Quotes About Impact

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.

Master storytellers like Jeffrey Archer and Arthur Hailey use simple language. But they manage to grab the attention of the readers right from page one. I'll consider myself a good storyteller the day people believe it's OK to be late for work or postpone deadlines just to finish reading my book.

A long-running show leaves behind a legacy of storytellers and their relationship with the audience.

Storytelling is fine as long as you can encourage people to act on the stories.

That's what film can do in a way that TV and other long-form storytelling can't. It gives you this very immersive moment.

I was attracted to filmmaking in college because of my love of storytelling. You can have such an impact and reach a broader audience than conventional journalism.

Shakespeare is repeated around the world in different languages, just because it's good storytelling.

As long as your storytelling and emotional depth are intact, that's what people will focus on.

I really do think of it in moral terms. I think that we can't kid ourselves that the storytelling impulse is innocent and does nothing but bring good to the world.

My films express me, my sense of rhythm, my sense of impact, my sense of kinetic energy. I like films to move, but I like also clear storytelling and characters, and most of all, I like authentic emotion.

In the end, you don't want music to be noticed as much as digested and integrated into the storytelling. And make audiences sit forward in their seats and enjoy the movie.

I don't care what we're quote-unquote selling; we're about inspiring people through storytelling.

I feel, in storytelling, people are so afraid that you won't get it unless you pound them over the head.

The storytelling in country music is so powerful.

Marrying video, sound, and words can create incredibly compelling storytelling, and when you add the political piece, you get a special combination: stories directly impacting the democratic process. It's a unique responsibility and one I'm passionate about.

If you can connect with the audience emotionally, that's potent storytelling.

When I'm playing comedy, I never do 'jokes.' Sometimes I'll deliver a line in a way I think is more likely to get a laugh, but all the best comedy is played straight. What's funny is the way it hits the world around it or the way it hits the other characters.

That is just the reality of being a marginalized person in this country: you have to deal with the psychological impact of your oppressor - whether that's being a woman dealing with men or gay people dealing with straight people or trans people dealing with everybody else.

I think I understand the relationships between different people within the company: people who are straightforward employees, people who can impact the bottom line, and people who share in the bottom line. I don't think you can understand inequality in America unless you understand what's driving profitability.

Covid has been a strain on all of us in some form or fashion.

Brexit has been a strain on all of us. In some ways it has paralysed us.

I don't think anyone except the few people who have played James Bond can tell you how strange and special it is and how much your life changes.

It doesn't matter if people perceive me as being a little strange. I think overall, even when I am on stage, when people see me, I am setting an example.

If you don't have the best player in the world in the team, it would be strange if you didn't notice the difference.