“I think violence, cynicism, brutality and fashion are the staples of our diet. I think in the grand history of story-telling, going back to people sitting around fires, the dark side of human nature has always been very important. Movies are part of that tradition.” PeopleThinkingHumansImportantStoriesSidesDarkFireViolenceFashionHuman NatureSittingTraditionDietsCynicismBrutalityDark SideSitting AroundStaples Author:Eric Stoltz
“So here I am - a 75-year-old man sitting on a bar stool in a blues club, trying to figure out exactly how I got here. Any way you look at it, it's a helluva story.” MenWayTryingYearsLooksStoriesFiguresSittingClubsBarsOld ManHere I AmStools Author:Buddy Guy
“To invent a story, or admirably and thoroughly tell any part of a story, it is necessary to grasp the entire mind of every personage concerned in it, and know precisely how they would be affected by what happens; which to do requires a colossal intellect: but to describe a separate emotion delicately, it is only needed that one should feel it oneself; and thousands of people are capable of feeling this or that noble emotion, for one who is able to enter into all the feelings of someone sitting on the other side of the table.” PeopleKnowsFeelsShouldMindStoriesFeelingsHappensWould BeAbleSidesEmotionNeededCapableSittingConcernedTablesOneselfIntellectNobleAffectedColossal Author:John Ruskin
“I don't want to do only movies that I'm in. I definitely want to start to branch out and do TV and stuff that I'm not in and really make a good run at it as a production. I'm probably going to take a break from acting after a little while because I've enjoyed the developmental process so much. It helps you as an actor to learn story and to learn how to really nurture a script and work with a writer so you're not sitting there having to write it yourself and give notes.” WantGivingWritingLittlesHelpingStoriesRunningActorsStuffProcessActingBreakTvsSittingNotesScriptsProductionsEnjoyedBranchesNurtureDevelopmental Author:Channing Tatum
“Someone once told me a story about long term relationships. To think of them as a continent to explore. I could spend a lifetime backpacking through Africa, and I would still never know all there is to know about that continent. To stay the course, to stay intentional, to stay curious and connected - that's the heart of it. But it's so easy to lose track of the trail, to get tired, to want to give up, or to want a new adventure. It can be so easy to lose sight of the goodness and mystery within the person sitting right in front of you.” ThinkingKnowsWantGivingHeartPersonsLongStillsStoriesCoursesEasyTermLosesMysteryFrontsAdventureGoodnessGiving UpSittingSightTiredLifetimeTrackConnectedCuriousLong TermContinentsTrailsBackpackingLong Term RelationshipNew Adventure Author:Joy Williams
“Just sitting back trying to recapture a little of the glory of... Well, the time slips away and leaves you with nothing, mister, but boring stories of Glory days - yeah, they'll pass you by, Glory days - in the wink of a young girl's eye.” TryingWellsLittlesStoriesEyeYoungGirlGlorySittingYeahBoringSlipsGlory Days Author:Bruce Springsteen
“It wasn't a case of me sitting down and thinking, right then, what shall I do with my life? Airline pilot? Plumber? Guitar manufacturer? Writer .... yeah, writer. I've always loved writing, from a very early age--I guess I was writing my first stories when I was still in single digits. It progressed, and the love of writing grew in my mind and is still growing. Doing it full-time, there are different stresses and tensions, and the business side of it comes to the fore sometimes. But I still love it, and I'm always thankful that I can do what I do and make a living from it.” ThinkingWritingMindFirstsStillsI CanDifferentSometimesStoriesAgeSidesCan DoCasesGrowingGrewSittingStressDown AndYeahGuitarTensionPilotsAirlineSitting DownPlumberThinking RightAirline Pilots Author:Tim Lebbon
“I always write a story in one sitting.” WritingStoriesSitting Book:Katherine Anne Porter: Conversations Source: Katherine Anne Porter: Conversations
“Next week John Boehner will be sitting behind Barack Obama at the State of the Union address. I think Obama should purposely try to embarrass him by telling the story of 'Old Yeller.' The state of our Union is strong, but not so good for one special dog.'” ThinkingShouldTryingStatesStoriesNextStrongBehindsWeekSpecialDogSittingUnionsBarackAddressesNext WeekOld Yeller Author:Bill Maher