- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Story Quotes
Every story is worth telling well.
One line here is about recognizing a story too rarely told, another about a lasting preference for tales of the underdog and survival. For similar reflections, see our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Tell
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just wrapped 'Eclipse' yesterday and the last scene we shot is probably my favorite thus far. I finally got to tell my story, in a very gentle yet elaborate way.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
The trick is the paradox - turning your story inside out. Now if it is something that appears to be of total normality and then suddenly turns inside out and is a different thing all together then that's fun to write.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm tired of being considered a lesbian writer, tired of being a science-fiction writer, tired of being a thriller writer. I'm a writer. Period. Story matters to me.
- Forgiveness
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- Nov 07, 2020
Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge.
- Nice
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's much nicer to be known as Mr. Nice Guy than Mr. Nasty Guy. But you've got to have lines - and when you hit the line, that's the end of the story, nice guy or not.
- Colony
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Shrapnel' is based on the idea that we do colonize the solar system, but it's not clean and optimistic. The haves are putting the screws to the have-nots. The story is about the last stand of the last free colony in the solar system.
- See
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- Nov 07, 2020
Lots of times when I'm offered things, I can't see how a story gets filmed. Either it's too internal or it doesn't have a strong spine.
- Something
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- Nov 07, 2020
With 'Brooklyn,' I knew the story I wanted to tell, and I just had a very strong sense that if I turned the volume up a little bit, it could be something really special.
- Gossip
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's always been my test for what makes a story: is this something journalists would gossip with each other about?
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wrote my first novel-length story when I was 14 but had no idea what to do with it. Brisbane was a long way from the publishing industry then. Nowhere's a long way from the publishing industry now.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Supporting characters add depth to a story, and great actors leave their imprint with the audience.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.
- Grounded
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- Nov 07, 2020
Each of the 'Toy Story's are telling an emotional story, but they're comedic. They're so successful creatively in terms of the stories they're telling. And they're pretty grounded.
- Nov 07, 2020