Quotes About Storytelling

It's more important to get the story correct than to get it first.

'The Lunchbox' is the kind of cinema that is true to its word and not cluttered or corrupted by some of the mainstream pre-requisites. I love the way I make movies, but there are certain stories that need to be told in a certain way, and 'The Lunchbox' is that movie, and I'm so proud to present this movie.

I can write dramas that are about inside and outside the courtroom.

You don't go to your 9 to 5 and share every story with your coworkers, and in the same way, not every YouTuber shares every story with their audience.

When I set out to write 'Sanctus,' all I wanted to do was craft a piece of high quality entertainment.

I'm a movie buff, and I'm interested in the craft of it.

For me, not just the character of 'Ender', but the whole world is so beautifully crafted in the novel that I wasn't sure how it could be brought to the screen - but Gavin has done it justice, and he's done it amazingly.

Whether I'm acting or making it, at the end of the day it's telling the story; action, drama. You want the audience to feel it - the story, the action, the scene, or a particular shot. I just keep working on crafting my art, on how to make action movies.

Whether I'm working with a Top 40 artist or crafting my own music, it goes back to one thing: telling a powerful story and having that story resonate with people.

Craftsmanship and logic is key to any movie-making.

People would tell me, especially after my marriage to Prince, 'You need to write a book because you've had a crazy life.'

I think Andrew Stanton is such an amazing, creative mind.

I am a creative person and watching a movie is like writing a story. So when I see a movie, I also see the editing, the music, the camera angles, etc.

In creative writing, I teach that characters arise out of our need for them.

I've always been into creative writing.

I'm a fan of creative writing and telling stories.

Favorite subject? I would have to say creative writing.

My view... was that something could happen during the credits that could help the film, so that the establishing shots aren't carrying the total burden.

Fans always say they laughed and they cried while reading my books. And I tell them that I laughed and cried while writing them.

The criteria for writing mythological books are different. Because the results are known, the end is known. Somebody has created that limit and you have to play within that limit.

I really want to do a 'True Blood-Six Feet Under' comic book crossover.

I'm all about the crossover. The role doesn't necessarily have to be white or Latina or black. It could be anything. But it's hard in Hollywood, because sometimes it's all about the box office. Or all about looks and things like that. It's not about the story that they have to tell.

You can watch someone on-stage cry and cry - but in the audience you feel nothing. It's easy to become indulgent. For me, what's important is the story first.

We like films that make you laugh, make you cry, make you think, scare you, whatever.