- Picture
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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
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know what it's like to be genuinely intrigued and compelled by a story and to have a sense that there's an adventure to be had and a film to be conjured.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm interested in telling stories that add up to more than the entertainment of the story. That's what does it for me.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes it feels like my story overshadows my music.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first profile piece on myself came about after my Rabbi sent information to the Jewish Chronicle on what I was up to. The story was then picked up by one of the nationals and things grew from there.
- Imperfection
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is possible to take the story of Noah figuratively, although virtually every Near East ancient civilization has its own version of the flood story (including the amoral epic of Gilgamesh).
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
A picture story just doesn't run like a film. It doesn't have 24 frames per second. It doesn't deal with this illusion of movement.
- Emphasize
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- Nov 07, 2020
I emphasize to C.E.O.s, you have to have a story in the minds of the employees. It's hard to memorize objectives, but it's easy to remember a story.
- Right
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- Nov 07, 2020
The really tough thing would have been to decide to take Woodward and Bernstein off the story. They were carrying the coal for us - in that their stories were right.
- Momentum
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- Nov 07, 2020
They cut about seven minutes from that broadcast, but it was still vital to the story's momentum.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Farscape' is a story about family. It's a story about creating life in a harsh environment. That's what a lot of people relate to in the story.
- Poverty
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- Nov 07, 2020
The devadasis have a multilayered story, a story in which poverty, deprivation and injustice against women is central - but what has happened to them is absolutely an outcome of imperialism and the impact of British rule in India.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
In terms of the mechanics of story, myth is an intriguing one because we didn't make myth up; myth is an imprinture of the human condition.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My favorite Oscar story was a year my brother had been nominated, my whole family went.
- Song
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- Nov 07, 2020