“I found that I could write two kinds of short stories: I could write very absurd, kind of surrealistic, funny stories; or I could write very dark, realistic - hyper-realistic - stories. I was never happy with that, because I couldn't meld the two.” WritingKindTwoStoriesFoundDarkAbsurdRealisticShort StoryHyperFunny Story Author:Dennis Lehane
“I can work in films as long as the story doesn't have a realistic nature. If I'm working with an allegory, a fantasy, it can be developed in synthetic terms.” IfsLongI CanStoriesFilmLiteratureTermFantasyRealisticAllegorySynthetic Author:Manuel Puig
“Doubt is a question mark; faith is an exclamation point. The most compelling, believable, realistic stories have included them both.” StoriesDoubtMarkRealisticCompellingBelievableExclamationQuestion MarkFaith And DoubtExclamation Points Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“Ultimately people don't watch shows because of how realistic they are. They watch them because of the same dramatic elements that have always made stories interesting. And fundamentally if those elements don't work, no amount of reality is going to be enough to keep people watching a show.” PeopleIfsMadeEnoughStoriesShowsRealityInterestingWatchesAmountElementsDramaticRealistic Author:Michael Loceff
“I have always enjoyed dealing with a slightly surrealistic situation and presenting it in a realistic manner. I've always liked fairy tales and myths, magical stories. I think they are somehow closer to the sense of reality one feels today than the equally stylized 'realistic' story in which a great deal of selectivity and omission has to occur in order to preserve its 'realist' style.” ThinkingFeelsStoriesRealityTodayOrderDealsSituationStyleMythTalesEnjoyedPreservesFairyRealisticFairy TalePresentingRealistSurrealismOmissionSurrealist Author:Stanley Kubrick