to understand that every situation in which human beings are involved…
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Any rainy summer morning, of course, has the seeds of gloomy alienation sown in. But a rainy summer morning far…
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The world is a more engaging and less dramatic place than writers ever give it credit for being
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Theres a lot to be said for doing what youre not supposed to do, and the rewards of doing what…
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When you are sixteen you do not know what your parents know, or much of what they understand, and less…
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Married life requires shared mystery even when all the facts are known.
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Marry somebody you love and who thinks you being a writer's a good idea.
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Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you…
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Comedy, drama, Westerns, sci-fi... it's all fine if the story's compelling and the character is interesting to me. I do…
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I was opposed to the U.S. involvement in Libya from the very start. President Obama has never made a compelling…
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Sarah Palin is a compelling political figure.
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I feel like my responsibility as an actor is to make characters as compelling and believable as possible.
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Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of…
— Ansel Adams
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Ultimately, physical resemblance isn't as important as whether this person can bring this character to life in a way that's…
— Alan Ball
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Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
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Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome…
— Les Brown
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An actress who has the gift of swaying the emotions of an audience, of compelling tribute of tears, or of…
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The thing about a good podcast is you have to have a good host. If you don't have a compelling…
— Adam Carolla
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The readers are the ones who let us live our dreams. I try to write books which are really compelling…
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