Quotes about Storytelling

Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. Votes: 6

Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today. Votes: 6

Stories are attempts to share our values and beliefs. Storytelling is worthwhile when it tells what we stand for. Votes: 6

The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell. Votes: 6

People have forgotten how to tell a story. Votes: 4

We owe it to each other to tell stories. Votes: 4

The universe is made of stories, not of atoms. Votes: 4

There is no greater power on this earth than story. Votes: 4

It's all storytelling, you know. That's what journalism is all about. Votes: 4

Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger. Votes: 4

A touch of science, even bogus science, gives an edge to the superstitious tale. Votes: 4

People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way around. Votes: 4

Stories are important...They can be more important than anything. If they carry the truth. Votes: 4

After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world. Votes: 4

My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind. Votes: 4

You're never going to kill storytelling, because it's built into the human plan. We come with it. Votes: 4

The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out. Votes: 4

The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon. Votes: 4

Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here. Votes: 4

There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories. Votes: 4

A story with a moral appended is like the bill of a mosquito. It bores you, and then injects a stinging drop to irritate your conscience. Votes: 4

Perhaps it is how we are made; perhaps words of truth reach us best through the heart, and stories and songs are the language of the heart Votes: 4

I will tell you something about stories . . . They aren't just entertainment. Don't be fooled. They are all we have, you see, all we have to fight off illness and death. Votes: 4

It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story. Votes: 4

Storytelling is my currency. It's my only worth. The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing it down or having people acting it out. Votes: 4

Storytelling has a narcotic power. Votes: 3

Storytelling is the important thing. Votes: 3

Storytelling: the world's second oldest profession. Votes: 3

Storytelling is what lights my fire. Votes: 3

I am teaching. Storytelling is teaching Votes: 3

Storytelling bridges the generational gaps in ideology. Votes: 3

Storytelling is important. Part of human continuity. Votes: 3

Storytelling is the oldest form of education. Votes: 3

Storytelling is about listening in any media. Votes: 3

Storytelling with music is a really powerful device. Votes: 3

Storytelling is the game. It's what we all do. Votes: 3

Storytelling and elegant style don't always go hand in hand. Votes: 3

Storytelling is by far the most underrated skill in business. Votes: 3

Storytelling is about two things; it's about character and plot. Votes: 3

Storytelling may be what most distinguishes social movements from interest groups. Votes: 3

Storytelling is my passion, and it rises from a love of reading. Votes: 3

Storytelling was the most honored of all talents, for it benefited everyone. Votes: 3

Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today. Votes: 3

I achieved perfection, my type of perfection - visual storytelling. Storytelling was my style. Votes: 3

Storytelling is the essential human activity. The harder the situation, the more essential it is. Votes: 3

Storytelling is fine as long as you can encourage people to act on the stories. Votes: 3

Everything in the world was about creativity: belief and creation. Storytelling was the essence of both. Votes: 3

Storytelling is based on the word, being an honorable person of integrity is based on your word. Votes: 3

Storytelling is like sex. We all do it naturally. Some of us are better at it than others. Votes: 3

Storytelling and copulation are the two chief forms of amusement in the South. They're inexpensive and easy to procure. Votes: 3

Storytelling is the art of unfolding knowledge in a way that makes each piece contribute to a larger truth. Votes: 3

Storytelling is the greatest activity of any culture. Storytelling is how you build a family, how you pass along identity. Votes: 3

Storytelling wasn't about making things up. It was more like inviting the stories to come through her, let themselves be told. Votes: 3

Storytelling is storytelling. Good stories need compelling characters and interesting conflicts. That's the bottom line no matter what medium you're writing for. Votes: 3

Storytelling is not what I do for a living - it is how I do all that I do while I am living. Votes: 3

Storytelling is at the heart of life. As a child, I was never bored because I could always get on with my story. Votes: 3

Storytelling comes naturally to humans, but since we live in an unnatural world, we sometimes need a little help doing what we'd naturally do. Votes: 3

Storytelling draws on the magic of language to created Elsewheres. Writers use a linguistic sleight-of-hand to take an attribute, attach them to new objects, and create enchantment. Votes: 3

Storytelling is as old as speech. It existed before humans first began to carve shapes in stones and press their hands upon the rocky walls of caves. Votes: 3

Storytelling, a primitive art, is as old as the beginning of mankind. People want to receive what's out there in the form of stories, not just facts, opinion, analysis. Votes: 3

People are hungry for stories. It's part of our very being. Storytelling is a form of history, of immortality too. It goes from one generation to another. -Studs Terkel Votes: 3

Storytelling sticks in the mind because it attaches emotions to events, and that's the way we remember things. If you don't tell stories, no one will remember what you say. Votes: 3

Storytelling is an ancient and honorable act. An essential role to play in the community or tribe. It's one that I embrace wholeheartedly and have been fortunate enough to be rewarded for. Votes: 3

Storytelling is an essential part of our cultural and human identity...when we become afraid of stories outside the mainstream, I believe we have lost a valuable part of our cultural inheritance and growth. Votes: 3

Storytelling is the game. It's what we all do. It's why Nike is Nike, it's why Apple is Apple, it's why Walt Disney built Disney World and it's why Vince McMahon makes a billion dollars. Votes: 3

To aspiring writers, I say : Don't give up. Storytelling has been an integral part of the human condition since the beginning of time. Don't let anyone tell you your dreams don't have value. They do. Votes: 3

If I weren't a theatre designer, I wouldn't be any other kind of designer. Design is interesting to me as it relates to narrative: the design has to support the narrative. Storytelling is the most important thing. Votes: 3

Storytelling wise, you've gotta take it as far as you can possibly take it with each individual movie. If you're holding out something for a sequel or some cliff-hanger, that's not how I think of a satisfying story. Votes: 3

Storytelling is our oldest form of remembering the promises we have made to one another and to our various gods, and the promises given in return; it is a way of recording our human emotions and desires and taboos. Votes: 3

Storytelling is the only studio movie where the censorship is perfectly clear, the only studio movie with a big red box covering up a shot. I take pride in that - and, of course, in having avoided the fate of Eyes Wide Shut. Votes: 3

I've never been a fan of whimsical or confusing storytelling. Votes: 2

Role-playing isn't storytelling. If the dungeon master is directing it, it's not a game. Votes: 2

The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling. Votes: 2

The history of storytelling isn't one of simply entertaining the masses but of also advising, instructing, challenging the status quo. Votes: 2

There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what I wanted to do. Votes: 2

Personally, I've made myself a very small window of what I enjoy in this business, which is I love being a big part of the storytelling process. Votes: 2

'Star Wars' is mythology. It's like Greek mythology or Shakespeare. It's the story of good versus evil over a very long span of time. The storytelling is universal and timeless. Votes: 2

