There's no worse crime in journalism these days than simply deciding something's a story because Drudge links to it.
Most writers can tell stories of how their books failed to be made into films.
Christianity and Islam, they have the same morals, same lifestyle, some of the same stories that shaped them.
I don't have a style. I just try to write what the story demands.
My job is to tell a story, and the decisions about the casting have to be honest.
Any story that I can consider worth telling is one that you could tell in words.
Everything encourages you not to tell stories of gay lives. There is no economy yet for that kind of cinema.
It's not about people believing the story. It's about you knowing and holding it to be true.
As filmmakers, we're constantly always looking for something to bring the audience deeper into the reality of the story we're telling.
The creative process; I enjoy thinking up the stories and situations for my books.
Writing a story, regardless of length, begins always with a single word.
The most important thing is story-telling. It's as singular and old-fashioned as that.
I have no stories to sell. A lot of my relationships are with civilians, and no one wants to hear about those.
We are made of the stories we have heard and read all through our lives.
Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.
The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a plot.
It's true that I'm drawn to unusual stories. Normal roles don't really attract me.
I like sunny stories. You know, my favorite girls in the '50s were Debbie Reynolds, Doris Day, and Esther Williams.
'The Hobbit' didn't include female characters at all and was a very linear story, a book for children, really.
People who have passion for horror stories, their appreciation/my appreciation is looking at it as opera.
Almost everybody will listen to you when you tell your own story.