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Quotes About Subplot

Picard only saw the movie, which had the entire Tales of the Black Starship subplot removed for time.
~ Wil Wheaton
The biggest lesson learned from 'X-Men: The Last Stand' or 'X3' was that if you are going to tell a Phoenix story, tell the Phoenix story. Don't make it the subplot of the movie. Make it the plot of the movie.
~ Simon Kinberg
The hero in a romance is the most important challenge the heroine must face and conquer. The hero is her real problem in the book, not whatever trendy issue or daring adventure is also going on in the subplot. In some way, shape, or form, in some manner either real or perceived on the heroine's part, the hero must be a source of emotional and, yes, sometimes physical risk. He must present a genuine threat.
~ Jayne Ann Krentz
A subplot is a distinguishing characteristic of the novel; the short story, for example, does not need subplots.
~ Darin Strauss
My experience - and it might be just the kind of comedy that I do, which is usually sketch comedy - is that there's a lot more texture and subplot in drama than in comedy.
~ Bob Odenkirk
There's also a subplot about a guy who manages pop groups. Dave is a very ambitious boy, and he gets offered an audition but only wants to do it on his terms and conditions. He wants to maintain his integrity.
~ Neil Tennant
Characters are story. And any great plot or subplot is driven by the characters' wants and desires.
~ Unknown
define something simple and relevant their customers want and to become known for delivering on that promise. Everything else is a subplot that, after having delivered on the customer's basic desire, will only serve to delight and surprise them all the more.
~ Donald Miller