Mrs. Hopewell had no bad qualities of her own but she was able to use other people's in such a constructive way that she never felt the lack.
I think that the world should be full of cats and full of rain, that's all, just cats and rain, rain and cats, very nice, good night.
I always tell my writing students that every good piece of writing begins with both a mystery and a love story. And that every single sentence must be a poem. And that economy is the key to all good writing. And that every character has to have a sec...
I don't see a difference between playing a performance capture role and a live action role, they're just characters to me at the end of the day and I'm an actor who wants to explore those characters in fantastically written scripts. The only caveat i...
The stories that I want to tell, especially as a director, don't necessarily have a perfect ending because, the older you get, the more you appreciate a good day versus a happy ending. You understand that life continues on the next day; the reality o...
I just feel like when a good project comes along, I'm not going to discriminate against it because it's television or because it's a film. I never want to say no to something just because of the area that it's in. If it's a good story or I think it's...
I want to pick good projects, I want to work with great directors and try not to put too much pressure on myself and just read things for the story and recognize when I'm drawn to something for the right reasons and try to maintain some sanity. Sanit...
The technology is really where all of the changes have taken place, but the fundamentals of a good story being the basis of every good picture, and really the only basis still remains the rule, more so today, I think, because we've unfortunately wean...
No matter how good a story is, there is more at stake in the telling.
The way the films look will never entertain an audience alone. It has to be in the service of a good story with great characters.
We are all stories in the end, just make it a good one eh?
I've been in this business now for almost ten years. I've done a lot of stories. I have a pretty good track record.
I don't stare at a sheet of paper and try to think of a good word to use. I try to see where the story should go.
That's what makes a good show. It doesn't target one group. It tells a story everyone gets.
Good teaching is creating really interesting generalizations out of war stories.
I'm just trying to tell a nice story. Whether you're a writer or a producer, all you want to do is tell a good yarn.
I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved. Just action, by itself, is not going to work.
The problem with trying to make a film good and have it work for an audience is the problem of trying to tell a story well. The shape or the color of it doesn't matter.
I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspired our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good.
To me the most important thing is a good story, though I know how cliche that sounds.
Of course I want my films to look really good, but every single element is chosen for a reason. It's telling something in the story.
