Quotes by Plot My dad was a breeder. Most of his work happened in little test plots and didn't require much labor. He tried growing them for a while, and realized that farming is hard. It's just brutally hard. We didn't have the interest or fortitude to farm. Sanjay Rawal growing plot dad I'm not really a plot writer - I'm more interested in the characters and sort of small events that propel the story forward. Sara Zarr plot events character I'm told my SF is of the hard variety and my Fantasy is romantic but hopefully all the characters are strong and the plots are lively. Sarah Zettel plot strong character The one thing I would like more credit for is being part of a movement which involves recognising the importance of plot and asserting that books of literary worth could be written that had plots. Scott Turow credit plot book An action movie should, like any other, follow the narrative traditions of literature. That means there should be subtlety, a slow build and a gradual bringing together of all the separate threads of the plot. To see all of it coming together slowly is very rewarding for the audience. Shane Black plot together mean Once you've got a concept and a sense of themes and what it's about, then you can start to add your plot and sort of Tetris in all of the elements that you want to see, but also attach them to something that has cohesion, like a mold. Shane Black mold plot add My favorite films are the ones that I walk away from and I know I saw a story. I saw the core part of the plot. But if I ever take another look at it then I can see that there was some more stuff going on in there that I didn't realize. Shane Carruth plot stories looks Many of my favorite films, if someone were to tell me simply what they're about, I probably wouldn't be that interested. Plot often has so little to do with what's at the heart of a film. Shane Carruth plot heart littles I really felt sometimes like I was physically pulling the plot, and it was heavy. I'm sure it didn't look great that I was going into my dressing room at lunch. Shelley Long plot lunch looks I have a superstition that if I talk about plot, it's like letting sand out of a hole in the bottom of a bag. Shirley Hazzard bags superstitions plot In a way, this kind of insight or recognition often permeates the way I think of character, how I plot action, and the way in which I use imagery, seeing binaries as false. Shirley Geok-lin Lim plot character thinking I tend to favour films that have multiple plot and story lines, multiple characters and ensemble pieces. Spike Lee ensemble plot character I've always been the opposite of a paranoid. I operate as if everyone is part of a plot to enhance my well-being. Stan Dale optimism plot opposites Story is honorable and trustworthy; plot is shifty, and best kept under house arrest. Stephen King plot stories house With six weeks' worth of recuperation time, you'll also be able to see any glaring holes in the plot or character development. And listen--if you spot a few of these big holes, you are forbidden to feel depressed about them or to beat up on yourself. Screw-ups happen to the best of us. Stephen King screw-ups plot character I'm probably more character-driven than plot-driven. It's rare for me to attach myself to an idea for a story. Steven Soderbergh plot character ideas The spirit of Jane Eyre looms over Once Upon a Day. Lisa Tucker keeps the plot of this gothic novel bubbling with tons of juicy family secrets. Stewart O'Nan juicy plot secret Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot. Sun Tzu art-of-war plot peace I usually have Kafka biography in my bathroom. It's a book I can open at random and feel interested in immediately. It's really funny. With this book, since I'm opening it at random and immediately interested, I don't feel the need to read more than I want to read, in that there's not, like, a plot that leads me along. So I can stop whenever. Tao Lin plot book needs When I'm at the premiere and I see the film in its entirety, I forget plot, I forget the story, I forget what my character goes through, because I really do just let it go. Tavis Smiley let-it-go plot character «1112131415161718192021»
