Good Story Quotes - Page 6

• Anything with a good story and characters I think would be great.

  Kara Hayward

  Character, Thinking, Would Be

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• Good stories are not written. They are rewritten.

  Phyllis A. Whitney

  Stories, Written

  Phyllis A. Whitney (1985). “Writing juvenile stories and novels: how to write and sell fiction for young people”, Writer

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• It's all still about having a good story. You have to have a good story as your anchor, as your main focus. So for me, personally, I just like to concentrate on writing the best book I can, and if there's other stuff that goes along with it, that's awesome, as long as the story is central.

  Rick Riordan

  Book, Writing, Anchors

  Source: www.teachingbooks.net

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• I enjoy writing for both kids and adults, though I think I'm better at children's stories because I was a teacher for so long, and I know that audience well. The process is no different whether I'm writing for children or adults. Really, the elements of making a good story are the same.

  Rick Riordan

  Teacher, Children, Writing

  Source: blog.exclus1ves.co.za

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• A child's own story is a dream, but a good story is a dream that is true for more than one child.

  Margaret Wise Brown

  Dream, Children, Stories

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• What is important is not that you have a defeat but how you react to it. There is always the possibility to transform a defeat into something else, something new, something strong. All the good stories, all the people we remember are the ones who do this, who make victories out of their failures. Because the victories teach nothing. The victories are not useful. They are often dangerous.

  Lina Wertmuller

  Strong, People, Victory

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• I cannot write as well as some people; my talent is in coming up with good stories about lawyers.That is what I am good at.

  John Grisham

  Writing, People, Stories

  1994 In the Independent on Sunday, 5 Jun.

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• It doesn't matter to me whether I go back to outer space or not [while acting]. The job's the same and I don't have any sort of genre preferences. I'm looking for a good story and a good character, whether earthbound or not.

  Harrison Ford

  Jobs, Character, Space

  "Press Conference Interview With Harrison Ford On Ender’s Game". Interview with Ben Kenber, wegotthiscovered.com. October 29, 2013.

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• Dean [Devlin, Emmerich's partner on "Independence Day"] and I always said that we'd only do it when we had a really good story that excites us both, and we have the story written. And we've had it for a year and a half, two years. So we've been ready.

  Roland Emmerich

  Years, Two, Independence

  Source: www.bullz-eye.com

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• When Hollywood sees a good story about a man who sells confidence, they see themselves and they like it.

  Ben Stein

  Men, Hollywood, Stories

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• I want to be known for good work first. A good story and good delivery is just that - period.

  Megan Alexander

  Stories, Want, Firsts

  Source: www.sheknows.com

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• People just want good stories.

  Brian K. Vaughan

  People, Stories, Want

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• We want to make sure the stories that show up in Path are both good stories and are a big part of people's lives.

  Dave Morin

  People, Stories, Want

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• But I live an interesting life and I can tell a pretty good story and it has helped my career. But the downside is people know everything.

  Artie Lange

  Careers, People, Interesting

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• [All governments] get into a rut where every potentially good story turns into a bad one.

  Nick Clegg

  Government, Stories, Ruts

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• Over the years, there certainly have been plenty of ideas that I've had and given up on, but for this one, the only thing that was standing in its way was me doing it - I just had to write it... And then if it didn't happen, it didn't happen. But I didn't want it to be for lack of effort on my part, so I had hunch that it would be a good story and that we would work well together. And it certainly worked out that way.

  Paul Reiser

  Writing, Years, Ideas

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• Why ruin a good story with the truth?

  Woody Allen

  Stories, Ruins

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• I love comedy, I love drama, and I love telling good stories.

  Kim Wayans

  Drama, Stories, Comedy

  Source: collider.com

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• I've done so many movies with first-time directors, and honestly I just go with gut instinct. People that usually can tell me a good story, and talk to me about why the movie is the movie they want to make. I just go with my gut.

  Neal H. Moritz

  People, Directors, Stories

  Source: collider.com

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• If I get lucky and I can choose, I would always choose a really good story and screenplay, even if I don't know the director. If there's a good screenplay, there's a chance that something good is going to happen.

  Ayelet Zurer

  Stories, Directors, Lucky

  Source: collider.com

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• I'll find something in what I read that snags my imagination in emotional terms; it resonates with me for reasons more complicated than just that it seems like it would make a good story.

  Jim Shepard

  Emotional, Imagination, Stories

  Source: therumpus.net

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• Even the sad roots songs have a lot of good stories to them, and the murder ballads are good too. I mean, who doesn't like to watch a nice gory murder film on TV?

  Valerie June

  Song, Nice, Mean

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• I think there are a lot of great journalists out there. I don't find much fault in the journalist in general; I think everybody would like to break a good story.

  George Clooney

  Thinking, Stories, Faults

  Source: www.chud.com

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• I love the idea of longevity in this career. But [producing] is not about, "Let me do this because this might happen 20 years down the line." Sleepwalking wasn't a vehicle for me, it was a film that pushed the ­envelope. I want to produce good stories, versus creating a niche where I can look after myself as an actor.

  Charlize Theron

  Years, Careers, Ideas

  Source: www.elle.com

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• Even films without music are inspiring, as I think a good story is full of changes, different paces, and ideas.

  Volker Bertelmann

  Thinking, Ideas, Different

  Source: pitchfork.com

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