The only difference is that religion is much better organised and has been around much longer, but it's the same story with different characters and different costumes.
I was also the romantic lead in The Boston Strangler - I was the only one that lived to tell the story - so I called myself the romantic lead.
Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.
Those theologians who are beginning to take the doctrine of creation very seriously should pay some attention to science's story.
Science coverage could be improved by the recognition that science is timeless, and therefore science stories should not need to be pegged to an item in the news.
In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don't turn me into a tragic heroine.
One of the things I realized... is how few success stories there are in websites or products or businesses that exist primarily for an altruistic purpose.
I think all those people I did stories about measured their own success by the joy their work was giving them.
One of the crucial things to the story of 'Harry Potter's' success is just how well everyone got on. There were never any problems with anybody.
As society evolves, people are interested in a new take on an old beloved story.
TV is bigger than any story it reports. It's the greatest teaching tool since the printing press.
There's nothing wrong with technology. It's when technology is the story and not the artist, that's the problem.
The technology keeps moving forward, which makes it easier for the artists to tell their stories and paint the pictures they want.
Digital technology allows us a much larger scope to tell stories that were pretty much the grounds of the literary media.
I'm actually a very romantic person, and I would like to play in a love story. As long as it doesn't get too sweet. That's not me.
I am a tremendous 'Star Wars' fan; I know the story means an enormous love to me. I love the characters.
As a professional writer of detective stories, I string along with the ballplayers. I love a ball game.
I really love the process, with stage, of rehearsal, you get to create a character, and you have a beginning, a middle, and an end of story. And in television, you don't.
Human beings love stories because they safely show us beginnings, middles and ends.
I think I'll always want to write and direct. I'm interested in producing and helping other people tell stories. But I'm still in love with writing and directing.
The world would be a very sad place if readers could only love one story.
