A Good Story Quotes

Really I'm a fan of any movie, whether it's suspense, action, or comedy, anything that has a good story.

Good stories are constructed, not found.

I'm a storyteller, not a prophet. I'm just interested in a good story.

What makes a good writer of history is a guy who is suspicious. Suspicion marks the real difference between the man who wants to write honest history and the one who'd rather write a good story.

You set out to tell a good story. You don't do it because there is a deep message involved because the movie is almost always bad when you do that.

who wants to read about success? It is the early struggle which makes a good story.

I see myself as a storyteller, I don't mind if the story is fact or fiction, if it's a good story I'd like to tell it.

It's so pretentious, but I believe that with comedy, if you have a good story, 90% of it is casting. Once you get the guys and gals in there, it's pretty easy to make a funny movie.

A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.

You can't write ... on the strength of influence. You can only write a good story or a good novel by yourself.

A good story never dies.

I think the writer makes a good story good or a good story bad. The writer has a great deal of responsibility.

Every good story is of course both a picture and an idea, and the more they are interfused the better.

And she never could remember; and ever since that day what Lucy means by a good story is a story which reminds her of the forgotten story in the Magician's Book.

I project love, music and love, and I pray for peace. A good song cuts straight to the heart; sometimes it doesn't need to be too many lines - of course, I do love a good story.

To be completely honest, I just like whatever tells a good story. Put me in whatever setting, scenario, genre. If you're telling a good story, it's great and it's fun to get caught up in.

The highest and noblest thing that history can be is a good story.

The world of spying is my genre. My struggle is to demystify, to de-romanticise the spook world, but at the same time harness it as a good story.

A good story often increases the salability of an item without increasing its actual value.

I think people are tired of being slammed with foul language and sexual content that really has nothing to do with (telling a good story).

There were certainly some people who wanted me to do a feel-good story that affirmed a lot of very commonly held beliefs.

I just like a good story. I want the story to be good and I want the character to be different than the last one I played. That's not always possible, but that's what I want.

I want to be known for good work first. A good story and good delivery is just that - period.

Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story.

The telling of a good story, especially one that is real and true, is always exciting.

Original, pacy, and hugely entertaining-Seanan McGuire knows how to tell a good story!

My father expected his first child to be a boy, and when it didn't turn out that way he didn't let the fact get in the way of a good story.

I tend to really enjoy being swept up in fiction. I love a good story and I admire fiction authors.

No reporter worth his buttons will let the facts intrude on a good story.

My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character.

When Hollywood sees a good story about a man who sells confidence, they see themselves and they like it.

People are over 20 times more likely to remember a story than a series of facts and figures. A good story touches our hearts.

I have people constantly come up to me telling me that I have written their life. When I wrote the story I thought it was a pretty good story but I had no idea that many people felt like that.

A good story transcends boundaries, breaks barriers and opens doors.

Appearances are significant, and never more than in politics. You can always sway the crowd, provided you have a good story.

That's how a good story works. It changes how you feel. It brings you to a greater appreciation, a greater joy, of your own existence.

I'm a firm believer that every person, young or old, has at least one good story to tell.

I look for a good story. Usually the best stories are the ones that are unbelievably true. 'Soul Surfer' is one of those stories.

Book of Ecclesiastes, God is saying... Write a good story, take somebody with you and let me help

Great writers know what to cut out. It's the same in life. Clear ambitions. Clear relationships. This is the stuff of good story.

If you have a beautiful story, it has to have conflict. If you don't have conflict, it can't be a good story.

If you aren't telling a good story, nobody thinks you died too soon; they just think you died.

I think that's a hallmark of a really good story that it has readers that it speaks to more than others.

I love intricate plotting and exciting twists, but I realize more that people enjoy a good story in a simple, focused way.

I have some good stories yet to tell.

The best defense is a good story.

If it's a good story, then everybody is trying to tell it, everybody is better for it, and it's just more fun.

I think there are a lot of great journalists out there. I don't find much fault in the journalist in general; I think everybody would like to break a good story.

I want a body of work; I want a good story after a good story.

I was a better writer when I was teaching. I was constantly going over the basics and constantly reminding myself, as I reminded my students, what made a good story, a good poem.