In an action film you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film you act in the drama. Votes: 4
Jean-Claude Van DammeDramatic fiction - William Shakespeare made his biggest mark writing dramatic love stories. Votes: 3
Nicholas SparksI am in the Master of Professional Writing program teaching Humor Writing, Literary and Dramatic. Votes: 3
Shelley BermanDestiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences. Votes: 2
J. K. RowlingI may not lead the most dramatic life, but in my brain it's 'War and Peace' everyday. Votes: 2
Rufus WainwrightTo be a dramatic writer takes hard work, talent, and discipline. And that's why I just make up crap. Votes: 2
Colin MochrieHe who recites dramatic works makes discoveries about his own character. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheThe whole problem of the sound-work is distancing oneself from the dramatic. Votes: 0
Pierre SchaefferSouthern poets are still writing narrative poems, poems in forms, dramatic poems. Votes: 0
Robert MorganWithin the framework of something very dramatic, funny things happen. Organically, from them. Votes: 0
Gloria Calderon KellettSometimes it's dramatic, but mental health, as a whole, has to become mainstream. Votes: 0
Demi LovatoDeath is a dramatic accomplishment of absence; language may be almost as effective. Votes: 0
Janet FrameIn practice, there is nothing especially dramatic in people getting along well together. Votes: 0
Margaret HalseyA frivolous society can acquire dramatic significance only through what its frivolity destroys. Votes: 0
Edith WhartonI really look for peak experiences and dramatic material that can allow peak experiences. Votes: 0
Kathryn BigelowThe film's dramatic requirements should always take precedence over the mere aesthetics of editing. Votes: 0
Edward DmytrykThe films dramatic requirements should always take precedence over the mere aesthetics of editing. Votes: 0
Edward DmytrykTo many people, dramatic criticism must seem like an attempt to tattoo soap bubbles. Votes: 0
John Mason BrownThe only advantage to wearing glasses is that you can do that dramatic removal. Votes: 0
Jim GaffiganThe respect you give others is a dramatic reflection of the respect you give yourself. Votes: 0
Robin SharmaIn politics, arts / no issue's dramatic / nor will 'play' till its heart's / simplified to fanatic. Votes: 0
Mona Van DuynPoets can't resist the dramatic pull of their lives and so inevitably write autobiographical verse. Votes: 0
John BartonThe kingdom of God is a crash-bang opera: the king is dramatic, demanding, and unavoidable. Votes: 0
Alan HirschIn the space of a decade, China and India have emerged as dramatic, dynamic competitors. Votes: 0
Peter MandelsonMy wife, Katey Sagal, has transformed herself from a sitcom cartoon to a dramatic powerhouse. Votes: 0
Kurt SutterThere is no dramatic difference in happiness on the part of people who are wealthy. Votes: 0
Deborah NorvilleIt is better to predict dramatic things that don't happen than boring things that do. Votes: 0
Nathan MyhrvoldMaybe I just stay in relationships for too long and then they get really dramatic. Votes: 0
Sara QuinI do seem to favor a deathbed confession as the occasion for my dramatic monologues. Votes: 0
Norman LockWhen you guest-star, you're usually at the center of the dramatic arc, so that's fun. Votes: 0
Bellamy YoungThey said her duck recipe and the Chinese music were so dramatic everything else sounded anemic. Votes: 0
Frank McCourtThe country is lyric, the town dramatic. When mingled, they make the most perfect musical drama. Votes: 0
Henry Wadsworth LongfellowWe want to create these dramatic situations, whether they are real or not, to entertain audiences. Votes: 0
Jerry BruckheimerThings happen, but things happen and you follow... your heart is too dramatic, but you follow. Votes: 0
Phil CollinsLet the cut tell the story. Otherwise you have not got dramatic action, you've got narration. Votes: 0
David MametI've got a range as an actor! There was a time I played dramatic leading men. Votes: 0
Charles DanceWe live in this world where loosing our phones are more dramatic than loosing our virginity. Votes: 0
Megan FoxI was trained as a dramatic actor. Im really excited to do some more dramatic stuff. Votes: 0
