I try to tell a story that's good enough to win the right to integrate eternal themes into it. If it's poorly written or comes across as a sermon, then obviously you don't reach people, because they're aware that you're imposing something on a story that isn't innate to it.
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AARON SORKIN Everybody comes to film differently; everybody has different backgrounds. Just find whatever your la... F. GARY GRAY It's different being a director. I suppose, especially if it's a story you've written an... PADDY CONSIDINE Most of the time, you don't win anything on reality shows. You're booted off, or maybe you w... MICHAEL IAN BLACK 'Somnia' is a story about loss and, I guess, what you're willing to do to have closure a... KATEE SACKHOFF People think that if you've written a book and somebody's given you a pat on the back then, ... BARRY LOPEZ I think everyone expects if you're in the lead, or if you're a favourite to win, you will wi... JASON DAY You don't just have a story - you're a story in the making, and you never know what the next... DAN MILLMAN That's what's so great about television. You're able to tell this long story, where you ... AARON PAUL Depending on the story that you're telling, you can be relatable to everybody or nobody. I try a... CHANCE THE RAPPER It's kind of beating a dead horse if you're talking about going out and saying wrestling'... OWEN HART Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH You have to feel good in what you're wearing; if you don't feel good it's not going to l... B.O.B I try not to be too optimistic or pessimistic. If you're a pessimist then that's depressing ... NICHOLAS HOULT People sometimes turn out to be almost the opposite of how they present. It isn't because they... MARY GAITSKILL You can tell if there's magic in something. When you start it, you want to finish it and you wan... HALSEY The one mistake you must never make is to agree to make a film or sign on to film that you don't... PAUL GREENGRASS I think it's very insulting to say, 'White people don't understand.' What are you ta... KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE If you're gonna tell your life story, you gotta be honest, or don't do it. R. KELLY I don't think you can cry if the script is rubbish. I have to feel it; it's as simple as tha... OLIVIA COLMAN But, you know there's a lot of westerns - not that they were bad - it's just that they can b... TOM SELLECK When you pick up a book, everyone knows it's imaginary. You don't have to pretend it's n... PAUL AUSTER It's very dangerous to wave to people you don't know because what if they don't have han... MITCH HEDBERG I think what's important in a good manager and a good agent is that they know your vision and th... MAIARA WALSH It's about communication. It's about honesty. It's about treating people in the organiza... LOUIS V. GERSTNER, JR. Oftentimes, if you're talking to a seasoned interviewer who asks you a question, they may do a f... BRIAN GREENE If you're not trying to be real, you don't have to get it right. That's art. ANDY WARHOL We got ratings. It isn't that they won't quarrel with you, or say you're always right. B... NORMAN LEAR Stealing is stealing. 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JEMISIN If you're dealing with a musical in which you're trying to tell a story, it's got to sou... STEPHEN SONDHEIM If you're filming somebody doing something they really want to do, you're probably not very ... D. A. PENNEBAKER Whether you like it or not, you're forced to come to the realisation that death is out there. Bu... CLINT EASTWOOD Of course voting is useful. But then again, I don't put a big glow to it. Voting is about as ess... CHUCK D The thing that 'Glee' has successfully done that no other TV show has is that they're ju... SAMUEL LARSEN If you're hit with a lawsuit that's untrue and the reasons you're hit with it aren't... SEAN YOUNG I don't try to be sexy, but if you are sexy it comes out. If you're not, you're not. KIRSTEN DUNST Boldness isn't something you're born with; you either choose it or you don't. MIKE YACONELLI If you wait for customers to tell you that you need to do something, you're too late. Good busin... STUART ROSE With independent film, simply because they don't have the money to make a big-budget film, they&... SEYMOUR CASSEL When you're young, you don't know what you don't know, so it's easier to get into th... GREG RUSEDSKI I don't think they're gratuitous with the nudity on 'Game of Thrones.' It's very... NEIL MARSHALL Believing in yourself and what you do is so important. It took me a long time to find that confidenc... KATE VOEGELE I have no great desire to play a great role. You can't make quality on TV anyway. It's alway... WAYNE ROGERS Be original. That's my best advice. You're going to find that there's something that you... BOB SEGER If you're not having fun - I don't care what you're doing - don't do it. Move on. Fi... JERRY DOYLE A doctor once told me that with crying you aren't sure what its derivation is. If someone comes ... BILL VIOLA It's good to have a title that's not just one word. If you're gonna title it, you might ... DAMIEN HIRST When you're trying to paint a portrait of a very specific world, you're trying to show what ... DAMIEN CHAZELLE Listen to other people tell their story, but don't believe them. You know that it's just a s... DON MIGUEL RUIZ Everyone wants to call wrestling 'the business.' Why don't you treat it like a business?... KEVIN NASH You're going to tell me that things aren't right in Cuba, and so we shouldn't engage. It... ARTURO O'FARRILL If you read 'Lord of the Rings' and dismiss it as a lie because it has orcs and elves, you... DOUG TENNAPEL You know, it's funny... when you're making money, people don't think you're playing ... PETE FOUNTAIN It's always a nice feeling, having people think that you feel things much deeper than you're... SHEL SILVERSTEIN Scientists habitually moan that the public doesn't understand them. But they complain too much: ... MARTIN REES Movies these days have made killers into funny people. What's that all about? I've got kids ... 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RANDY LERNER While being in the right seat at the right game might create short-term reassurance, I can't get... RANDY LERNER In U.S. sports, you tend to be pretty strictly limited by the size of your team's market. When w... RANDY LERNER I listened to all types of music, and obviously when I got to Seattle I was very much aware of the m... RANDY JOHNSON Tiger Woods, Larry Bird, Wayne Gretzky, a pitcher just before a game, I would imagine they all have ... RANDY JOHNSON I would think flying would be pretty cool. You would be able to fly away from all your enemies and g... RANDY JOHNSON It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a f... RANDY JOHNSON I'm tired of people questioning me because of my age. If you looked at my numbers and watched me... RANDY JOHNSON When you win, you want more of it. You can't win enough. RANDY JOHNSON I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was... RANDY JOHNSON I threw a lot of balls and walked a lot of batters. Not something I'm proud of, but something I ... RANDY JOHNSON I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've got... RANDY JOHNSON The word 'potential' used to hang over me like a cloud. RANDY JOHNSON I expect to win. I've never been content with anything I've ever done. RANDY JOHNSON People who say they're not nervous - I would be kind of curious to see how successful you are at... RANDY JOHNSON When you can throw 97 miles an hour and put the ball over the plate anytime you want, it's fun. RANDY JOHNSON Maybe I've lost a little, but I think everyone does over time. People have been writing that I... RANDY JOHNSON I learned a lot from not having success, and realizing when you do have success, how hard it is to m... RANDY JOHNSON I certainly don't want our nation to go into default, but at the same time, I'm very concern... RANDY HULTGREN There certainly are some good aspects to Common Core. RANDY HULTGREN My focus is on my constituents. RANDY HULTGREN We need someone with proven conservative leadership experience, not entitlement, to be able to repre... RANDY HULTGREN One thing we have to remember as songwriters is that we have to consider that country music is the c... RANDY HOUSER I feel like a younger man, and I'm sure having a child and all that has to do with that. RANDY HOUSER I remember when I met my wife and that she could just grab my hand and I would just ease. I don'... RANDY HOUSER I don't think that I could ever be a strict dad. I never grew up with anybody strict in my life.... RANDY HOUSER