David Lean Quotes

Storytelling is about two things; it's about character and plot.

Novels usually evolve out of 'character.' Characters generate stories, and the shape of a novel is entirely imagined but should have an aesthetic coherence.

The most important aspect of any story, to me, is character.

Every drama requires a cast. The cast may be so huge, as in Leo Tolstoy's 'Anna Karenina,' that the author or editor provides a list of characters to keep them straight. Or it may be an intimate cast of two.

I love good stories; you have to have a good plot - characters which intertwine with a good plot.

It's really, always, the story and the characters that come first, and the other things are kind of dealt with in time or, in fact, driven by the story.

Here's what happens in a play. You get involved in a situation where something is unbalanced. If nothing's unbalanced, there's no reason to have a play. If Hamlet comes home from school, and his dad's not dead and asks him if he's had a good time, it's boring. But if something's unbalanced, it must be returned to order.

I believe that the writer should tell a story. I believe in plot. I believe in creating characters and suspense.

If I've got one thing that I really believe about fiction and life, it's that there are no minor characters.

You cannot base a whole movie on just the imagery alone. It has to be the story and the characters.

Any story that I can consider worth telling is one that you could tell in words.

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

Anything with a good story and characters I think would be great.

A novel is about people.

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.

Roles don't fascinate me. It is the narrative, the screenplay that is fascinating.

I want to be a part of good stories. It's not about my role, but the overall story that counts.

At the end of the day, it's all about the story.

The writing is only ever the attractive thing about a part. And also if all the elements within the writing come together - the character and the structure and the narrative - if they are all there then you become excited.

'Annapurna' is a sort of novel. It's a novel, but a true novel.

I don't think in terms of optimism and pessimism when writing a story. I am telling a story.

It was always about the story rather than the character.

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

The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

Character development is conflict.