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• what storyteller is adequate to her story? The story carries us along, bottles on the tide, each with our secret mesage and the fervent hope that it does not turn out to be blank.

  Erica Jong

  Secret, Doe, Bottles

  Erica Jong (2013). “Shylock's Daughter: A Novel of Love in Venice”, p.10, Open Road Media

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• A short film is just another storytelling medium like TV, Features, and Webisodes. I am just thrilled that Silent Cargo is getting out there for people to see.

  Ellen Wong

  People, Tvs, Film

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• Storytelling is the game. It's what we all do.

  Gary Vaynerchuk

  Nike, Games

  "How to Cash In on Your Passion: An Interview With Gary Vaynerchuk". Interview with Rich Brooks, www.fastcompany.com. October 12, 2009.

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• To me and my kind life itself is a story and we have to tell it in stories - that is the way it falls.

  Rumer Godden

  Fall, Stories, Way

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• Writing is storytelling. No matter how you slice it, you're saying, 'Once upon a time.' That's what writing is all about.

  Mary Higgins Clark

  Writing, Once Upon A Time, Matter

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• There are epic impulses everywhere you look in There Will Be Blood; what's missing is character development, focused storytelling and, most significantly (apart from that terrific opening sequence), any sense of raw, intuitive drama.

  Stephanie Zacharek

  Drama, Character, Epic

  "'There Will Be Blood'". www.salon.com. December 26, 2007.

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• Human beings are storytelling animals. That's what separates us from other creatures, not just having thumbs or using tools.

  Marion Dane Bauer

  Animal, Tools, Thumbs

  Marion Dane Bauer (1992). “What's Your Story?: A Young Person's Guide to Writing Fiction”, p.9, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I grew up with some kind of storytelling instinct, and when I write, my default setting is to find a story and then to tell it. It's the only way I know how to write.

  Khaled Hosseini

  Writing, Stories, Way

  "Barnes & Noble interview with Khaled Hosseini". Interview with James Mustich, www.csmonitor.com. November 24, 2008.

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• I've always loved news. I've always loved storytelling and being where the scene is.

  Abby Huntsman

  News, Scene

  Source: www.elle.com

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• Your first film is always your best film, in a way. There's something about your first film that you never ever get back to, but you should always try. It's that slight sense of not knowing what you're doing, because the technical skills you learn - especially if you have a film that works, that has some kind of success - are beguiling. The temptation is to use them again, and they're not necessarily good storytelling techniques.

  Danny Boyle

  Skills, Knowing, Temptation

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, film.avclub.com. November 26, 2008.

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• Elvis Costello's song writing is so peerless and individualistic. It's storytelling and it's deeply intelligent and clever.

  Chip Esten

  Song, Clever, Writing

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• The love and support from the Witches of East End fans continues to blow us away and renews our faith that storytelling matters, strong female characters matter, and messages about faith and hope matter. I love this family. I love this story. And to be part of a show that has inspired and touched so many people's hearts is a true blessing.

  Rachel Boston

  Strong, Character, Heart

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• I grew up on movie sets, getting to see storytelling happen up close.

  Scott Eastwood

  Grew Up, Movie Sets, Happens

  Biography/ Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• What we refer to confidently as memory is really a form of storytelling that goes on continually in the mind and often changes with the telling.

  William Maxwell

  Memories, Mind, Goes On

  William Maxwell, Christopher Carduff (2008). “Later novels and stories: The château, So long, see you tomorrow, stories and improvisations, 1957-1999”

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• Maybe I'm a little biased, but shows like 'Dexter' and 'Southland,' I'm just enthralled by that sort of storytelling, kind of clever and patient.

  Shawn Hatosy

  Clever, Littles, Patient

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• I'd like to think that we strive in film and theatre to tell great stories, and I believe in the power of storytelling in our culture.

  Andy Serkis

  Believe, Thinking, Theatre

  "Andy Serkis on Enslaved and acting in video games". Interview with Jack Arnott, www.theguardian.com. November 8, 2010.

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• I was raised by and have raised people who regard telling one story when two would do as a sign someone is not really trying.

  Linda Ellerbee

  Two, People, Trying

  Linda Ellerbee (1987). “"And so it goes": adventures in television”, Berkley Pub Group

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• That's the thing - you do a job like 'Shameless,' and suddenly that's why you can get a job like 'The Virgin Queen', not because of all the classical theatre you've done. But we can be very snippy about television. It's absolutely the most potent and powerful form of storytelling we have.

  Anne-Marie Duff

  Queens, Jobs, Powerful

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• Rule of storytelling: When a character is shoved against a wall, shove them against a wall harder.

  Aaron Sorkin

  Wall, Character, Harder

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• It's remarkable how a soundtrack can be so important to the storytelling and the experience. I think the music is going to make people see the movie a lot. The music is going to make you want to go see it again. You have so much fun in the movie, and it's music that you want to share with your kids, anyway.

  Vin Diesel

  Fun, Kids, Thinking

  "Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Michael Rooker, Benicio Del Toro, Vin Diesel and James Gunn Talk GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 18, 2014.

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• Good storytelling for me is not so much technical expertise, which I know is applauded often; it's actually freshness of approach. It does mean you sometimes stumble and fall and make a horrible mess of things in seeking that freshness, but you should always keep trying to do that.

  Danny Boyle

  Fall, Mean, Trying

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. November 26, 2008.

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• I belong to an ancient, idle, wild and useless tribe, perhaps I am even one of the last members of it, who for many thousands of years, in all countries and parts of the world, has, now and again, stayed for a time among the hard-working honest people in real life, and sometimes has thus been fortunate enough to create another sort of reality for them, which in some way or another, has satisfied them. I am a storyteller.

  Isak Dinesen

  Country, Real, Hard Work

  Isak Dinesen, Karen Blixen (1987). “On Modern Marriage and Other Observations”

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• I love storytelling. If you strip all the bits away, what you'll find at the center is a storyteller. As I warm to my career and love it more, I have a sense that storytelling is healing, in many ways. You can reach an audience and heal, and by heal, I mean entertain and provoke. It's a wonderful life.

  Ben Kingsley

  Mean, Healing, Careers

  "Sir Ben Kingsley Talks THE BOXTROLLS, His Career, Voicing Bagheera in THE JUNGLE BOOK, The Mandarin, EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS, and More at Comic-Con". Roundtable Interview, collider.com. August 5, 2014.

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• In movies, storytelling and every single art form, we're creating wonder. You're starting with a blank page and creating something that doesn't exist.

  David Copperfield

  Art, Creating, Pages

  "David Copperfield Talks NOW YOU SEE ME on Blu-ray/DVD, His Collaboration on the Film, Drawing Inspiration from Cinema, and Being a Good Showman". Interview with Christina Raddish, collider.com. September 8, 2013.

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• All great literary works influence us as writers, not their stories as much as their storytelling ability.

  Michael Scott

  Stories, Influence, Great Literary

  Source: emunderwood.com

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