“Style is the most ephemeral thing I know. It's not about how effective you are it's about how you are effective.” Quote by Robert Benton
“Beauty doesn't have anything to do with prettiness. Beauty has to do with something else; it gets into an area where words can't go.” AreasPrettiness Author:Robert Benton
“Having one perfect thing was less important than having a range of ideas, realizing they were all taking you in a certain direction.” ImportantIdeasCertainRealizingPerfectRangePerfect Things Author:Robert Benton
“I couldn't sit down and write a novel or a short story - even now - because of my dyslexia. But I learned narration through movies.” WritingStoriesNovelDown AndShort StoryNarrationDyslexia Author:Robert Benton
“Movie narration in the forties was radically different than the narrative involved in books.” BookDifferentInvolvedNarrativeFortyNarration Author:Robert Benton
“Campaigns are no longer high-minded exchanges of ideas, even though God knows we need more good ones - ideas, that is.” KnowsNeedsIdeasCampaignsGod Knows Author:Charlie Pierce
“There is a lot in American politics (and in American life) that is angry, greedy, reckless and violent.” AngryViolentGreedyAmerican PoliticsRecklessAmerican Life Author:Charlie Pierce
“There are only a few genres, horror and comedy, where you can get that immediate feedback from the audience. It's very gratifying when that's what you're going for, and you can hear the reactions in all the places that you intended.” AudienceComedyHorrorReactionsGenreFeedback Author:Adam Wingard