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Storytellers Quotes

My very first lessons in the art of telling stories took place in the kitchen . . . my mother and three or four of her friends. . . told stories. . .with effortless art and technique. They were natural-born storytellers in the oral tradition Picture Quote #1

Look at the world of both film and indie games, and you’ll find a startling similarity between the two when it comes to creating the perfect horror story. The tricks storytellers pull to make your blood run cold never change; a creaking floorboard, the eerie feeling of being watched, wandering into a world filled with unspeakable terror Picture Quote #1

People who actually tell stories, meaning people who write novels and make feature films, don’t see themselves as storytellers Picture Quote #1

When I performed the songs in front of an audience at the end of each project and I knew the storytellers were in the crowd listening, that was hard Picture Quote #1

I grew up in a family of storytellers, but Google has destroyed us because you can fact-check everything. We’d always like the stories to be a little better than they were Picture Quote #1

Each time, storytellers clothed the naked body of the myth in their own traditions, so that listeners could relate more easily to its deeper meaning Picture Quote #1

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I’m not sure I would make a direct connection between having press attention as a young person and being interested in the media as an older person. I came to it more organically, coming from a family of Irish Catholic storytellers. Storytelling is a pastime and important part of my family’s history and culture Picture Quote #1

Comedy and horror are cousins; they’re related. They both come from storytellers who want to specifically affect the audience and elicit specific reactions during the movie Picture Quote #1

As a child, I was fortunate enough to be close to family members who were - and still are - great storytellers. I was a gullible country boy from Rocky Mount, Virginia, and I believed every folktale they told me, no matter how fantastic Picture Quote #1

I came from a family of incredible storytellers, but I didn’t start writing children’s books until I was 41 years old Picture Quote #1

Whether in cave paintings or the latest uses of the Internet, human beings have always told their histories and truths through parable and fable. We are inveterate storytellers Picture Quote #1

The corporate system dictates what gets made, and the movies are so bad because of the economic structure of Hollywood. The big business takeover of Hollywood is at fault rather than American storytellers - it’s what keeps textured movies from getting made Picture Quote #1

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My mom worked as a pharmacist, but she is one of the best storytellers I know. My sister is a gospel and opera singer and my brother, who passed away, was a writer Picture Quote #1

I believe that all brands will become storytellers, editors and publishers, all stores will become magazines, and all media companies will become stores. There will be too many of all of them. The strongest ones, the ones who offer the best customer experience, will survive Picture Quote #1

Yahoo! has clearly established itself as the go-to destination for big events and breaking news, and we are focused on providing the best digital canvas for the world’s greatest storytellers to create, develop and showcase their visions Picture Quote #1

Storytellers, by the very act of telling, communicate a radical learning that changes lives and the world: telling stories is a universally accessible means through which people make meaning Picture Quote #1

Before we were born, a whole society of storytellers was already here. The storytellers who were here before us taught us how to be human Picture Quote #1

Part of the work is determining through what instrument you are playing. Actors are physical, olympian storytellers and we should be able to create entire landscapes with nothing Picture Quote #1

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My interpretation of a strong director is someone who knows their story. That’s what directors are, they’re storytellers because they’re directing where your focus is going to be as an audience Picture Quote #1

Because if we the storytellers don’t do this, then the bad people will win Picture Quote #1

All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That’s what I love Picture Quote #1

Painters were also attorneys, happy storytellers of anecdote, psychologists, botanists, zoologists, archaeologists, engineers, but there were no creative painters Picture Quote #1

What I find interesting about folklore is the dialogue it gives us with storytellers from centuries past Picture Quote #1

Comedy and horror are cousins; they’re related. They both come from storytellers who want to specifically affect the audience and elicit specific reactions during the movie Picture Quote #1

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A people are as healthy and confident as the stories they tell themselves. Sick storytellers can make nations sick. Without stories we would go mad. Life would lose it’s moorings or orientation... Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart larger Picture Quote #1

A defeated nation is always explaining itself. That’s why the best storytellers are always from vanquished nations Picture Quote #1

And I don’t feel any fear in a sense, because I have every good intention in my heart. When you face up to bad things in the past, the most important thing is not to allow them to happen today or in the future, and as storytellers, we must play our part in that Picture Quote #1

If what that man did in his life, makes the blood pulse through the body of others, and makes them believe deeper in something larger than life, then his essence, his spirit, will be immortalized by the storytellers, by the loyalty, by the memory, of those who honor him and make whatever the man did live forever Picture Quote #1

Where do storytellers find the wisdom to discover their own stories? From no place more mysterious than their own hearts Picture Quote #1

We understand ourselves through stories, by making stories out of our lives. Storytellers give people structure with which they can begin to look at their own lives and try to make sense of them Picture Quote #1