Spencer BoldmanLife under a good government is rarely dramatic; life under a bad government is always so. Votes: 0
Oscar WildeGiven a thimbleful of [dramatic] facts we rush to make generalizations as large as a tub. Votes: 0
Gordon AllportGiven a thimbleful of [dramatic] facts we rush to make generalizations as large as a tub. Votes: 0
Gordon Willard AllportI think most of the dramatic new ideas come from little companies that then grow big. Votes: 0
Jaron LanierWe live in a world where losing your phone is more dramatic than losing your virginity Votes: 0
Megan FoxI feel like I work on scripts for comedy as well as dramatic stuff the same. Votes: 0
Rachael HarrisI like to watch comedies; the most dramatic that I used to get was 'Forrest Gump. Votes: 0
Evan PetersAt dramatic rehearsals, the only author that's better than an absent one is a dead one. Votes: 0
George S. KaufmanSomewhat dramatic things happen, and you don't even always notice them â that's what life is. Votes: 0
Alexander PayneThe human mind is a dramatic structure in itself and our society is absolutely saturated with drama Votes: 0
Edward BondI like to watch comedies; the most dramatic that I used to get was 'Forrest Gump.' Votes: 0
Evan PetersThat was one problem with dramatic exits: Sometimes they wound up making you look like a bubblehead. Votes: 0
Scott WesterfeldThe human mind is a dramatic structure in itself and our society is absolutely saturated with drama. Votes: 0
Edward BondThe world has to save Syria. I mean, this has dramatic implications for the entire region, globally. Votes: 0
John F. KerryAs for doing more dramatic work over comedy, I do whatever turns me on at the moment. Votes: 0
Sandra BullockI really think that you can extract a lot of comedy out of really dramatic, intense situations. Votes: 0
Jason GannAnd I found both literature and the church very dramatic presences in the world of the 1950s. Votes: 0
Thomas KeneallyI expected that most of my career would be in dramatic acting. My hero was James Dean. Votes: 0
Jim CarreyI've done a ton of theater work and dramatic work, but nobody really knows me that way. Votes: 0
Ana GasteyerMusic from my iPod was setting my life to a dramatic soundtrack that only I could hear. Votes: 0
Catherine SandersonThe fact is that war films, by their very nature, are pitched at a high dramatic range. Votes: 0
Mark BoalIt was my first straight dramatic role, and the most adult, intelligent one I have ever played. Votes: 0
June AllysonWhen she told a story, she rolled her eyes and waved her head and was very dramatic. Votes: 0
Flannery O'ConnorFor me painting is a dramatic action in the course of which reality finds itself split apart Votes: 0
Pablo PicassoThe world is a more engaging and less dramatic place than writers ever give it credit for being Votes: 0
Richard FordThe joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win Votes: 0
Jack YoungbloodWhen I began a diet a week before my stroke, I never dreamed of such a dramatic result. Votes: 0
Jean-Dominique BaubyYou can't do the end of the world in a conventionally dramatic way or Boy Meets Girl way. Votes: 0
Terry SouthernI just did a dramatic love story. Whether it's a cultural phenomenon is not for me to say. Votes: 0
Ang LeeIn order to experience real magic it is necessary to make a dramatic shift from outcome to purpose. Votes: 0
Wayne DyerIn film or TV work, you can have this amazingly dramatic pause, and they'll just edit it out. Votes: 0
Birgitte Hjort SorensenThe good thing about Weeds now is, I get to play some dramatic parts in that as well. Votes: 0
Kevin NealonNo matter how big the glam squad, or how dramatic the dress, sometimes things just don't work out. Votes: 0
Jennifer HudsonI've always wanted to do all kinds of roles, dramatic roles and comedic roles, all kinds of roles. Votes: 0
Aubrey PlazaI was really more interested in dramatic work, but I thought, 'Well, I guess I could do comedy. Votes: 0
Don MostPeople tend to think of their lives as having a dramatic arc, because they read too much fiction. Votes: 0
Will SelfMy mother loves me and everything goes well. I have no conflict with her, so that's not dramatic. Votes: 0
