Gripping Storyline Quotes

I love thrillers. I've never made them, but I would say a really good thriller is my favorite kind of a movie. If I can get a really great thriller, you know.

'Mystic River' just smelled interesting to me. So I read it and liked it right away. Even the dialogue in it was great.

I loved 'A Wednesday'; it is one of my top favourite films of all time.

Good characters the reader cares about combined with an intriguing plot. Do those two and you've got it made.

Your job is to give people a reason to keep reading.

With 'Gone Girl,' I sat down, and suddenly the end credits were rolling; you just become so engrossed in it.

A good story is always more dazzling than a broken piece of truth.

I'm a fan of horror movies that have really good stories.

I have seen 'A Wednesday,' and it is a wonderful film.

'The War' is a stunning achievement in filmmaking.

I was trying to make a novel about something no one wanted to read about into something they couldn't put down or look away from.

Here's the thing: 'The Hurt Locker' was an amazing, important film. But did I enjoy it? Of course not. It was very tough to watch and, while gripping, not exactly what you'd call a happy place.

Action movies live and die by the story that you're trying to tell. It's hard. It's very difficult to do an action movie that stays engaging.

What would I like? Some very silly comedy where I don't have to think about anything, but it could be a lot of fun. And if it's not that, then I'll want to be involved in something where it's like, you're really dredged up to the neck in emotion, where it's as exciting as the premise of Battlestar.

I know the bestseller 'Gone Girl' doesn't need an ounce of support from me, but that book was as sharp and witty as they come.

What interests me about fiction is plot. And what interests me about plot is whether someone tells a story that moves me within the constraints of storytelling. And I have narrowly defined storytelling.

I like a good suspense thriller when it's smart and well done like 'Armed Response' is.

'Ghosts' is the most incredible play I've read for years.

The court dramas shown in films and TV are often superficial. They should have a gripping storyline, which can keep the audience hooked.

'The Dark Knight' does such a great job of delivering an intense, action-packed film that didn't pull any punches.

I would have turned any offer down, if it had turned into a thriller. I would have seen no point in a thriller here. I don't need to entertain people, on top of what we were doing. It's not a question of whether he did it or not. I would have thought that was banal and uninteresting, and I wouldn't care. And it could have also turned into a shoot-out because there were a lot of guns in the film.

I could not have been happier with 'The Lincoln Lawyer.' They got the essence, and the casting, starting with McConaughey, was just perfect.