Story Content Quotes

You have to tell a good story first. If it's a good story, people will be interested. It doesn't matter about the content.

With short stories, the story-teller must have a story to tell, not merely some sweet prose to take out for a walk

No one wants to read a story where I saw a cute puppy on the street and I petted it. I mean, that's not funny. I only write about the funny stuff.

My novels are about the European reality, not about chases. You want chases, get somebody else's books.

The seminal elements of what makes a story great - challenge, struggle, resolution - are the same whether we're talking about story content for a movie such as 'Rain Man,' or telling a purposeful story to forge new business relationships or conclude a fruitful transaction, such as acquiring an NBA franchise.

The thing is, the reader doesn't want to hear about bad times.

I'm a big believer that the structure of stories should reflect the content of the story.

Overall, I feel that southern cinema, in itself, has taken over the film industry with its content, stories and screenplay.

I've wondered if 'Harry Potter' would have been as big if it was 'Harriet Potter.' Now that I've written a screenplay - and raising a son in particular - I'm looking at story content and realizing how limited women are onscreen.