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Great Story Quotes
Words on what turns a plot into a story worth remembering.
A great story, these quotes suggest, illustrates the human condition and holds a range of feeling together from start to finish. This page gathers reflections on what keeps audiences invested, closely tied to Emotion quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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We like epic stories, we like adventure, we like epic fights, so if you can mix a great story that can also really teach someone about a different experience, you have the potential to really help people.
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I've always had a love affair with New York City, and I've threatened to get an apartment there one day. But it just made sense for me to set 'Burlesque' on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. It's a place I know intimately well and love, and I think there's a great story to be told with L.A.
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President Clinton is one of the dominant figures on the global stage. He has lived an extraordinary life, and he has a great story to tell.
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We see great growth in the United States. But also in China, Brazil, the U.K., and other markets around the world. So ecommerce is going to continue to be a great story for Walmart.
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It will be a great story when I'm an old man telling my grandkids that I was once the best player in the world.
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When I'm writing, I try not to think things like, 'Gosh, I have to finish writing this book.' Books are very long and it's easy to get discouraged. Instead I think to myself, 'Wow, I have this great story idea, and today I'm going to write two pages of it. That's all - just two pages.'
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You know there's some great folks, great story telling at 'Dateline,' and I'm glad to be a part of it.
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A lot of my main-event matches will last around the half-hour mark, and if you can have a variety of emotions within that half hour, that's a great story from start to finish.
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Whatever you do in life, there's content and form; only those two put together create special meaning of a great work of art or great interpretation of music or a great story that you tell.
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'Top Of The Lake' is a great story with a beginning, and a middle and an end, about darkness - it's like the heart of darkness. And everybody has got one. When I was reading it, I couldn't put it down, and I wanted to know what was going to happen next.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you look at someone good like J.J. Abrams who gives you the spectacle and great action set pieces but also gives you character and great story and plotting and narrative, I think it's my job - and my intention - to do both.
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People go to see a film because it's a great story and it's visually exciting to watch.
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People should go see 'Premium' because it's a great story about love and the person who shaped us as the people we eventually become. There are a bunch of laughs as well as poignant thinking moments. It's a story about the human experience, and so many people can relate to it. Plus we need the money!
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What attracted me to 'Eclipse' was that it is a great story and a tremendous challenge for me as a filmmaker.
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Every great story leaves you questioning. If all of the questions are answered, and everything is resolved, it's boring. There's nothing to talk about afterwards.
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