Belief Quote by Sarah Paulson

A lot of banging in the head has built up over the decades, and for my own sanity, I needed to write. I wanted…

— Martin Donovan

You want to tell a great story. You want these characters to become part of people's lives. And then, hopefully, that generates discussion.

— Todd Lieberman

I'm not first and foremost interested in story and the what-happens, but I'm interested in who's telling it and how they're telling it and…

— Amy Hempel

I just want to be told a story, and I want to believe I'm living that story, and I don't give a thought to…

— Anne Tyler

I'm never going to tell the reader what to believe; I'm going to examine these characters that believe different ways, and examine their motives.

— Barbara Kingsolver

I see myself as a storyteller, I don't mind if the story is fact or fiction, if it's a good story I'd like to…

— Leanne Pooley

I was fascinated by a compelling character embroiled in a controversial topic that told the story from a different point of view.

— Bjorn Borg

Whichever character I'm using and wherever I am in my mind dictates what kind of story I'm going to tell.

— Anonymous

I never set out to make any statements about a specific character, I just set out to tell what feels like is a truthful…

— Lena Dunham

It's important to me that I need to know what my character is about.

— Sameera Reddy

I'm first and foremost interested in the story, the characters.

— David Lean

I'm interested in character and dialogue and exchange of ideas.

— Alexander McCall Smith