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My very first lessons in the art of telling stories took place in the kitchen . . . my mother and three or four of her friends. . . told stories. . .with effortless art and technique. They were natural-born storytellers in the oral tradition. (Storytellers Quotes) Look at the world of both film and indie games, and you’ll find a startling similarity between the two when it comes to creating the perfect horror story. The tricks storytellers pull to make your blood run cold never change; a creaking floorboard, the eerie feeling of being watched, wandering into a world filled with unspeakable terror. (Storytellers Quotes) People who actually tell stories, meaning people who write novels and make feature films, don’t see themselves as storytellers. (Storytellers Quotes) When I performed the songs in front of an audience at the end of each project and I knew the storytellers were in the crowd listening, that was hard. (Storytellers Quotes) I grew up in a family of storytellers, but Google has destroyed us because you can fact-check everything. We’d always like the stories to be a little better than they were. (Storytellers Quotes) Each time, storytellers clothed the naked body of the myth in their own traditions, so that listeners could relate more easily to its deeper meaning. (Storytellers Quotes) I’m not sure I would make a direct connection between having press attention as a young person and being interested in the media as an older person. I came to it more organically, coming from a family of Irish Catholic storytellers. Storytelling is a pastime and important part of my family’s history and culture. (Storytellers Quotes) Comedy and horror are cousins; they’re related. They both come from storytellers who want to specifically affect the audience and elicit specific reactions during the movie. (Storytellers Quotes) As a child, I was fortunate enough to be close to family members who were - and still are - great storytellers. I was a gullible country boy from Rocky Mount, Virginia, and I believed every folktale they told me, no matter how fantastic. (Storytellers Quotes) I came from a family of incredible storytellers, but I didn’t start writing children’s books until I was 41 years old. (Storytellers Quotes) Whether in cave paintings or the latest uses of the Internet, human beings have always told their histories and truths through parable and fable. We are inveterate storytellers. (Storytellers Quotes) The corporate system dictates what gets made, and the movies are so bad because of the economic structure of Hollywood. The big business takeover of Hollywood is at fault rather than American storytellers - it’s what keeps textured movies from getting made. (Storytellers Quotes) My mom worked as a pharmacist, but she is one of the best storytellers I know. My sister is a gospel and opera singer and my brother, who passed away, was a writer. (Storytellers Quotes) I believe that all brands will become storytellers, editors and publishers, all stores will become magazines, and all media companies will become stores. There will be too many of all of them. The strongest ones, the ones who offer the best customer experience, will survive. (Storytellers Quotes) Yahoo! has clearly established itself as the go-to destination for big events and breaking news, and we are focused on providing the best digital canvas for the world’s greatest storytellers to create, develop and showcase their visions. (Storytellers Quotes) Storytellers, by the very act of telling, communicate a radical learning that changes lives and the world: telling stories is a universally accessible means through which people make meaning (Storytellers Quotes) Before we were born, a whole society of storytellers was already here. The storytellers who were here before us taught us how to be human (Storytellers Quotes) Part of the work is determining through what instrument you are playing. Actors are physical, olympian storytellers and we should be able to create entire landscapes with nothing (Storytellers Quotes) My interpretation of a strong director is someone who knows their story. That’s what directors are, they’re storytellers because they’re directing where your focus is going to be as an audience (Storytellers Quotes) Because if we the storytellers don’t do this, then the bad people will win (Storytellers Quotes) All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That’s what I love (Storytellers Quotes) Painters were also attorneys, happy storytellers of anecdote, psychologists, botanists, zoologists, archaeologists, engineers, but there were no creative painters (Storytellers Quotes) What I find interesting about folklore is the dialogue it gives us with storytellers from centuries past (Storytellers Quotes) Comedy and horror are cousins; they’re related. They both come from storytellers who want to specifically affect the audience and elicit specific reactions during the movie (Storytellers Quotes) A people are as healthy and confident as the stories they tell themselves. Sick storytellers can make nations sick. Without stories we would go mad. Life would lose it’s moorings or orientation... Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart larger (Storytellers Quotes) A defeated nation is always explaining itself. That’s why the best storytellers are always from vanquished nations (Storytellers Quotes) And I don’t feel any fear in a sense, because I have every good intention in my heart. When you face up to bad things in the past, the most important thing is not to allow them to happen today or in the future, and as storytellers, we must play our part in that (Storytellers Quotes) If what that man did in his life, makes the blood pulse through the body of others, and makes them believe deeper in something larger than life, then his essence, his spirit, will be immortalized by the storytellers, by the loyalty, by the memory, of those who honor him and make whatever the man did live forever (Storytellers Quotes) Where do storytellers find the wisdom to discover their own stories? From no place more mysterious than their own hearts (Storytellers Quotes) We understand ourselves through stories, by making stories out of our lives. Storytellers give people structure with which they can begin to look at their own lives and try to make sense of them (Storytellers Quotes)

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