Quotes About Engagement

Never tell a story because it is true: tell it because it is a good story.

We may, without offending any laws of good taste, require of an architect, as we do of a novelist, that he should be not only correct, but entertaining.

There are definitely some tricks and techniques to a good reading. Rewarding the audience that shows up to your reading is very important and you can't be boring or ungrateful.

A great dinner must include not only yummy food, but good conversation.

I just want my audiences to be entertained and feel like they're part of the show. I want to show them a good time and create an experience they're going to enjoy.

There's no such thing as a good book or a bad book. There's a book that matters to a reader.

99.9% of being a good parent is just being present with your child. On the flipside of that, 100% of being happy is just being present.

People pull away from something if it's not of good taste. People lean into something if it's okay.

If there's some kind of rock star status, would I be irresponsible if I didn't somehow use it for a continued greater good? I'm always involved in some way with reaching the public.

I've really had good luck working with younger actors. Every younger actor that I have worked with has always been really on top of their game and fascinating to watch.

The producers felt that 24 would be good for the audience, to really get to know who these 12 and 12 are.

We started thinking if we can have more people involved instead of less people involved, wouldn't that be a good thing?

If you create a good story that has a lot of story value I think audiences like that. It's why they stick with the same TV show over and over.

I respond in the moment which is what makes me a good actor.

I'd hire the devil himself as a writer if he gave me a good story.

Good drama, challenging drama - and comedy for that matter - has a place in the daytime schedule.

I wanted to make people feel the same way I feel when I see a good movie.

Being with my kids is really important to me, being a good dad and being around a lot.

Last thing you want to do with a good movie is hold the audience hostage. As an entertainer myself, I just know it's better when you leave 'em wanting more than to stick around too long.

I actually have a good relationship with critics. You have to identify everything that you like and don't like that you see, and that's your job.

I always think if it's a good story, the audience can't wait to run out of the theater and go tweet somebody with the gist of a story, in a nutshell, almost, because it was that interesting.

What's dry?' 'Good question. Next question!

Good writing must stay open to the questions and not fall prey to the pull of a polemic, otherwise, words simply become predictable, sentimental, and stale.

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