The Lucky One' is at its heart a romance novel, elevated however by Nicholas Sparks' persuasive storytelling. Readers don't read his books because they're true, but because they ought to be true. Votes: 2

Where the gaming world is going - and certainly Activision proved it by hiring me - is being willing to push and bend and move in a new direction of actually capturing the character and storytelling. Votes: 2

When it comes to storytelling, not taking risks is riskier than swinging for the fences. I have very simple ambitions when it comes to taking risks in storytelling and programming. I try very hard to avoid the expected. Votes: 2

I grew up in Oklahoma and Missouri, and I just loved film. My folks would take us to the drive-in on summer nights, and we'd sit on the hood of the car. I just had this profound love for storytelling. Votes: 2

But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What's appealing is that you don't have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem. Votes: 2

One of the nicest things I ever read about our show was that a critic felt 'Boardwalk Empire' could be the beginning of the blur between television and cinema, because the production values are so high and the storytelling is so compelling. Votes: 2

I consider music to be storytelling, melody and rhythm. A lot of hip-hop has broken music down. There are no instruments and no songwriting. So you're left with just storytelling and rhythm. And the storytelling can be so braggadocious, you're just left with rhythm. Votes: 2

I am a person who believes in asking questions, in not conforming for the sake of conforming. I am deeply dissatisfied - about so many things, about injustice, about the way the world works - and in some ways, my dissatisfaction drives my storytelling. Votes: 2

Orphan Black' allows for people to have debates and theories and allegiances to different characters - to trust characters and hate other characters - but it doesn't tell you who is good or bad or right or wrong. That's the most exciting storytelling, in my book. Votes: 2

Self-pity, a dominant characteristic of sociopaths, is also the characteristic that differentiates heroic storytelling from psychological rumination. When you talk about your experiences to shed light, you may feel wrenching pain, grief, anger, or shame. Your audience may pity you, but not because you want them to. Votes: 2

Every age has its storytelling form, and video gaming is a huge part of our culture. You can ignore or embrace video games and imbue them with the best artistic quality. People are enthralled with video games in the same way as other people love the cinema or theatre. Votes: 2

The biggest mistake you can make is assuming that creativity will hit you all at once and the muse will carry you to the end of the book on feather wings while 'Foster the People' plays gently in the background. Storytelling is work. Pleasurable work, usually, but it is work. Votes: 2

I'm just kind of odd. There are dark forces in the world, and if you pay attention to what's going on around you, you end up incorporating it into the storytelling. Maybe it's some aspect of myself that's coming through that people are seeing, that I am in fact a quiet psycho. Votes: 2

I'm a big believer in pairing classics with contemporary literature, so students have the opportunity to see that literature is not a cold, dead thing that happened once but instead a vibrant mode of storytelling that's been with us a long time - and will be with us, I hope, for a long time to come. Votes: 2

I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really fascinated by the format - how it works, the device of the silent movie. It's not the same form of expression as a talkie. The lack of sounds makes you participate in the storytelling. Votes: 2

It takes stamina to get up like an athlete every single night, seven to eight performances a week, 20 weeks in a row. And there are many young performers who only learn their craft in the two minute bits it takes to film a scene. You never learn the arc of storytelling, the arc of a character that way. Votes: 2

The most amazing thing for me is that every single person who sees a movie, not necessarily one of my movies, brings a whole set of unique experiences. Now, through careful manipulation and good storytelling, you can get everybody to clap at the same time, to hopefully laugh at the same time, and to be afraid at the same time. Votes: 2

Good storytelling is humanity's great connector, and it just might keep the world from eating itself. Votes: 1

Casting is storytelling. Votes: 0

We are the storytelling animal. Votes: 0

Content marketing is weaponized storytelling. Votes: 0

I'm a fan of great storytelling. Votes: 0

The storytelling ... is kind of amazing. Votes: 0

Science is the storytelling of our time. Votes: 0

The storytelling in 'Doctor Who' is quite universal. Votes: 0

Good storytelling appeals to me - good writing. Votes: 0

The basic rule of storytelling is 'show, don't tell. Votes: 0

It's a leap of faith doing any serialised storytelling. Votes: 0

There's not really genres as storytelling in Austria, unfortunately. Votes: 0

I like to believe that storytelling transcends age limitations. Votes: 0

["John F. Kennedy" movie] was just really clever storytelling. Votes: 0

Rhyannon Byrd has a gift for beautiful, sensual storytelling. Votes: 0

Gossip is essentially storytelling: storytelling about people whom we know. Votes: 0

In Wales, singing and storytelling are party skills, not professions. Votes: 0

Pixar has outdone itself in visual magic and vivid storytelling. Votes: 0

My major allegiance has been to storytelling, not to history. Votes: 0

I'm a big fan of pantomime storytelling, being an animator. Votes: 0

The natural milieu I inhabit is more in epic storytelling. Votes: 0

Gaming is going into storytelling. It was a new audience. Votes: 0

I actually think one of my strengths is my storytelling. Votes: 0

I've set the bar quite high in terms of storytelling. Votes: 0

I like the storytelling and reading the letters, the long-distance dedications. Votes: 0

I love all things Queen - their songs are epic storytelling. Votes: 0

I think in Russia, there's a lot of storytelling and anecdotes. Votes: 0

I mean, I'm in the business of storytelling, not message making. Votes: 0

The greatest art in the world is the art of storytelling, Votes: 0

It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week. Votes: 0

Artists should always think of themselves as cosmic instruments for storytelling. Votes: 0

Dancing, singing, storytelling and silence are the four universal healing salves. Votes: 0

Directing is all about storytelling. It's not about equipment, or anything else. Votes: 0

There is no society that does not highly value fictional storytelling. Ever. Votes: 0

The Old Testament is full of poetry, prophecies, chronicles, documentations, storytelling, fairytales. Votes: 0

I've always thought of the western as American storytelling at its best. Votes: 0

I really have to feel a sense of freedom in my storytelling. Votes: 0

The hardest part about storytelling is knowing what happens in the end. Votes: 0

Rap is rhythm and poetry. Hip-hop is storytelling and poetry as well. Votes: 0

I want to link together ancient forms of storytelling and the future. Votes: 0

I am a big fan of music in terms of storytelling device. Votes: 0

It's not magic that takes us to another world - it's storytelling. Votes: 0

When the storytelling goes bad in a society, the result is decadence. Votes: 0

People believe in God because we are pattern-seeking, storytelling, mythmaking, religious, moral animals. Votes: 0

Maia Sharp is one of America's great singer-songwriters. Her storytelling runs profound and Votes: 0

Theater and film are essentially the same - just different kinds of storytelling. Votes: 0

The goal of storytelling should be to make stories as ubiquitous as music. Votes: 0

Passed down from generation to generation, storytelling was an art in my family. Votes: 0

I think that instinct, that storytelling instinct, rescued me most of my life. Votes: 0

