Oren Peli Quotes

I write for the same reason I read: to find out what's going to happen.

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

You know, we love stories and we love narrative; we love to get lost in an author's world.

What makes a story a story is that something changes. Internal, external, small or large, trivial or of earth-shattering importance. Doesn't matter.

I'm all about the story. If I like the character and I think the story's entertaining, I'll do it.

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

All that non-fiction can do is answer questions. It's fiction's business to ask them.

A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.

I love a really good storyline.

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 think I'm always drawn to a good story.

If you're sitting in your minivan, playing your computer animated films for your children in the back seat, is it the animation that's entertaining you as you drive and listen? No, it's the storytelling. That's why we put so much importance on story. No amount of great animation will save a bad story.

If you have a beautiful story, it has to have conflict. If you don't have conflict, it can't be a good story.

We try to be driven by what's a good story, what's truthful, and the drama of what happens next.

Tension is the cornerstone of any good story.

It's always the story that interests me.

Fiction is the best way I know how to think something through.

I'm drawn to a good story, really, as I hope most people are. For me, it's the story that's going to stay with you eventually, not necessarily the genre. I go to watch a film because of the story, not because it was a Western or a comedy.

You can have the greatest characters in the world and write beautifully, but if nothing's happening, the story falls on its face pretty quickly.

I think conflict is one of the things that makes for a good story.

I'm always curious what the world is trying to tell story wise.

A good story isn't preachy; a good story is always entertaining.

Tell the readers a story! Because without a story, you are merely using words to prove you can string them together in logical sentences.

There's conflict in every 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.