David Benioff Quotes

I do not make stories up, full stop.

Writers don't have to keep themselves honest. They have to keep themselves accurate.

Truth is a standard both of itself and of falsity.

Whether the story reflects the facts is obviously a different matter.

I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books.

Truth is simply a compliment paid to sentences seen to be paying their way.

My purpose is to make my narrative as truthful as possible.

Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood.

And if that isn't the truth, it would be a lie.

I aim to tell the truth about any subject, not a romance or fantasy, not avoid the truth.

Everything I say is true.

Never question the relevance of truth, but always question the truth of relevance.

The most powerful element in advertising is the truth.

All stories should have some honesty and truth in them, otherwise you're just playing about.

I am someone who values truth - actual truth as opposed to 'truthiness.'

What a word is truth. Slippery, tricky, unreliable. I tried in these books to tell the truth.

Every fact in the universe will fit every other fact in the universe. A lie never did, never will fit anything but another lie made to fit it. Never, never!

The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.

First and foremost, you want to be truthful as a storyteller.

What is earnest is not always the truth.

Truth: An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance …

Stick to the truth, avoid exaggeration.

Scripts can be slick and structured, but do they always contain the truth?

I don't give false claims any due.

We cannot afford to have lies in music.