Norman Reedus Quotes

You have to captivate and entertain if you want your message to get across.

Influence is all osmosis.

Television has been very good to me. I grew up on it, and it had quite an impact on me. I'm entertaining opportunities that are coming my way.

I like shows or films or books that have messages but don't beat people over the head with them.

I think comedy does have that powerful thing that doesn't seem too preachy because you're also making people laugh, so it's really kind of a good tool for messaging.

I think the amazing thing about 'Twin Peaks' was that it completely changed television from that point forward.

'Tell to Win' reveals the key elements that tellers of purposeful stories utilize to engage their listeners and turn them into viral advocates of the tellers' goals.

Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television.

If you want to get across an idea, wrap it up in person.

Stories are the single most powerful tool in a leader's toolkit.

Learn the art of the pitch and of messaging.

Think about all the great leaders. Think about Obama. Think about Clinton. Think about Nelson Mandela. Think about all the people that we know who are very successful in business, in politics and religion. What are they? They tell purposeful stories. They move people to action by aiming at the heart.

A great byproduct of a TV show, movie, or play is when it can act as a catalyst for someone.

Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.

We're huge fans of 'Game of Thrones' for example, 'Orphan Black.' And even though those shows don't necessarily correlate directly with 'Arrow,' I'm a very big believer that writers are the product of their inspirations.

I'm one of the highest-paid television people in the world. I feel like I've made a difference in my viewers' lives, that I've been influential.

Television, as you know, can kind of jettison you into a whole new world.

Television is now the dominant factor in the lives of too many American children.

Television changes you. Therefore it is important what you watch and when you watch.

Owning media is power. That’s the way it is.

Entertainment is a great form of being able to tell a story and to spread a message.

If you get somebody laughing - and then stick in a point about something important - they'll remember it.

For someone like me, making a documentary - I don't kid myself. There's no influence at all. What I do is entertainment. I would even say much the same about the column I write in 'The Sunday Times.'

Suggestion is a literary strategy.

The problem is I want to do everything. I really love all of it, and I love every aspect of movie-making and storytelling, and I love television, I love the Internet. I wish I had time to do absolutely everything.