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Story Quotes

What I look for is identifying what the utility of a character is to the telling of the story overall. If I can identify that from reading the script, then I’ve got a clear idea of whether or not I think the character is worth playing Picture Quote #1

I’m still interested in perfecting whatever talents I have and continuing to grow as an actor and continuing to be useful to the telling of the story Picture Quote #1

The media can be challenging, but at the same time, without the media, I would not have been able to share my personal story. Often the media can bring beauty and encouragement to people’s lives Picture Quote #1

When I write a story, I just wanna tell you what’s in my head. It can come from real life and then turn into fantasy, stuff just rhyming. And write about what you know. I just like to tell stories that have not been told or told from my perspective Picture Quote #1

Theater is the best. That’s where you get the work done. You just really get in there and figure something out about a story or a character or life or the world. That’s where magic stuff happens Picture Quote #1

When the story is good enough, people can watch something three times the length of an opera Picture Quote #1

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Each of us needs an adequate biography: How do I put together into a coherent image the pieces of my life? How do I find the basic plot of my story? Picture Quote #1

I know lots of people that take cocaine three nights a week and get up and go to work every day, no problem. But we never hear that side of the story Picture Quote #1

I’ve done as many as 20 or 30 drafts of a story. Never less than 10 or 12 drafts Picture Quote #1

When you get into a film, it is one story and one set development of a character, and you are able to delve into one character for a short period of time and discover everything about them Picture Quote #1

The more people talk about eating disorders, the more people get the real story about what they’re like Picture Quote #1

The most fun part for an actor is the writing and the story and the character. That’s very fulfilling Picture Quote #1

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Id like to be in anything that tells a good story and has an interesting character Picture Quote #1

I always loved having the chance to disappear in a story. I always was kind of obsessed with that Picture Quote #1

Stories twist and turn and grow and meet and give birth to other stories. Here and there, one story touches another, and a familiar character, sometimes the hero, walks over the bridge from one story into another Picture Quote #1

In order to deliver the emotional truth in the story, you have to include some of the literal truth Picture Quote #1

When I wrote my first story, all the characters were teenagers because I think 16, 17 is a great age Picture Quote #1

Literature makes history come to life. It is maybe the most accurate depiction of history, especially literature that was written in the time period depicted in the story Picture Quote #1

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I think theres something really thrilling to having to get people laughing about something, and then, when you have them in that comfort space, you can drop the weight into the texture of the story Picture Quote #1

If you start thinking about being likable you are not going to tell your story honestly Picture Quote #1

I started out doing music videos and photography, and I always loved writing. Filmmaking seemed to be a good compilation of all these skills in a way that allowed me to tell a story greater than the sum of its parts Picture Quote #1

I never work from an outline, and often I don’t know how the story will end Picture Quote #1

Because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be filled with huge ups and downs. So people pretend there is drama where there is none Picture Quote #1

There is no feeling to be compared with the feeling of having written and finished a story Picture Quote #1

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We may be willing to tell a story twice, never to hear it more than once Picture Quote #1

The difference between writing a story and simply relating past events is that a story, in order to be acceptable, must have shape and meaning. It is the old idea that art is the bringing of order out of chaos Picture Quote #1

When I feel that I’m going to write a detective story, I buy a five pound box of chocolates and a ream of paper. When the candy is all gone and the paper all used up, I know that the book is long enough Picture Quote #1

Daydreaming had started me on the way; but story writing once I was truly in its grip, took me and shook me awake Picture Quote #1

My own words, when I am at work on a story, I hear too as they go, in the same voice that I hear when I read in books. When I write and the sound of it comes back to my ears, then I act to make changes. I have always trusted this voice Picture Quote #1

A vivid portrait of a teenage girl and her family in disarray. Meredith is a wonderful narrator, witty, feisty, full of yearning, and the story she tells is as complicated as life itself. This is a richly satisfying novel Picture Quote #1

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What I look for is identifying what the utility of a character is to the telling of the story overall. If I can identify that from reading the script, then I’ve got a clear idea of whether or not I think the character is worth playing (Story Quotes) I’m still interested in perfecting whatever talents I have and continuing to grow as an actor and continuing to be useful to the telling of the story (Story Quotes) The media can be challenging, but at the same time, without the media, I would not have been able to share my personal story. Often the media can bring beauty and encouragement to people’s lives (Story Quotes) When I write a story, I just wanna tell you what’s in my head. It can come from real life and then turn into fantasy, stuff just rhyming. And write about what you know. I just like to tell stories that have not been told or told from my perspective (Story Quotes) Theater is the best. That’s where you get the work done. You just really get in there and figure something out about a story or a character or life or the world. That’s where magic stuff happens (Story Quotes) When the story is good enough, people can watch something three times the length of an opera (Story Quotes) Each of us needs an adequate biography: How do I put together into a coherent image the pieces of my life? How do I find the basic plot of my story? (Story Quotes) I know lots of people that take cocaine three nights a week and get up and go to work every day, no problem. But we never hear that side of the story (Story Quotes) I’ve done as many as 20 or 30 drafts of a story. Never less than 10 or 12 drafts (Story Quotes) When you get into a film, it is one story and one set development of a character, and you are able to delve into one character for a short period of time and discover everything about them (Story Quotes) The more people talk about eating disorders, the more people get the real story about what they’re like (Story Quotes) The most fun part for an actor is the writing and the story and the character. That’s very fulfilling (Story Quotes) Id like to be in anything that tells a good story and has an interesting character (Story Quotes) I always loved having the chance to disappear in a story. I always was kind of obsessed with that (Story Quotes) Stories twist and turn and grow and meet and give birth to other stories. Here and there, one story touches another, and a familiar character, sometimes the hero, walks over the bridge from one story into another (Story Quotes) In order to deliver the emotional truth in the story, you have to include some of the literal truth (Story Quotes) When I wrote my first story, all the characters were teenagers because I think 16, 17 is a great age (Story Quotes) Literature makes history come to life. It is maybe the most accurate depiction of history, especially literature that was written in the time period depicted in the story (Story Quotes) I think theres something really thrilling to having to get people laughing about something, and then, when you have them in that comfort space, you can drop the weight into the texture of the story (Story Quotes) If you start thinking about being likable you are not going to tell your story honestly (Story Quotes) I started out doing music videos and photography, and I always loved writing. Filmmaking seemed to be a good compilation of all these skills in a way that allowed me to tell a story greater than the sum of its parts (Story Quotes) I never work from an outline, and often I don’t know how the story will end (Story Quotes) Because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be filled with huge ups and downs. So people pretend there is drama where there is none (Story Quotes) There is no feeling to be compared with the feeling of having written and finished a story (Story Quotes) We may be willing to tell a story twice, never to hear it more than once (Story Quotes) The difference between writing a story and simply relating past events is that a story, in order to be acceptable, must have shape and meaning. It is the old idea that art is the bringing of order out of chaos (Story Quotes) When I feel that I’m going to write a detective story, I buy a five pound box of chocolates and a ream of paper. When the candy is all gone and the paper all used up, I know that the book is long enough (Story Quotes) Daydreaming had started me on the way; but story writing once I was truly in its grip, took me and shook me awake (Story Quotes) My own words, when I am at work on a story, I hear too as they go, in the same voice that I hear when I read in books. When I write and the sound of it comes back to my ears, then I act to make changes. I have always trusted this voice (Story Quotes) A vivid portrait of a teenage girl and her family in disarray. Meredith is a wonderful narrator, witty, feisty, full of yearning, and the story she tells is as complicated as life itself. This is a richly satisfying novel (Story Quotes)

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