David Heyman Quotes

It's always about finding the right balance between answering some questions and raising new ones to keep your story going.

I wanted to make sure that 'Up' wasn't a 3D movie about a man who sails his house to South America. It's a movie about an old man who sails his house to South America that also happens to be in 3D. So the first thing is always the story.

I always choose my movie because of a director and a story and a, a character.

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

People go to see a film because it's a great story and it's visually exciting to watch.

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.

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.

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.

Where film is infinitely superior to any other medium is emotion and story and character.

So, when the special effects are at the service of the story and draw you into it, that is really the magic.

When I made 'Real Steel,' the director actually had the robots in the monitor, so he knew where everything was. So technically, there's been advancements. But at the end of the day, movies are about story and characters, so all the other stuff is great, but unless you have those two elements, then you've got nothing.

Choosing location is integral to the film: in essence, another character.

In terms of writing characters or stories, at least initially, there's no difference between live-action and animation. A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.

I believe that the story is the most important element of any medium whether it's theater, film, TV.

I think TV is a fantastic medium right now because of what you can do visually. It's phenomenal, and it's just getting better and better, but in a way, there's no beating the personal image you can create in your head, with those personal aspects, which you can only get from reading or radio dramas.

No other aspect of filmmaking has tempted me to do a film other than the script and the story itself.

I was very intimidated by the visual effects world. But I began to realize that you don't have to know everything. You have to be able to talk about story.

You can be technically strong, and focus all your efforts on elements like casting, music, cinematography and sets, but they are all just add ons. End of the day, filmmaking is really about how well you tell a story.

You know, things that might work in a book just do not work in the visual medium of movies.

Those Duffer Brothers really know how to tell a story, and I think it makes you want to watch. 'Stranger Things' is remarkably watchable.

These days, you don't need a song or glamour to make your film work. It is all about a good story.

All my films have been larger-than-life. And since I've sat on almost all the scripts of the films I've produced, I do not compromise on aesthetics and visuals that could add to a scene.

A sad truth I learned as a DP starting out was that it doesn't matter how beautiful I make it if the story and performance are not there. That should be number one.

In theatre, you learn the story is more important than the actor.

A novel is both a story and a piece of writing. A movie is a story and a piece of filmmaking.