“I want to work with great directors and try not to put too much pressure on myself and just read things for the story and recognize when I'm drawn to something for the right reasons and try to maintain some sanity.” WantTryingReasonStoriesToo MuchDirectorsPressureSanity Author:Rachel McAdams
“For me, there's a fine line between telling a story that's fictional with lots of details and then removing yourself too much from it, so it's bloodless, a little too fictional.” LittlesStoriesLinesToo MuchFineDetailsFine Lines Author:Aimee Mann
“This book has too much plot and not enough story.” BookEnoughStoriesFunnyToo MuchStupidPlot Author:Samuel Goldwyn
“Performers always come back from the Edinburgh festival with adventure stories. Watts told a few: meeting a young kilt maker who spent a year in a madhouse after eating too much LSD, and accompanying Seattle actor and musician Michael McQuilken (of Collaborator Productions) to the hospital after a Frisbee accident. He reached up to catch it and cut his hand on a sign, .. He had to get a few stitches, but I think he can still play.” ThinkingYearsStillsPlayStoriesHandsYoungActorsToo MuchCuttingAdventureEatingMusicianMeetingsProductionsAccidentsHospitalsMakersPerformersFestivalsSeattleCollaboratorsLsdStitchesEdinburghMadhousesFrisbeeKilts Author:Reggie Watts
“Why would I get a wild card into an American tournament, (as the) top-ranked American? Why would that happen? That makes too much sense. Maybe I should play more Davis Cup, that's the story. Oh wait, I do.” ShouldPlayStoriesHappensWaitingToo MuchCardsCupsTournaments Author:Andy Roddick
“I am far more of a loner than people would imagine. But I am the most gregarious and socially interactive loner you ever met. The thing is, I am fascinated by people's stories and I'm very talkative and can't ever say no to anything or anyone, so I tend to over-socialize, to give away too much of my time to the many people I adore.” PeopleGivingStoriesToo MuchImagineMetsMy TimeFascinatedAdoreLonerInteractiveGregariousTalkative Author:Elizabeth Gilbert
“I didn't do anything as active as deciding that I wanted to be a writer. For one thing, I didn't feel like I was the final authority on whether or not I was anything like a writer. (I'm a timid soul.) I just kept writing stories, because becoming a veterinarian seemed as if it involved too much dissection.” IfsFeelsWritingSoulStoriesWantedToo MuchOne ThingBecomingInvolvedAuthorityFinalsActiveWriting StoriesVeterinarianDissection Author:Kelly Link
“How idle a boast, after all, is the immortality of a name! Time is ever silently turning over his pages; we are too much engrossed by the story of the present to think of the character and anecdotes that gave interest to the past; and each age is a volume thrown aside and forgotten.” ThinkingCharacterStoriesAgePastNamesInterestToo MuchPagesForgottenImmortalityThrownVolumeIdleBoastAnecdotes Book:The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories Source: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories