In a crime story, the details become tremendously important - where the staircase was in relation to the bed, for example.

A subplot is a distinguishing characteristic of the novel; the short story, for example, does not need subplots.

When we make films, the approach we take is visually different. The angles we use, for example, that all fold in with the music. The advantage we have is that I begin scoring inside my head when I'm thinking what the mood will be, and how I'm shooting will play off of that.

He's a terrific leader who barely says a thing; he leads more by example and is one of the hardest working kids we have.

generals to lead by example.

If you talk to pension funds, for example, there is widespread recognition that commodities need to be in a portfolio.