Storytelling Quotes

"I remain focused on changing the world in positive ways through diverse stories, characters, and leadership in order to inspire the next generation." "Everything has a purpose. And that purpose has a story that goes along with it. It just depends on what your passion is." "You can have the best technology, you can have the best business model, but if the storytelling isn't amazing, it won't matter. Nobody will watch." "The more conflict and contrast you have with a character makes it more interesting." "Myth is supposed to bring us together, but fantasy alienates us." "I think we're very complicated and we're capable of all kinds of things, and movies don't reflect that" "As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process" "The cinema has the power to make you not feel lonely, even when you are" "My hope for the future of Hollywood is that we get to be ourselves and tell accurate stories about who we are." "When you have a good script, you're almost in more trouble than if you have a terrible script" "All movies are alchemy and time is the crucible." "When you read a novel, your own imagery is formed" "I tell my story not because it is unique, but because it is not. It is the story of many girls" "Film is the art of lying, 24 lies per second." "The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it." "I’m tired of the underdog narrative" "All art is autobiographical; all meaning is linguistic; all narratives are ideoplastic." "Great writers are not those who tell us we must aspire, but those who plunge us into the depths of being." "Life is but a story, and we are the storytellers, each with our own part to play" "The most exciting thing about film is it gives you a voice, it lets you be heard"