David Simon Quotes

Plot is a literary convention. Story is a force of nature.

For a novelist, the gaps in a story are as intriguing as material that still exists.

I will do almost anything for the sake of a joke or for the sake of someone's real belief in something to help tell a story.

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

I wanted to make sure that 'Up' wasn't a 3D movie about a man who sails his house to South America. It's a movie about an old man who sails his house to South America that also happens to be in 3D. So the first thing is always the story.

Everyone seems quite good at stories and making them up.

There is a great insatiable hunger for good stories throughout the media.

You must find the note, the correct key, for your story. If you find it, everything will work. If you do not, everything will stick out like elbows.

The way I express ideas is through the plot, Suspense is an important part of expressing an idea.

It's always the story that interests me.

I'm really into the idea of telling stories. Everyone needs stories. Everyone needs to escape every once in a while.

Language is the ticket to plot and character, after all, because both are built out of language.

All I wanted to do was read, to be told stories. Stories were full of excitement and emotions and characters that entertained and often inspired.

There are no really new stories anymore.

Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.

Ultimately, a director is a storyteller. I wanted to fortify that part of my life as a director, so I thought the best way to do that is to study and learn about the greatest stories ever written.

I've just always been very interested in story above all.

I was very intimidated by the visual effects world. But I began to realize that you don't have to know everything. You have to be able to talk about story.

There are so many stories to be told, by so many good writers.

I guess I'm just inspired to tell stories.

I think in most cases, when you're writing a song, you're just making up a little story, and you're not really thinking about making a point one way or another about it. You're just coming up with a little scenario and seeing it through, and that's it.

Story is the primary factor any day. If I believe that a particular director would do justice to it, I will accept an offer.

I write largely plot-driven stories.

You need to decide that you're going to use a story to enlighten and inspire people in the modern day.

I appreciate hearing different stories. It inspires me.