Ang LeeI was really more interested in dramatic work, but I thought, 'Well, I guess I could do comedy.' Votes: 0
Donny MostAs soon as you are trying to be funny or dramatic, that's when things start feeling fake and boring. Votes: 0
Joseph Gordon-LevittThere is a lot of comedy in magic, and magic going wrong, and also it is a dramatic subject. Votes: 0
J. K. RowlingThey have equal weight and you do the same work you'd do if you were playing a dramatic role. Votes: 0
Harvey KeitelI happen to like things that are funny and dramatic at the same time. I don't see the difference. Votes: 0
Drew GoddardI would love to work with Tom Hardy. Maybe do something crazy or dramatic that is different for me. Votes: 0
Ryan GuzmanWe can't see ahead of time what actions are going to be the ones that move history in dramatic ways. Votes: 0
Frances Moore LappéI loved the theatre-my dad gave me many plays and books to read. The dramatic form just spoke to me. Votes: 0
Danny BursteinI was in the play 'Fat Pig in the West End,' which is a comedy but has dramatic moments. Votes: 0
Robert WebbI got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America. Votes: 0
Mel TormeI can be dramatic. I can be funny. I can be sexy. I can be sad. I can be glad. Votes: 0
Kimberly EliseThere are many different ways of being funny. I'm not sure that there's so many different ways of being dramatic. Votes: 3 Isabelle Huppert
I didn't know what my passion was until I discovered the dramatic arts in junior high and high school and I realized, 'Oh, I like this. This is something I feel like I'm good at.' But, the idea of moving to Hollywood and becoming an actor was really unrealistic. Votes: 3 James Marsden
I'm seventy-one now, so it's hard to imagine a dramatic change. Votes: 5 Philip Levine
I like to watch comedies; the most dramatic that I used to get was 'Forrest Gump.' Votes: 3 Evan Peters
Climate change is having a dramatic effect on the ground. Votes: 3 Andrew Mitchell
I don't get offered many dramatic roles. As soon as my face pops up in a movie, everyone knows I'm the funny guy. Votes: 1 Chris Elliott
To the biographer all lives bar none are dramatic constructions. Votes: 1 Katharine Anthony
The Atlantic conference in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland is a dramatic moment in World War II history because for the first time, Roosevelt and Churchill are meeting face to face in this war. Votes: 3 Robert Dallek
I consider my comedy to be dramatic comedy. I always wanted music underscoring the dramatic monologue. It was always drama with comedy, in my head. Votes: 3 Molly Shannon
With actors like Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and Harrison Ford, what made them such icons is that even in dramatic movies, their characters had a sense of humor. Votes: 3 Patrick Wilson
My father is a very theatrical and dramatic person. Votes: 4 Viva Bianca
Some movies I see today have the most dramatic plot points but the actors are not playing them dramatically. Votes: 2 Aaron Eckhart
I was a very romantic, overly dramatic young lady, which served me well as a songwriter. Especially as someone who had to focus on lyrics and melody, because if you're a dramatic and romantic person, lyrics come easy, and you turn every single short-term relationship into the biggest 'Romeo-and-Juliet' story ever. Votes: 1 Jane Wiedlin
A good many dramatic situations begin with screaming. Votes: 3 Jane Fonda
The United States came within a whisker of invading Utah in 1858 and starting a civil war three years before the Civil War. Because the conflict ended up fizzling out, it's not the most dramatic story about the West. Votes: 4 David Roberts
McQueen is an astonishing film maker. He uses really unusual shots and builds incredible dramatic tension. Votes: 3 Kevin Whately
I was never the class clown or anything like that. When I was growing up and doing theatre in Seattle I was always doing very dramatic work. Now I can't get a dramatic role to save my life! Votes: 1 Anna Faris
After 20 years of doing comedy, I find dramatic work more challenging. Votes: 2 Marla Gibbs
In dramatic writing, the very essence is character change. The character at the end is not the same as he was at the beginning. He's changed-psychologically, maybe even physically. Votes: 4 Robert Towne