Howard Jacobson Quotes

For reasons which I can't logically explain, in all of the films I've done, I've ended up doing love stories of one kind or another, and it seems to me that love stories are extremely dependent on the obstacles you can place between the lovers. There is no love story without it.

Every love story needs a catalyst of some sort.

A good love story always keeps the pot boiling.

It's the pursuit of love and happiness that is the driving force of the romantic novel.

At university, I said to a girl, 'Before I met you all I could think about was history; now, all I can think about is you'. I thought that was the sort of thing you had to say.

Every book should have a romance.

You very seldom see a picture where you watch the process of falling in love.

I write what I like to read, and I enjoy love triangles in YA and adult fiction - not to mention in other media like TV, opera, theatre, and even in video games! I relish when dark and compelling characters compete for our protagonist's heart. The doubts, the uncertainty - the jealousy! - can be breathtaking.

Almost every story has a romantic angle to it.

'State of Play' is a romantic story at its heart.

I'd been dating my husband for about a year, and I'd already kissed George Clooney, Ashton Kutcher and Gerard Butler. Awesome year, right?

A love story, at least a convincing one, requires three elements - the lover, the beloved, and the adventures they have together.

The state of being in love is so inherently preposterous. It usually lends itself to romantic comedy. I think we've all been there.

I fell in love with a man, not a Beatle.

Most films seem to be about a man and a women falling in love at some point and once you pass forty-five, it's almost disgusting to fall in love.

My novels are often about people who are in love or attracted to each other.

Romantic fiction, in the broader sense, can be any novel that has a love story somewhere in it. It can be a mystery or a historical novel, as long as it has this very strong romantic thread running through it.

I don't think I've ever been in love, I'm sure I will be some day. I've had enormous crushes, although I've never been into the Brad Pitt thing.

I could see myself in a relationship with a girl; Olivia Wilde is so sexy she makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands. She's mesmerizing.

Oh, I find it very easy to fall in love.

You have no idea how hard it is to live out a great romance.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

I am such a sap when it comes to love! I believe in love at first sight all the way. But that's just the way it happened to me with my relationships. I love the idea of two people looking at each other and electricity flying around them; it's so romantic, and it's a great feeling.

I think women love a passionate love story.

Falling in love as we know it is an addictive experience.