Quotes of: Story Keyword

I would be happy to be labeled as a writer of offbeat stories. I don't know how to do anything else.

Caroline Thompson

If the reader looks, I think he will find plenty of moral and political ideas in my stories.

Italo Calvino

I feel a bigger sense of fulfillment when writing a novel, and short stories are more about instant gratification.

Jami Attenberg

I make up stories about people who are either imaginary or some variation of myself.

Jami Attenberg

So I'm not really quite sure what Landis' plans were to make another one. The American Werewolf in Paris was a completely separate story.

Jenny Agutter

I believe in anything that will engage the audience and make the story more effective.

J. J. Abrams

I was thinking of applying to the 'Guardian' for a job after university. Yeah, I wanted to be one of the people who writes stories in G2.

Jamie Cullum

Every life is a unique story written by an unique person who is living it. So write it fearlessly, write it better.

Debasish Mridha

For all the import and message of 'The Iliad,' it's ultimately a story that's meant to be heard, and the person hearing 'The Iliad' determines what it means.

Denis O'Hare

Once I have the story in my head, I write it down. The illustrations usually come last.

Dav Pilkey

No one can call themselves a writer until he or she has written at least fifty stories.

David Foster Wallace

I wasn't going to be a college kid. The only subject I was interested in was English. I think I had a subconscious interest in analyzing story.

Eric Bana

Aw honey. Today's as important as forever." Grandpa Joe in "Shave and a Haircut" Flash Warden and Other Stories

Eileen Granfors

'The Squickerwonkers' was the story I wrote when I was on 'The Hobbit.' And I brought it to Comic-Con and sold out a thousand copies I had printed.

Evangeline Lilly

Exploitation is a harsh word, I know that, but on a certain level, to me that is the central Hollywood story.

Bret Easton Ellis

I would act whether or not I was paid. I would be involved in ensemble groups. I would have the desire to tell stories.

Brendan Fraser

One of the reasons I started working at 'South Park,' actually, was that I wanted to learn how to structure things and how to tell a story.

Bill Hader

Your biggest influences are the earliest ones. When I was young, I was very influenced by the short stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Brad Holland

Nonfiction requires enormous discipline. You construct the terms of your story, and then you stick to them.

Barbara Kingsolver

That's literally been the story of my career. I'm always the second choice. And you know what? I'm more than happy to be that person.

Bianca Kajlich

I was involved with the Batman. There are two sides to every story. Now you've heard my side.

Bob Kane