James Dashner Quotes

I'm just trying to create characters and tell stories.

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

The most important aspect of any story, to me, is character.

The writing is only ever the attractive thing about a part. And also if all the elements within the writing come together - the character and the structure and the narrative - if they are all there then you become excited.

Storytelling is about two things; it's about character and plot.

I'd like to be in anything that tells a good story and has an interesting character.

Our biggest challenge is always story. The story is the ultimate thing you try to tackle.

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.

Lastly get emotionally connected to your story so you can deliver it, you know, if you can't deliver the emotions to your script there's no point to your story. Story is the key.

It's really, always, the story and the characters that come first, and the other things are kind of dealt with in time or, in fact, driven by the story.

Roles don't fascinate me. It is the narrative, the screenplay that is fascinating.

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.

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

It was always about the story rather than the character.

Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story.

An attempt to write nothing but characterization will soon bog down; I for one don't want to have somebody tell me about someone else.

Every drama requires a cast. The cast may be so huge, as in Leo Tolstoy's 'Anna Karenina,' that the author or editor provides a list of characters to keep them straight. Or it may be an intimate cast of two.

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

Listen to great storytellers; slowly, you will learn about voice, timing, tension, structure, climax - all the things you need to tell stories that will capture the imagination of your audience.

I'm first and foremost interested in the story, the characters.

I want to tell a story and shape it all the way through to the end.

I love a really good storyline.

Storytelling is storytelling. Good stories need compelling characters and interesting conflicts. That's the bottom line no matter what medium you're writing for.

Any story that I can consider worth telling is one that you could tell in words.

I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one.