Acting isn't necessarily pretending. It's storytelling. It's giving someone your perspective on something. Votes: 0

I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition. Votes: 0

Television can take anything. It can take the most exaggerated of storytelling forms. Votes: 0

Actors have an opportunity to use storytelling as a way to solve pain. Votes: 0

I grew up on movie sets, getting to see storytelling happen up close. Votes: 0

Shakespeare is repeated around the world in different languages, just because it's good storytelling. Votes: 0

In its 400 years of existence, storytellers never evolved the book as a storytelling device. Votes: 0

I make no distinction between writing and storytelling; I've always wanted to tell stories. Votes: 0

Anything that happens on any show is a plot contrivance because that's just storytelling. Votes: 0

I think the more honest you are with the storytelling, the better it works. Votes: 0

To me, the AMC brand is great storytelling - they call it slow-burn storytelling. Votes: 0

We need storytelling. Otherwise life just goes on and on, like the number Pi. Votes: 0

I've always loved news. I've always loved storytelling and being where the scene is. Votes: 0

I think color, for a costume designer, is one of your biggest storytelling devices. Votes: 0

If you're too rigid in your thinking you may miss some wonderful opportunities for storytelling. Votes: 0

The way I look at it, movies are a different medium for storytelling than books. Votes: 0

I haven't thought about getting into production. I'm interested in the creative aspect of storytelling. Votes: 0

As a kid, I loved storytelling, and I liked the way rappers would paint pictures. Votes: 0

My overall artistic goal is to marry graphic design with comic books and traditional storytelling. Votes: 0

I fell in love with commerce and the opportunities that come with compelling visual storytelling. Votes: 0

The joke is the purest, most essential form of storytelling. Every word has to count. Votes: 0

We are storytelling animals, and cannot bear to acknowledge the ordinariness of our daily lives. Votes: 0

Along the way, I learned the key to launching a company. It's all about storytelling. Votes: 0

I still see storytelling for men by men that is always reinforcing the male gaze. Votes: 0

A good picture book can almost be whistled. ... All have their own melodies behind the storytelling. Votes: 0

Fear is... a kind of unintentional storytelling that we are all born knowing how to do. Votes: 0

The power of storytelling is exactly this: to bridge the gaps where everything else has crumbled. Votes: 0

In learning the art of storytelling by animation, I have discovered that language has an anatomy. Votes: 0

I don't make unconventional stories; I don't make non-linear stories. I like linear storytelling a lot. Votes: 0

Short forms are returning online. Interactivity is coming back; it was always there in oral storytelling. Votes: 0

The thriller is not a recent invention. It probably goes back to the dawn of storytelling. Votes: 0

Well, I suppose I'm interested in ways of storytelling and in stories that are about storytelling. Votes: 0

Berg was proud of his storytelling to the point where he collected stories about telling stories. Votes: 0

Years of live storytelling and character acting have helped me with building vivid locations and scenes. Votes: 0

The Monte Carlo TV Festival is great because it's a celebration of television and great storytelling. Votes: 0

An awful lot of storytelling isn't really about making people understand - it's about making people care. Votes: 0

All great literary works influence us as writers, not their stories as much as their storytelling ability. Votes: 0

Part of George R.R. Martins brilliant storytelling is taking the carpet out from under your feet. Votes: 0

Elvis Costello's song writing is so peerless and individualistic. It's storytelling and it's deeply intelligent and clever. Votes: 0

Tribeca has always celebrated the most exciting new forms of storytelling, from video games to virtual reality. Votes: 0

Most actors are drawn towards historical tellings because it's one of the most simple forms of storytelling. Votes: 0

The biggest challenge is not the storytelling, it's to track every character's arc through the entire movie. Votes: 0

History is a long and endlessly interesting argument, where evidence is everything and storytelling is everything else. Votes: 0

The Authority,' by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, really pioneered the widescreen, action-packed style of storytelling. Votes: 0

Corporate & personal branding both require storytelling to be captivating. Stories provide context, meaning & the opportunity for relationship. Votes: 0

I learned the power of storytelling and the responsibility that people with influence have to speak out Votes: 0

When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think about storytelling. Votes: 0

Visual storytelling of one kind or another has been around since cavemen were drawing on the walls. Votes: 0

My heart is in independent film-making. For me, it's where the fun, gritty storytelling is being told. Votes: 0

Part of George R.R. Martin's brilliant storytelling is taking the carpet out from under your feet. Votes: 0

Rule of storytelling: When a character is shoved against a wall, shove them against a wall harder. Votes: 0

I grew up in a storytelling culture, a tribal culture, but also in an American storytelling culture. Votes: 0

When you're working in a collaborative storytelling medium, every step of the way, you're opening yourself up. Votes: 0

I love literature, the English language and storytelling. I also have thirty horses and seventy foxhounds to feed. Votes: 0

It has been said that next to hunger and thirst, our most basic human need is for storytelling. Votes: 0

I hate dream sequences in movies and T.V. shows generally for their heavy-handed symbolism and storytelling tediousness. Votes: 0

'Nashville' songs and country music have always been about storytelling and about the heart and confessionals. They're monologues. Votes: 0

What I want to write about has changed somewhat, and the scope of the storytelling has changed accordingly. Votes: 0

No great television show has ever rested on just one person. They're all about great ensembles and storytelling. Votes: 0

Nashville' songs and country music have always been about storytelling and about the heart and confessionals. They're monologues. Votes: 0

I think that my sensibilities are becoming slightly less delicate and I'm venturing out in a storytelling world. Votes: 0

An author must learn the principles of good storytelling only in order to write better from the heart. Votes: 0

Forecasting is simply not a strength of the species; we are much better with tools and narrative storytelling. Votes: 0

I believe in storytelling, not story-selling. I want people to believe the characters are real. So I'm a realist. Votes: 0

It's how I express myself - through storytelling and characters. They often reveal very intimate, vulnerable sides of myself. Votes: 0

Our country has the oldest tradition of storytelling, and this was much before writing stories even became a norm. Votes: 0

There is an extraordinary power in storytelling that stirs the imagination and makes an indelible impression on the mind. Votes: 0

Because storytelling, and visual storytelling, was put in the hands of everybody, and we have all now become storytellers. Votes: 0

Human beings are storytelling animals. That's what separates us from other creatures, not just having thumbs or using tools. Votes: 0

In 6,000 years of storytelling, [people have] gone from depicting hunting on cave walls to depicting Shakespeare on Facebook walls. Votes: 0

I think Kurosawa was one of the first storytelling geniuses who began to change the narrative structure of films. Votes: 0

Theatre is filled w/ passion, risk and drama (as much behind-the-curtain as on stage), perfect ingredients for documentary storytelling. Votes: 0

We are storytelling creatures, and as children we acquire language to tell those stories that we have inside us. Votes: 0

