Quotes by Story The story of Noah, like other stories in the first 11 chapters of Genesis, are archetypal. Noah's story tells us that human beings have an inherent tendency towards violence both towards their fellow human beings and towards the creation itself. The story tells us that this violence grieves God. Adam Hamilton storycreationviolencegod I know that my tendency is to be linear, and I'm trying to find ways to subvert that. And so in 'Bellocq's Ophelia' my device for subverting it was to tell the story and then to tell it again; it always circles back to this one moment, and it's not linear, but it's round in that way, and much of 'Native Guard' is like that. Natasha Trethewey storyknowmomentway At the end of the day, it's all about the story. Lashana Lynch end-of-the-dayendstoryday I didn't really understand what you did when you went in front of the camera. And then suddenly I just understood it. When you're in a play, you carry the story, but you don't have to do that in film. Lars Mikkelsen camerastoryunderstandyou I didn't plan that there'd be this awful situation in which our European governments, just to start the story off, breaking the Geneva conventions on the protection on the human rights of refugees. Vanessa Redgrave storystarthuman-rightssituation Most writers have no idea how to make a film. It's a totally different skill set. Nor is it just to translate exactly what's on the page directly on to the screen - because that would be terrible. It would be five hours long, and the structure would be a mess. But the writers know the characters and the story. Gayle Forman skillstoryknowlong 'Shadow Hero' was my first superhero story. I don't know why it took so long. Gene Luen Yang storyshadowherolong It's their story, and I got to be the guy in the back while they were in the foreground. Geoffrey Rush gotstorybackguy I could program a 'fabulous, I love it' kind of hit season right now. I'm more interested in breaking boundaries, telling a story, defying a truth that has been accepted. George C. Wolfe morestorytruthlove All the tribes tell the same story. They are surrounded on all sides, the game is destroyed or driven away; they are left to starve, and there remains but one thing for them to do - fight while they can. George Crook storyfightgametell It sounds corny to say, but we're like a family. That experience for all of us really created a bond... The 'West Side Story' experience, it really is a family. There's a closeness that has continued. George Chakiris bondstoryexperiencefamily I don't regret 'West Side Story' one bit. It was an incredible movie full of young people with amazing rapport. George Chakiris amazingstoryregretpeople Whether it's Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire or 'West Side Story,' see it on the big screen. That's the way we should appreciate it. George Chakiris storyseeappreciateway Parents don't take a baby's temperature to decide whether the room is too warm; likewise, for global warming, we need a story that spurs us to do what is necessary. George Akerlof parentsstoryglobal-warmingbaby The longer the president goes without telling his side of the story, the more unease there will be in the public. George Stephanopoulos withoutmorewillstory I simply don't understand authors that know everything before they write it; it seems so cold blooded. I think it's lovely when the story takes over and goes somewhere else. Geraldine McCaughrean storyunderstandthinkknow Anything in which you're playing someone real does make you feel responsible for making the story as true as it can be. Georgina Campbell storyfeelsomeoneyou To step on a bomb, have your legs blown off and survive, is lucky. Everybody has a good-luck story. Mine was the fact that the senior medic was on patrol that day. Those who don't have a good-luck story are the ones who don't make it. Giles Duley yourstepstoryday I grew up in the '70s and in Los Angeles during the new blockbuster era. 'Star Wars' was the first film that I saw in the movie theater. I wanted to be an actor; then it turned out to be this 'Wizard of Oz' story: I was 10 or 11 years old, and it turned into something that I didn't think it was. Giovanni Ribisi newsomethingstorythink If you've got a good melody and a good story married together, that's a good sign for hit-song material. Glen Campbell storygoodyoutogether«5253545556575859606162»
