Storytelling Talent Quotes

Honestly, I'm the worst storyteller ever. Like, I just take so long.

I think one of my better gifts as a writer is empathy.

People expect me to be, first and foremost, a storyteller. I lead by telling stories.

No, you're either born a writer, a storyteller, or you're not.

My name is Bruce Feiler, and I'm an explainaholic. I first heard this word used to describe Isaac Asimov, and I knew instantly that I suffered from the same condition. It's the incurable desire to tell, shape, share, occasionally exaggerate, often elongate, and inevitably bungle a good story.

I failed everything in school. I left when I was 13 because I had no comprehension of what the hell they were talking about up there at the blackboard. I must have that ADD thing. But, listening to people I thought, that's wonderful to be able to tell a story.

I don't know if Jim was a major part of that or not. He is one of a small group of real storytellers. He has enormous imagination and ability to write. I'm glad he's coming back. It's going to be good for the show.

I've always considered myself, at the end of the day, to be kind of a storyteller.

I write what I can. I think being able to write like Michael Connelly and have a character that goes from novel to novel, or to dramatize history like Vidal or Ellroy, or have an explosively inventive mind like Bulgakov, would be an incredible thing. I don't have that. I only have what I have.

I love telling stories, and I'm a born storyteller. That's what I do, and that's what I want to continue to do.