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Quotes About Intrigue

People who make no noise are dangerous.
~ Jean de La Fontaine
Writing a nonfiction story is like cracking a safe. It seems impossible at the beginning, but once you're in, you're in.
~ Rich Cohen
'Rubberneck' has nothing to do with comedy, nor does it follow comedic people.
~ Alex Karpovsky
I find the most normal things about famous people to be the most fascinating.
~ Abbi Jacobson
There is a certain nostalgia to the idea of Unsolved Mysteries.'
~ Lauren Ash
I'm not interested in doing work that doesn't captivate me.
~ Taika Waititi
I definitely like the mystery of not knowing how things will turn out, you know.
~ Ian Williams
I think the most rewarding part for me is kind of not knowing where the story's going next, and then finding out and being blown away by it.
~ Tamzin Merchant
I almost think there's a mystique to not knowing everything about me.
~ Charlotte Flair
Multifaceted and textured characters are always more intriguing to me. You never really just want to play one note. It becomes a bit monotone and boring.
~ Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Nothing is impossible on 'Game of Thrones.'
~ Faye Marsay
I enjoy being mysterious. I enjoy the notoriety it brings.
~ Christian Laettner
The crime novel has always been my favourite genre.
~ Sara Paretsky
I never wanted to be a Cold War novelist.
~ Alan Furst
Most people like a little sex in their novels.
~ John Sandford
I read a lot of detective novels.
~ Caitlin Kittredge
I feel like it's hard to get into historical novels where you know what the story is far too well.
~ Matthew Tobin Anderson
When I was writing 'The Luminaries,' I read a lot of crime novels because I wanted to figure out which ones made me go, 'Ah! I didn't know that was coming!'
~ Eleanor Catton
I might be 'Candid Camera's number one fan.
~ Michael Carbonaro
When we meet, I'm interested and I'm curious about what he's doing because he's burning a number from a client. And I'm like, 'Who is this?' and my girlfriend's like, 'That's a drug dealer. Stay away from him.'
~ Rosario Dawson
Everybody prefers to see a nut - they're more fascinating.
~ Penn Jillette
I'm a firm believer that no matter how small an object is, you can find interesting things out about it and its history.
~ Henry Petroski
My only obligation is to keep myself and other people guessing.
~ Jude Law
The more things remain obscure and mysterious, the more they interest me. I even try to find mystery in things that have none.
~ Patrick Modiano