Steven Spielberg Quotes

The place I begin is with story. If the audience doesn't care about that, then it doesn't matter how amazing the spectacle is. My central philosophy is that people go to the movies to be told a story, not to see stuff blow up.

I don't think there has been any increase in sophistication in the audience. When people are aware of a concept that's easy to understand, and there's an actor who will attract them to the theater and it's a movie that's funny three-quarters of the time, it will be successful.

To me, the AMC brand is great storytelling - they call it slow-burn storytelling.

I believe that the story is the most important element of any medium whether it's theater, film, TV.

I don't trust novels with points, do you? If a novel is only about a point, the writer should just say it in as few words as possible so we can take it in and go back to watching 'The Bachelor' on television.

If you can have a great story that people can follow the mystery and get the suspense, and then you have those moments of tension and a splash of visual fun, then you kind of get everything. You get your money's worth.

I will do stories which most of the audiences like.

People don't come to the theatres to watch a kiss. It's the story that appeals to them.

Nowadays, kids know how a programme like Merlin is made and how it works. But the show just seems to grow in popularity the more it goes on.

Fans want to see a story with characters, and they want to see a story.

Is this film more interesting than a documentary of the same actors having lunch?

I prefer working in good cinema, wherever it is. I like subjects that have a universal appeal.

I think I'm always drawn to a good story.

I like good stories above all else... and kickin' art really goes the final stretch to ensure a comic is good.

You could say that Iron Man was a second-tier character, and it turned out very successfully. I simply think it's down to the movie itself, and whether people enjoy the movie, are involved in the movie, and that it entertains them. From that point of view, the movie has to stand alone.

People really love 'Madea' movies and get a kick out of them. They're phenomenally successful. People get excited when a new one's coming out.

We are increasingly offered a diet in which sensation, not story, is king.

Human beings need stories, and we're looking for them in all kinds of places; whether it's television, whether it's comic books or movies, radio plays, whatever form, people are hungry for stories.

A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.

The way the films look will never entertain an audience alone. It has to be in the service of a good story with great characters.

The goal, first and foremost, is to tell a satisfying - entertaining - story.

'Lost' did alright, you know. Not that I didn't get into it - I just never watched enough of them; but the uphill battle is that you've got to stay tuned.

When I set out to write 'Sanctus,' all I wanted to do was craft a piece of high quality entertainment.

There will always be storytelling, whether it's on the big silver screen, or it's your television or your iPhone or whatever, people will keep on telling stories.

Making a movie to entertain people, that's just as important as telling people about our stories.