I was raised, I feel like, on television, definitely a child of TV, and was always fascinated by storytelling. Votes: 0

I believe the adventure game genre will never die any more than any type of storytelling would ever die. Votes: 0

Man gave us laws, and God gave us time, It's the art of storytelling and I'm only telling mine. Votes: 0

For me, the best journalism is usually the best storytelling, and the best stories are those of real people. Votes: 0

We're lucky to be in the middle of a TV renaissance. It's the healthiest storytelling medium in our culture. Votes: 0

But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore Votes: 0

Like a human rights lawyer who uses the law to rectify wrongs, I use filmic storytelling for the same effect. Votes: 0

What you demand from storytelling is a moral - even political - import. I tend to shun that didactic aspect. Votes: 0

But, number one, I think traditional noir doesn't work in contemporary storytelling because we don't live in that world anymore. Votes: 0

The album ['A Seat at the Table'] really feels like storytelling for us all and our family and our lineage. Votes: 0

My brothers were the ones who taught me about mythology and storytelling, and showed me how to do stop-motion animation. Votes: 0

I have witnessed how the power of listening, storytelling and embracing gray areas breaks through the rigid 'us vs. them. Votes: 0

No, the thing is, we all love storytelling, and as a writer you get to tell stories all the time. Votes: 0

I don't think the world objectively exists the way we think it exists. There's a constant sort of storytelling process. Votes: 0

I like storytelling, and I feel more confident as the years have gone on about my ability to do that. Votes: 0

As long as we are engaged in storytelling that moves the culture forward, it doesn't matter what format it is. Votes: 0

Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling. Votes: 0

I think video games are going to completely take over storytelling in our society. Video games are not a fad... Votes: 0

Writing is more about imagination than anything else. I fell in love with words. I fell in love with storytelling. Votes: 0

Why go to Antarctica, why do a film like 'Grizzly Man'? It's the sheer joy of storytelling - it's the urge. Votes: 0

Oral storytelling goes back so long ago, and those stories that were told orally were always layered and changed with time. Votes: 0

I think photography is a universal language as far as storytelling goes, and I think that's what it's most successful at. Votes: 0

Come then, and let us pass a leisure hour in storytelling, and our story shall be the education of our heroes. Votes: 0

The only one I have any trust in is storytelling - there's a couple I have a lot of trust in. Votes: 0

I love REAL set construction and think that sets are very important part of the storytelling and scope of a film... Votes: 0

Games are advancing in terms of storytelling and trying to create a character, and its a brand new audience for me. Votes: 0

In storytelling, the audience actually wants to work for their meal, they just don't want to know that they're doing it. Votes: 0

It is a great vehicle for storytelling, especially for a certain kind of exhaustively reported, painstakingly fact-checked, and beautifully produced narrative. Votes: 0

Tragedy is a great storytelling form. It worked extremely well for Shakespeare. It worked extremely well for Jim Cameron with Titanic. Votes: 0

My style is colloquial storytelling. It's the way we tell stories to one another - it's not writerly, it's not overdone. Votes: 0

I did have a feeling then that the culture of factuality was so dominating that storytelling had lost all its authority. Votes: 0

While I think storytelling is a meaningful way to spend your life... it does feel a little bit secondary or off-point. Votes: 0

Every bit as visceral and hypnotic as its award-winning predecessor, On the Ropes is a tour-de-force of fluid, yet detailed storytelling. Votes: 0

A modern-day Dickens with a popular voice and a genius for storytelling in any genre, Stephen King has written many wonderful books. Votes: 0

I don't think there's a subject matter that can't absorb 3-D; that can't tolerate the addition of depth as a storytelling technique. Votes: 0

I come from a filmmaking tradition and a storytelling background. So somehow I've emerged like a mutant who can straddle both worlds. Votes: 0

Design is in everything we make, but it's also between those things. It's a mix of craft, science, storytelling, propaganda, and philosophy. Votes: 0

There's no harmony in most people in a way, and I'm attracted to it, and I think it makes for good storytelling. Votes: 0

The function of camera movement is to assist the storytelling. That's all it is. It cannot be there just to demonstrate itself. Votes: 0

I'm really trying to focus on the storytelling, more so than ever before I think, partly because it makes for easier pages. Votes: 0

Writing is storytelling. No matter how you slice it, you're saying, 'Once upon a time.' That's what writing is all about. Votes: 0

I see films in theaters, and I enjoy films. I enjoy the art of storytelling, and the different ways to tell them. Votes: 0

I love all history because it's storytelling. But, I will always have a special place in my heart for the Tudor dynasty. Votes: 0

It would seem that the more irresponsible and crafty one is, the more likely one is to have a talent for storytelling. Votes: 0

For me, all writing -- storytelling and style -- gets back to the Bible, Twain and Hemingway, and not in that order." Votes: 0

Probably because I really love this bookmaking and storytelling world, I'd been thinking for years about the possibility of becoming a literary agent. Votes: 0

For storytelling purposes, there has to be conflict, but that doesn't mean the people have to be mean. I've never liked mean-spirited comedy. Votes: 0

[Some people think] that storytelling is telling jokes. So they have to be discouraged! Then others think that storytelling-is like an encounter group . . . Votes: 0

For a truly effective social campaign, a brand needs to embrace the first principles of marketing, which involves brand definition and consistent storytelling. Votes: 0

The marketplace tells us that good, visceral storytelling has a place. But there are lots of questions about the format that stories take. Votes: 0

We've had fiction from the time of cave drawings. I think fiction, storytelling, and narrative in general will always exist in some form. Votes: 0

People seem generally happy to see their favorite world come to life, even if it it slightly changed to fit storytelling for television. Votes: 0

In movies, storytelling and every single art form, we're creating wonder. You're starting with a blank page and creating something that doesn't exist. Votes: 0

The thing that I took away as an early fan from Bob Dylan was the storytelling aspects. He can tell some wicked stories. Votes: 0

Surely the job of fiction is to actually tell the truth. It's a paradox that's at the heart of any kind of #storytelling. Votes: 0

Good storytelling is harder than it sounds, but the easy part is that everyone has the ability to do it. ...Tap into it. Votes: 0

Surely the job of fiction is to actually tell the truth. It's a paradox that's at the heart of any kind of storytelling. Votes: 0

My interest in theatre and storytelling began in my mother's kitchen. It was a meeting place for my mother's large circle of friends. Votes: 0

Everybody has a wicked side, whether they are six or sixty, and yet so often storytelling draws a sharp line between good and evil. Votes: 0

Part of the power of all storytelling is reassurance, offering hope to those sat in the darkness, that good can succeed and wrongdoing fail. Votes: 0

If your stories are all about your products and services, that's not storytelling. It's a brochure. Give yourself permission to make the story bigger. Votes: 0

Too many brands treat social media as a one way, broadcast channel, rather than a two-way dialogue through which emotional storytelling can be transferred. Votes: 0

You've got to trust your instincts, your judgment and trust the storytelling that came before and the quality of the acting with the emotion. Votes: 0

I'm kind of a pop balladeer because I love the art of storytelling. I call myself 'HBO for the ears'; I sing little movies. Votes: 0

In the best of all possible worlds, directors would obsess about the quality of their storytelling, and not the details of their technical methods. Votes: 0

I was feeling really restless in my hard-rock band. I wanted to learn more about storytelling in music, and that's what country music is. Votes: 0

My life is storytelling. I believe in stories, in their incredible power to keep people alive, to keep the living alive, and the dead. Votes: 0

I practiced on the greatest model of storytelling we've got, which is "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey." I told those stories many, many times. Votes: 0

I've been obsessed with this kind of visual storytelling for quite a while, and I try to create material that allows me to explore it. Votes: 0

Expedition EVEREST adds a new dimension to our storytelling in Disney's Animal Kingdom. It's a thrilling adventure themed to the folklore of the mysterious yeti. Votes: 0

While science can be many things, above all it is a way for our mistake-making, illusion-prone, storytelling brains to compare different methods for describing nature. Votes: 0

I like to apply storytelling methods and techniques to try to frame the story in an interesting way, but you can never control what's happening. Votes: 0

I'm always interested in trying to stay on the cutting edge of television storytelling. To be slightly in front, pushing for the next new thing. Votes: 0

I want to do more audio originals because I think that it is a fascinating medium. If you think about it, this is original storytelling. Votes: 0

When I pick up the guitar, it's a melody, and that's what drives the lyrics. It's bits and pieces of truth, but it is storytelling. Votes: 0

Maybe I'm a little biased, but shows like 'Dexter' and 'Southland,' I'm just enthralled by that sort of storytelling, kind of clever and patient. Votes: 0

What I like is not a particular genre, it's storytelling. There's a lot of great storytelling in jazz, and in folk and in country music. ... Votes: 0

I hope that as my career continues I get to create and work on more LGBT projects and bring LGBT storytelling into more mainstream media! Votes: 0

I think storytelling is all about children. We human beings love to hear stories being told - and it first happens when you're a kid. Votes: 0

It is a curious thing that the more the world shrinks because of electronic communications, the more limitless becomes the province of the storytelling entertainer. Votes: 0

I don't know when I made that active decision to be a writer or to try to write, but I know I always liked storytelling. Votes: 0

The most important thing is, how can I move forward towards something that I can't articulate, that is new in storytelling with moving images and sound? Votes: 0

I like storytelling movies and more than that I like historical movies; and I think someday I'll definitely make a movie about the past 50 years history. Votes: 0

Since 1977, there have been many science fiction movies, but none has managed to equal [ A New Hope 's] blend of adventure, likable characters, and epic storytelling. Votes: 0

I don't think that digital technology will ever take away the humanity of storytelling, because storytelling is entirely, in and of itself, a wholly human concern. Votes: 0

If you're doing a big spectacle film, you've got to be mindful of large masses. Even then, you've got to be responsible only to your storytelling. Votes: 0

Bob Harras' personal and creative integrity is respected and renowned throughout the comic book industry. As an editor, he provides invaluable insight into storytelling and character. Votes: 0

With any sci-fi fantasy storytelling, you must have rules be very clear, otherwise you lose people, like 'OK, they can fly; now they can't fly.' Votes: 0

I'd like to think that we strive in film and theatre to tell great stories, and I believe in the power of storytelling in our culture. Votes: 0

There is a narrative to every life, and I believe in the classic mode of storytelling that goes back to Homer and carries through to today. Votes: 0

Social media companies must combine their mastery of the latest in real-time, location based or augmented reality technologies in the service of clear and consistent storytelling. Votes: 0

There's a creative freedom to comics, and a fulfillment I get out of panel layouts and storytelling that is hard for me to get anywhere else. Votes: 0

There is a big difference between storytelling and being alive. Those are the two things that I prefer in life - telling stories and being alive. Votes: 0

Biblical movies need not sermonize, just be honest to the foundational story. As powerful as the message is for people of faith, it's really great storytelling. Votes: 0

The show is not a history lesson or intellectual exploration. It is entertainment based on tension, irony and storytelling that is closely related to today's life. Votes: 0

What we refer to confidently as memory is really a form of storytelling that goes on continually in the mind and often changes with the telling. Votes: 0

I like the storytelling and reading the letters, the long-distance dedications. Anytime in radio that you can reach somebody on an emotional level, you're really connecting. Votes: 0

I really admire visual storytelling that shows you what's happening, instead of tells you what's happening. I think it really forces the filmmaking to be very clear. Votes: 0

To me good storytelling is about journeys. It's about people's journeys, people's discoveries and how they deal with those discoveries; circumstances that put people in different situations. Votes: 0

While I don't like violent programs per se, I do like good storytelling, which made me a fan of shows like Breaking Bad and American Horror Story. Votes: 0

Woodrell's storytelling is as melodic, jangly and energetic as a good banjo riff.... Sammy Barlach's story is a tragedy, but the telling of it is a pleasure. Votes: 0

A lot of what a composer does has to do with storytelling, and there are different ways of fusing music with picture to express different storytelling ideas. Votes: 0

I was attracted to filmmaking in college because of my love of storytelling. You can have such an impact and reach a broader audience than conventional journalism. Votes: 0

Sheer animated fantasy is still my first and deepest production impulse. The fable is the best storytelling device ever conceived, and the screen is its best medium Votes: 0

My work is basically images set to my particular voice. It's the way the images rhyme and the rhythm. It's a way of economical storytelling for me. Votes: 0

It goes against the American storytelling grain to have someone in a situation he can't get out of, but I think this is very usual in life. Votes: 0

I wanted to rock back and forth between myth and distant futures, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It felt a bit like prophecy and a bit like storytelling. Votes: 0

First of all, there is absolutely an order that we have put together to create the maximum number of surprises, but that's just part of our storytelling. Votes: 0

The persona in my stories may be truer to my "real" self than any alleged objective, factual "I" that I could replicate for the purposes of storytelling. Votes: 0

I think that the art of marketing, the art of promotion and the art of storytelling is definitely elevated and we have to get better every year. Votes: 0

Gareth [Edwards] was very open to just shaping the performances and the scenes to fit what was happening with the actors and the storytelling that was emerging. Votes: 0

I always want to be telling stories in whatever fashion I can, and directing is really just understanding and learning a different element of that storytelling process. Votes: 0

We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We're a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don't really have an explanation for. Votes: 0

In Harlan, Kentucky, we told stories the way some people play music. ... In the mountains, storytelling is truly an art form, and as much recreation as communication. Votes: 0

