J. J. Abrams Quotes

People want good stories.

I consider myself foremost a novelist with the intent of crafting stories that people will remember.

When you write a novel, you make other people see your imaginary friends.

I never set out to write literature; I set out to tell stories. And some of my work may be very raunchy and very bloodthirsty - but life, for me, is a violent thing.

I love stories - devising them, writing them, reading them, watching them, being a part of them.

Sometimes I read a script and it's obvious from early on that it's one where the suspension of disbelief has to develop strongly from page one. Some are more reality-based.

I realized how wonderful YA is and how I really wanted to write something that created that level of intrigue.

I got into writing because books and stories were always a big part of my life. I loved listening to them and then reading them, and I loved making them up.

I like making stories and characters that people can relate to. I also like giving the audience a departure from whatever they're thinking about in their life and enjoying a show or a movie.

I'm a huge fan of 'Buffy,' 'Angel' and 'Doctor Who.' People like Joss Whedon, Russell T. Davies, and Steven Moffat are really amazing about making you feel like you had a complete meal and yet leaving you hungry for more.

All I want to do is write songs about funny characters I made up.

These days we're all hyper-aware of the canonical way in which stories are supposed to play out - people are taught all about three-act scripting and where to put the reversal and all of that - and I think we can do more interesting narratives.

I've always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have warmth for each other, who we would like to hang out with, who we emulate in one way or another.

In any genre you're working in, you can always find a way to tell a particular kind of story. I love fantasy; I love science fiction. I love all kinds of fiction, in fact.

I feel as if someone is going to come along, feel my collar and say: 'Do you really think you can get people to read books you've made up about people that don't exist?'

The world of fiction is a sovereign world that comes to life in the author's head and follows the rules of art, of literature. And that is the major difference that is reflected in the form of the work, in its language and its plot. An author invents every aspect of a fiction, every detail.

My goal is to write books that are quality books with very real characters and a gripping plot.

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.

I think that one of the things you have to do to become a storyteller is spend a lot of time reading stories.

When I was little, I always used to like to tell stories cuz it was entertaining to people.

People love stories. They need stories.

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

People still love a good story, and I don't think that will change.

You live vicariously through your characters.

Fiction, even when it's grim and hard, is fun.