“Sometimes I think on television, you use maybe a tenth of what you are able to do. So it’s nice to go, Well, I’m gonna take two months and reinvest in acting and storytelling. You don’t get to do that on television.” ThinkingWellsTwoSometimesUseAbleActingNiceTelevisionMonthsStorytellingTwo Months Author:Sarah Paulson
“Television can take anything. It can take the most exaggerated of storytelling forms.” FormTelevisionStorytellingExaggerated Author:Ian Mckellen
“I don't see any difference in the craft of acting, in film or television. It's absolutely the same. It's different storytelling, playing a character over multiple hours, as opposed to two.” TwoDifferentCharacterFilmHoursDifferencesActingTelevisionStorytellingCraftsMultiple Author:David Duchovny
“I joke that I learned the essentials of storytelling from Hanna-Barbera, but I pretty much did. That kind of television is what enamored me as a kid, and that's what really got me hooked. You could say that's where it all began.” KindKidsTelevisionEssentialsJokesStorytellingHookedEnamored Author:Kurt Sutter
“Everything has its cycle. I think it's appropriate for us to be ending now. But the beauty of storytelling, and the beauty of film and television is that it continues on.” ThinkingEndsFilmTelevisionStorytellingAppropriateCyclesFilm And Television Author:Jennifer Beals
“Look at the people who are coming to television Ridley Scott, Ang Lee or Guillermo del Toro - all these great filmmakers - actively put themselves back into TV. That's because the environment is very encouraging for bold storytelling, storytelling that you've never seen before.” PeopleLooksEnvironmentTelevisionTvsStorytellingFilmmakerGreat Film Author:Ron Perlman
“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.” DoneJobsFormPowerfulTelevisionTheatreStorytellingQueensVirginsShameless Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“Well, we look for sources of inspiration in pop culture in general. It's very important for us that, when it comes to storytelling, we don't look into other video games. We'd rather look into other mediums - movies, television series and books - for sources of inspiration.” WellsLooksImportantBookInspirationCultureGamesTelevisionSourceSeriesPopsVideoStorytellingMediumsPop CultureSource Of Inspiration Author:Sam Lake
“No great television show has ever rested on just one person. They're all about great ensembles and storytelling.” PersonsShowsTelevisionStorytellingJust OneTelevision ShowsEnsemble Author:Justin Kirk
“What serialized cable dramas have given us is the opportunity to not simply tell the same story with slightly different words and different costumes, every week. people are really mining the ability of storytellers to tell a long form story that goes from A to Z, and to trust that an audience will follow that. If they miss it, over the course of the week, they can watch it online or buy the DVD. There are so many different ways of interacting with it. Storytelling in television is getting more complex and more nuanced.” PeopleIfsWayLongDifferentStoriesFormCoursesOpportunityGivenAbilityWatchesAudienceWeekMissingTelevisionDramaComplexesStorytellingDifferent WaysOnlineStorytellerCostumesCablesDvdsInteractingMining Author:Sarah Wayne Callies
“I think television has become such an interesting place for characters and for incredible storytelling. Half of what I watch are television shows that I've become obsessed with. I just think that it's opened up so much, to be such an interesting and creative medium, and so many wonderful directors and actors are moving to television because it is a great medium for telling stories and for creating a character over a long period of time.” ThinkingLongCharacterStoriesShowsMovingActorsInterestingHalfWatchesCreativeWonderfulTelevisionPeriodsDirectorsCreatingIncrediblesStorytellingMediumsObsessedTelevision ShowsTelling StoriesLong Periods Of TimeInteresting Places Author:Elijah Wood
“The problem is I want to do everything. I really love all of it, and I love every aspect of movie-making and storytelling, and I love television, I love the Internet. I wish I had time to do absolutely everything.” WantProblemWishTelevisionInternetAspectStorytellingMovie Making Author:Joss Whedon
“I think television is a unique form, in terms of storytelling. Having source material for these really dense, complicated, serialized dramas is a great way of world-building.” ThinkingWorldWayFormTermTelevisionBuildingMaterialsSourceDramaUniqueComplicatedStorytellingDense Author:Chris Albrecht
“The way that people are watching TV is changing. The landscape of television is changing. Movies are becoming much more insular. They're like a walled garden, where you know what you're going to see and you expect it. But in the world of TV, because it's episodic, you can explore any area because you have time to do that. You can take risks on the kinds of storytelling that you're doing.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayKindRiskTelevisionTvsBecomingAreasGardenStorytellingLandscapeWatching Tv Author:Seth Gabel
“I think the idea that television has evolved to this place of real thematic richness and the fact that you no longer have to get 10 million people to watch your show in order to propagate its survival are the best things that have ever happened to storytelling in this medium.” PeopleThinkingIdeasRealFactsShowsOrderWatchesMillionsHappenedTelevisionSurvivalStorytellingMediumsBest ThingsRichnessThematic Author:Damon Lindelof
“I like to multitask. I love the process of the storytelling in television. I love the serial. Even my stab at doing a procedural show was still very much serialized. I'm such a serialized storyteller. I feel like the story never ends. I want it to go and go and go. However, with cable and streaming now it's endless. You can do anything.” WantFeelsStillsEndsStoriesShowsProcessCan DoTelevisionEndlessStorytellingStorytellerCablesSerialsStreaming Author:Kevin D. Williamson
“People seem generally happy to see their favorite world come to life, even if it it slightly changed to fit storytelling for television.” PeopleIfsWorldSeemsChangedTelevisionFitStorytelling Author:Jade Hassoune