Most young people haven't used their storytelling skills since they were 8 or 9 or 10 and wanted to persuade Mom and Dad to take them to the ball game. Votes: 0

Chord progression is progression of emotions; storytelling - taking one person from one mood to the next. We are doing the same thing within a DJ set. Votes: 0

The book has many different characteristics: some are extremely old-fashioned storytelling traits, but there are also a fair number of postmodern traits, and the self-consciousness is one. Votes: 0

Whether we're talking about books, music or film, it's all about storytelling. You get a powerful new way of connecting with people once you hear their stories. Votes: 0

I think television is a unique form, in terms of storytelling. Having source material for these really dense, complicated, serialized dramas is a great way of world-building. Votes: 0

My brand is good storytelling. I really want [my company] Hillman Grad Productions to be associated with great stories, interesting characters; things that are three-dimensional and feel honest. Votes: 0

I really love storytelling, and I love the stories as they reveal themselves. It's an incredibly nourishing process; it's probably the closest I come to having a religion. Votes: 0

It's populated by people who, by and large, have terrific communication skills. Every day is an extraordinary day. For me, it was just a great area for storytelling. Votes: 0

The funny thing is that in Bosnia there are no words that are equivalent to fiction and nonfiction. From the storytelling point of view, the difference is artificial. Votes: 0

There's still formulaic stuff on network television, but there's also more of an opportunity to have your way with storytelling, especially in sitcoms. That's what the difference is. Votes: 0

When I was coming out of college, storytelling was very much something you did with pencil and paper, so the technological platform versatility, I think, is really valuable. Votes: 0

The future of cinema and communications is all about collaboration and the decentralized control of storytelling. We're all part of the story; we can all contribute and participate. Votes: 0

More people telling stories leads to more interesting perspectives in this world. I often think we wouldn't get to these political impasses if we had balance in storytelling. Votes: 0

Great actors like Willem Dafoe and Ellen Page and Samuel L. Jackson will go and do a videogame, because they understand that storytelling isn't just necessarily about filmmaking. Votes: 0

I love storytelling, I love being a visual person, and it just made perfect sense to be an underwater photographer and explore the ocean and work with scientists. Votes: 0

The L Word reaffirmed that good storytelling has a way of creating community. Fans everywhere have been connecting with each other online, in public and at home-viewing parties. Votes: 0

One of the most intriguing things in management and in business is the role of storytelling - people need the anecdotes to do the work that they do. Votes: 0

The thing I love about this story [The Killing] and this type of storytelling is that I don't have to know the end before I know the beginning. Votes: 0

I think great filmmakers will always talk in terms of storytelling. These guys were always about the story. That is how I love to talk about a film. Votes: 0

The Internet is allowing us to get back to what's really more natural, which is that storytelling is a shared thing. It's our natural way to be communal. Votes: 0

I am fascinated by storytelling glue. Anytime I see someone who's good at it, I stop and wonder, 'How'd they 'do this? Why can't I tear myself away? Votes: 0

She looked at the boy. He knew her weakness for storytelling. And it was, after all, only a story. Still, she wished he had chosen a happier one. Votes: 0

For me and my storytelling and the way that I embrace stories in the way that I embrace characters, I desperately needed to know that everything was okay. Votes: 0

I love to do fashion. I always put fashion in all of my storytelling because that's what I am, but I'm not selling clothes, I'm telling a story. Votes: 0

I think my love is storytelling. No matter what it is, it's storytelling. And so whatever the medium is, what's right for the story, I enjoy doing it. Votes: 0

Music's always been a big part of my life, but it kind of all happened in one big ball of storytelling rather than splitting acting and singing apart. Votes: 0

The bedrock thing of country music is, it's about storytelling. I feel like I was able to find a niche because I connected to that in some way. Votes: 0

You have only so many chances to tell stories. I didn't want to be forever wedded to one form of storytelling when there are so many out there. Votes: 0

I think that good storytelling of any kind does promote a humility in that it encourages you to see the world the way that other people see it. Votes: 0

A short film is just another storytelling medium like TV, Features, and Webisodes. I am just thrilled that Silent Cargo is getting out there for people to see. Votes: 0

I just adore being on set. I adore storytelling. I can be on a set 70 hours a week and on those weekends, I'll still want to watch movies. Votes: 0

Humanity's legacy of stories and storytelling is the most precious we have. All wisdom is in our stories and songs. A story is how we construct our experiences. Votes: 0

A short film is just another storytelling medium like TV, Features, and Webisodes. I am just thrilled that 'Silent Cargo' is getting out there for people to see. Votes: 0

For me, the drive is storytelling. To be a part of an art that tells a story and to be a catalyst, a color in that, is very exciting. Votes: 0

To refrain from storytelling is perhaps one of the highest forms of respect we can pay. Those people, with no stories to circle them, can die without being misunderstood. Votes: 0

Specificity is what makes good storytelling, and good storytelling is what makes money, and making money is then what encourages new producers to invest in different stories about Asians. Votes: 0

I always say that, if you have great actors and great storytelling and great monsters, and you mix them together, nine times out of 10, it explodes in your face. Votes: 0

Well, if storytelling is important, then your narrative ability, or your ability to put into words or use what someone else has put into words effectively, is important too. Votes: 0

It's a fun thing to do, to put yourself in the service of something if you think you can add an interpretation. It's no different than any other storytelling. Votes: 0

Studios and networks who ignore either shift — whether the increasing sophistication of storytelling, or the constantly shifting sands of technological advancement — will be left behind, Votes: 0

You cannot reduce the power of story with the tag of money because it's not a share market. So you must know the seriousness of the power of storytelling. Votes: 0

I think my mother's and Granny's storytelling had had the same effect upon me when a child, as the reading of books: my mind was stimulated, my creativity encouraged. Votes: 0

When you're talking about Tim Burton, you're talking about a guy that has such a visual sense, an aesthetic, a storytelling style. It's like he's got his own genre. Votes: 0

I've always loved writing, and the impulse for me is storytelling. I don't sit down and think: 'What political message can I sell?' I love the creativity of it. Votes: 0

I love comedy. I love to make people laugh. (But) anything that's telling a good story makes me happy. So, I just like to be part of the storytelling process. Votes: 0

I just loved storytelling. That's what I thought I would end up doing. I thought I would probably go to school and end up writing for a magazine or something. Votes: 0

Star Wars is mythology. Its like Greek mythology or Shakespeare. Its the story of good versus evil over a very long span of time. The storytelling is universal and timeless. Votes: 0

Star Wars' is mythology. It's like Greek mythology or Shakespeare. It's the story of good versus evil over a very long span of time. The storytelling is universal and timeless. Votes: 0

I grew up in a society with a very ancient and strong oral storytelling tradition. I was told stories, as a child, by my grandmother, and my father as well. Votes: 0

Blending consensus historical events and personages with imaginary occult forces is a strong recipe for counterfactual storytelling goodness that combines the best of two worlds: resonant history with wild-eyed fantasy. Votes: 0

Many Southern writers must have learned the art of storytelling from listening to oral tales. I did. It gave me the knowledge that the simplest incident can make a story. Votes: 0

Actors, we like stories, we like storytelling, we love being a part of the story, and if you give us a story that's interesting then we'll want to do it. Votes: 0

Because of all the concurrent stories going in 24 and its fast pace, it can be complicated in terms of the story, so I thought sound could help with the storytelling. Votes: 0

My background was producing and writing and performing in television when I started out, and I really missed that, that whole creative process that comes from sort of 'me' storytelling. Votes: 0

Good writing is about finding and exploiting anecdotes that resonate with the reader. In storytelling, it's OK if you only make one point, as long as it's a good one. Votes: 0

I get some flak for and some resistance from colleagues for because I'm interested in storytelling. I mean what I like about songwriting is songs used to tell a story. Votes: 0

Ours was a storytelling family even in pleasing times, and in those days my parents looked on words as our sustenance, rich in their flavor and wholesome for the soul. Votes: 0

Fiction is no longer the dominant storytelling device of our time. In the 19th century it worked great, and fiction was the king, but it's not the king any more. Votes: 0

Unlike fiction, which you create before you go into production, with reality you kind of create it after everything is produced. The drama and the storytelling is really done in post. Votes: 0

I don't see any difference in the craft of acting, in film or television. It's absolutely the same. It's different storytelling, playing a character over multiple hours, as opposed to two. Votes: 0

We actually try our best to be non-biased, but for me, that was the best movie ["Sicario"], filmmaking-wise and storytelling-wise, and connected to me the most. I thought it was great. Votes: 0

Touching on universality is an important part of effective storytelling, but the problem with cliches is that they are tired and dull. And that's where writers must try to be artful. Votes: 0

I don't read many popular histories like the ones I write. The building blocks for my research are scholarly monographs, and the inspiration for my storytelling style are folks like Chekhov. Votes: 0

I think there is much more storytelling in stand-up now. Less emphasis on the joke. Jokes are still important, but it feels like a more intimate and personal experience these days. Votes: 0

A mundane lie hiding an exotic truth is deception; an exotic lie hiding a mundane truth is storytelling. Deception may be necessary to preserve life, but storytelling makes life worth living. Votes: 0

Telling our stories is what saves us. The story is enough... The very act of storytelling, of arranging memory and invention according to the structure of narrative is, by definition, holy. Votes: 0

I write about people in small towns; I don't write about people living in big cities. My kind of storytelling depends upon people that have time to talk to each other. Votes: 0

'The Last Of Us,' to me, is just amazing storytelling, because everything's from the character point of view, which even movies don't really do successfully a lot of the time. Votes: 0

The Last Of Us,' to me, is just amazing storytelling, because everything's from the character point of view, which even movies don't really do successfully a lot of the time. Votes: 0

I am a storyteller, and I grew up with a father who told big-fish stories, so storytelling is very much a part of me. It was a part of my family. Votes: 0

If I really knew how to do good storytelling, I would be a writer. Mystery is not a huge part of it. ... It's tension, it's relationships. I think it's a struggle. Votes: 0

The key is to work with people who are passionate about storytelling and who have a similar sensibility of the type and nature of the stories that you want to tell. Votes: 0

We aren't natural statisticians. What we are is natural storytelling machines. And so what we do after we have the facts in hand is build a story to explain the facts. Votes: 0

I always thought storytelling was like juggling [...] You keep a lot of different tales in the air, and juggle them up and down, and if you're good you don't drop any. Votes: 0

I love graphic design. I love working with design, and I love storytelling, so I've been working on a children's book for a while, and I'd like to see that through. Votes: 0

Nobody has ever written as many enjoyable, fun-to-read crime novels as Agatha Christie. It's all about the storytelling and the pleasure of the reader. She doesn't want to be deep or highbrow. Votes: 0

In December 2011, I will be opening up my production house, Sharmeen Obaid Films, and aspire to change the way Pakistanis approach nonfiction storytelling. There are thousands of stories to be found here. Votes: 0

Through his mastery of storytelling techniques, he has managed to separate his character, in the public mind, from his actions as president. He has, in short, mesmerized us with that steady gaze. Votes: 0

Newspaper reporting is really storytelling. We call our articles 'stories,' and we try to tell them in a way that even people who don't know all the background can understand them. Votes: 0

Not all poetry wants to be storytelling. And not all storytelling wants to be poetry. But great storytellers and great poets share something in common: They had something to say, and did. Votes: 0

You can't visit readers where you think they are. You have to invite them home to where you are and try to lure them into your universe. That's the art of storytelling. Votes: 0

It's become almost a cliche at this point that movies in the general sense are the place you go for superheroes and explosions and TV is where you go for actual storytelling. Votes: 0

Horror is great storytelling with scary elements on top of it, but if you don't have great storytelling, you can have all the scares in the world, but the movie won't work. Votes: 0

But I think we are seeing a resurgence of the graphic ghost story like The Others, Devil's Backbone and The Sixth Sense. It is a return to more gothic atmospheric ghost storytelling. Votes: 0

Remember, the essence of storytelling demands that we place our main characters on a path. A quest with something at stake, with something to do, to achieve, to learn, and to change. Votes: 0

My childhood was surrounded by books and writing. From a very early age I was fascinated by storytelling, by the printed word, by language, by ideas. So I would seek them out. Votes: 0

I'm not a big gamer myself. I've (become) increasingly interested in games. And I certainly am passionate about, about storytelling in gaming. And, and the marriage of, you know, immersive characters, with gaming. Votes: 0

I fell in love with poetry through storytelling, so my poetry tends to be fairly narrative. I like characters, I like having a beginning, middle, and ending, though not necessarily in that order. Votes: 0

My life is making movies. I like storytelling, and I've got a lot of stories that are stored up in my head that I hope to get out before my time is up. Votes: 0

I do think there are always ways to create what seem like insurmountable powers, but then suddenly you find their limitations and that's the nature of comic book storytelling - always has been. Votes: 0

I think it's very important for any actor to eventually produce, and create the projects they want to create. I believe it's all a part of the same art form, which is storytelling. Votes: 0

Daniel Woodrell has made a name as a master of prose with personality - a densely descriptive, gamey form of storytelling, one might say traditional storytelling - of late rather an unfashionable mode. Votes: 0

European films were what it was about for me - the sensations I needed, the depth, the storytelling, the characters, the directors, and the freedom that you can't really find in American films Votes: 0

European films were what it was about for me - the sensations I needed, the depth, the storytelling, the characters, the directors, and the freedom that you can't really find in American films. Votes: 0

Right before 'American Dreams,' I started to pursue these avenues, like short films and getting into a couple night courses to really study photography and cinematography, and the language of visual storytelling. Votes: 0

I think the most important part of storytelling is tension. It's the constant tension of suspense that in a sense mirrors life, because nobody knows what's going to happen three hours from now. Votes: 0

Everyone will say I'm insane, but I don't care, Rose. Is it insane to marry the girl I love? A girl with golden brown hair, with gifts of beauty and goodness and storytelling? Votes: 0

The more intelligent the storytelling becomes and the deeper the character development, people will realize in film and television, like they do in real life, that human beings possess both good and bad. Votes: 0

My experience of great storytelling, working with classics, is just finding a way to present it simply but let the story do its own work, or be an invite to the audience's imagination. Votes: 0

I really enjoy the pastiche storytelling of watching separate stories slowly collide with one another. The audience gets to participate in trying to guess and decipher how one story will connect with another. Votes: 0

There's a classic element that all good Disney movies have. It really comes down to the storytelling, I think. It manages to push all of these buttons inside of us; there's a sentimentality. Votes: 0

The storytelling gift is innate: one has it or one doesn't. But style is at least partly a learned thing: one refines it by looking and listening and reading and practice - by work. Votes: 0

I enjoy storytelling. I like to write it, I like to direct it, I like to act in it, I like to produce it. I like to be around storytellers. That's what excites me. Votes: 0

Electronic music lends itself to an abstract way of storytelling, so it keeps evolving. Theres a whole movement truly driving music further and there is no other music innovating as much as film music Votes: 0

When you don't put your initials behind your name, and I've got tons of them, and when you talk about storytelling or love or gratitude, you're diminishing your legitimacy and importance in this world. Votes: 0

I think that it's important for a film that's in 3D that the filmmakers create the movie from a staging and scene planning standpoint with the dimensional space as one of their storytelling components. Votes: 0

I had always loved cartoons, especially 'Bugs Bunny,' and I found I enjoyed making animated films. Even a 30-second commercial involved drawing and painting, storytelling, not to mention actors, music, and sound effects. Votes: 0

The storytelling tradition that you bring from the South, I don't know where it arose, but it's still there. You can't go to the feed store, or the country courthouse without running into storytellers. Votes: 0

I hope, too, that my book will illuminate my belief that love of art - be it poetry, storytelling, painting, sculpture, or music - enables people to transcend any barrier man has yet devised. Votes: 0

So I like to try to go back and develop pure visual storytelling. Because to me, it's one of the most exciting aspects of making movies and almost a lost art at this point. Votes: 0

So I like to try to go back and develop pure visual storytelling. Because to me, it's one of the most exciting aspects of making movies and almost a lost art at this point Votes: 0

Writing is storytelling and all of us are authors, not just of words but of reality. You are the author of your life, so go out and live! Then never quit writing about it! Votes: 0

I want to be part of the storytelling that educates people and awakens a sense of compassion in other people of the kind of people they don't encounter in their daily lives very frequently. Votes: 0

With movies and TV, storytelling, it's a different medium. I really love it, but I'm one part of many, many pieces of that puzzle and a lot of it is out of my control. Votes: 0

I like storytelling, and for storytelling you need a drama. And for there to be drama, you need twists, and by twists I mean the ability to constantly change the trajectory of the story. Votes: 0

There are two different forms of storytelling: Novels tend to come from the inside of a character, and movies tend to look at them from the outside in relation to others in their world. Votes: 0

At the end of the day, storytelling is actually very simple in its origin as long as there are people who want to tell stories and there are people who want to hear them. Votes: 0

The kind of people that love 'The Rocketeer' are the kind of people that love good storytelling and innocence and a better world, so to speak, so they're almost always nice people to bump into. Votes: 0

The evil of storytelling is you're trying to make the audience complicit in murder - 'Kill the guy! Jump him!' And then once you've done it, it's like, 'I've killed this guy, now what? Votes: 0

I make a living from storytelling - if you're a public person and you sing songs about getting married to get a visa, and you are actually doing that, you're gonna end up in trouble. Votes: 0

There's a wealth of literature out there which, hopefully, will be, you know, exploded in the future, and I personally find it very rewarding to be involved with classic storytelling, and sort of legendary characters. Votes: 0

For me, I think there's a lot more room in cable television to tell broader stories. NBC and the networks, they're all very mainstream, and they're a little more conservative in how they approach storytelling. Votes: 0

While some people are good at painting, playing an instrument or singing, I have been told more than once I am good at storytelling. I hope that you enjoy my stories as I recall them. Votes: 0

HBO is undeniably a leader in meaningful storytelling in a wide array of formats. I'm honored to join the REAL SPORTS team and look forward to continuing my fervor for uncovering unique and impactful stories. Votes: 0

Some after-the-fact storytelling is inevitable, and, in fact, very good and useful. But then we want always to be able to enrich the stories, or maybe change the stories with a fresh infusion of specificity. Votes: 0

I was always storytelling, since I was a child. I remember myself at 10 years old telling stories to my sisters and brother. This is something I did through my adolescence and even through my twenties. Votes: 0

Losing all the preconceptions that I had about storytelling, about the world, you know, and learning to see the world from a different perspective. It sounds romantic, but it's not an easy process at all. Votes: 0

Eminem. My son was listening to that and I was like, “What is that junk?” Then I started listening and I thought, You know, that kid is pretty good. It's the storytelling. Votes: 0

I've certainly collaborated with others for their songs and it's fun. To me, it's exciting to write from a place that doesn't have to be so true to my life and is more just storytelling. Votes: 0

I'm too much left brain. I very much have an emotional response to things; I love literature and films and storytelling. I need to nourish my right side, it doesn't get a lot of exercise. Votes: 0

We need time to relax and enjoy ourselves too, no matter how dark the story. The occasional humorous moment helps with that. That's one of the things that Joss Whedon excels at in his storytelling. Votes: 0

I grew up with some kind of storytelling instinct, and when I write, my default setting is to find a story and then to tell it. It's the only way I know how to write. Votes: 0

I like storytelling. We all have an active thing that we do that gives us self-esteem, that makes us proud; it's necessary. I have to tell stories because that's the way the wiring went in. Votes: 0

There is a part of me that likes things that are epic, that's why I think a lot of my songs go to these soundscapes that are cinematic, because I really like the epic storytelling. Votes: 0

I went to drama school for three years, and the whole thing there is that hopefully you are introduced to a man called William Shakespeare who is the greatest of all time of all storytelling. Votes: 0

All the stuff I love most in game storytelling is never the big-picture stuff; it's the stuff that feels like curlicues, stuff that's just there because it's a game and because you can do it. Votes: 0

Seldom does a storytelling talent come along as potent and fully mature as Mike Brotherton. His complex characters take you on a voyage that is both fiercely credible and astonishingly imaginative. This is Science Fiction. Votes: 0