Quotes about Storytelling

"Every movie is different, every story is different, every experience is different, and that’s what makes it so exciting."

The way I see it, you have to be willing to take the risk and believe in yourself, and then you can do whatever you set your mind to.

The hardest part of making a movie is getting the money to make it.

Stories are a communal currency of humanity.

Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.

The best stories are those that stay with you, that change you.

To be a good storyteller, you have to be able to connect with your audience on an emotional level.

Great storytelling requires empathy and understanding.

The key to telling a great story is to create characters that people can relate to and care about.

There's no way to create a character without having a good story to tell.

The script is what you've dreamed up. This is what it should be. The film is what you end up with.

I said anything I wanted because I don't believe in children.

You can't do it unless you can imagine it.

What one wants in life is to be true to oneself and to let those chips fall where they may.

A movie is like a machine that generates empathy.

A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.

The script is what you’ve dreamed up—this is what it should be. The film is what you end up with.

Great storytelling is about creating an emotional journey for the reader.