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I really became convinced I wanted to tell the story of the real-life model for the Degas sculpture 'Little Dancer Aged 14,' which was unveiled in 1881, the Belle Epoque. Cathy Marie Buchanan
Dancer Tell Became Unveiled Model Wanted Story Which Little Aged Really Convinced Sculpture Belle
I always take a story that's kind of out there, like an urban myth. I take some possibility that people imagine, that they are familiar with, and try to turn it into a story. Cecelia Ahern
People Try Myth Possibility Out Kind Some Take Like Always Familiar Story Urban Turn Imagine
I'm happy to have a physical part in 'High Tension,' in 'Hereafter,' and in a lot of French movies and Belgian movies. But its not by chance directors choose me for physical parts. I like to do that. I like to tell a story also with the body. It's important, because you can tell a lot of things. Cecile de France
Me You Happy Important Tell High Physical Directors Part Tension Like Also French Parts Because Lot Story Movies Body Choose Things Hereafter Chance
I went to Colby College in Waterville, ME and did picture it when I was writing 'Cum Laude.' So many of the physical details were included, like the loop where people jogged. The story of the chapel is also borrowed from Colby... but the students and cast of characters are fictional. Cecily von Ziegesar
Me People Writing College Picture Chapel Characters Details Physical Borrowed Cast Students Like Also Loop Were Did Where Fictional Story Many Included
For me, any story I tackle begins with the human relationships and not the plot. Celeste Ng
Me Relationships Plot Tackle Begins Any Human Story Human Relationships
Comparing Asian writers mainly to other Asian writers implies that we're all telling the same story - a disappointingly reductive view. Celeste Ng
Other Telling Writers Mainly Implies Same Same Story Story Asian View Comparing
I think one of the reasons that I like fiction versus nonfiction is that I myself can kind of disappear from the story. Celeste Ng
Myself Think Kind Disappear Like Nonfiction Versus Fiction Story Reasons
What you look for as a reader is somebody who is going to take you and say, 'C'mon. Come into the story. I'm going to show you what there is to see.' The guide who is going to tell you, 'Pay attention over there,' or, 'Do you remember that other thing? Now watch!' Celeste Ng
You Remember Somebody Pay Pay Attention Other Guide Say Tell See Take Attention Over Come Look Reader Going Story Show Who Now Thing Watch
You can turn on Fox News almost any day and see some fictional story about voter fraud, the whole purpose of which is to limit voting by the poor, the elderly, college students and minorities. Cenk Uygur
Day News You Voting College Fraud Minorities See Some About College Students Purpose Students Almost Voter Voter Fraud Limit Any Fictional Story Which Poor Elderly Turn Turn-On Whole Fox Fox News
If I get something wrong on air, I get 1,000 emails correcting me instantly, and most of our story suggestions come from viewers. Cenk Uygur
Me Our Air Emails Correcting Something Instantly Wrong Come Most Get Story Viewers Suggestions
When's the last time CNN broke an important story or really made the government angry? I literally can't remember. That's because they're built to be inoffensive. They do the opposite of watchdog journalism. They simply pass on the government's message to their audience. Cenk Uygur
Government Time Angry Remember Made Important Broke Simply Journalism Message Because Audience Pass Built Opposite Literally Story Really Last Last Time
You know, it's sort of common wisdom among New York publishers that short story collections don't make money. Chad Harbach
Wisdom You Money Collections New Know Make Sort York Short Common New York Short Story Story Among Publishers
When you limit the length of the video to something under two minutes, it gives everyday people an opportunity to make something entertaining. It's harder to tell a story or create an entertaining piece of content that is based around the time slot model, television shows being 22 minutes long. Chad Hurley
Time You People Opportunity Long Everyday Everyday People Television Television Shows Tell Entertaining Slot Minutes Something Gives Piece Make Content Around Limit Model Being Story Length Video Create Shows Based Harder Two
I feel like I have been able to rewrite my story to some extent. But I feel like there is a lot of work to be done. Chad Kelly
Work Able Some Feel Like Been Lot Done Rewrite Story Extent
I believe that the story is the most important element of any medium whether it's theater, film, TV. Chad Lowe
Important Believe Medium TV Most Any The Most Important Story Whether Theater Element Film
So ultimately I am looking for a story that has some value and is important and is entertaining. Chad Lowe
Value Important Looking Entertaining Some Am Ultimately Story
'House of Wax' is a remake, but 'House of Wax' is very different. It's like a background concept, but it's a completely different story. Chad Michael Murray
Wax Background Remake Like Concept House Very Different Story Different Story
I would love Jimmy Stewart to play my life story. Chad Michael Murray
Life Love My Life Jimmy Jimmy Stewart Would Life Story Story Play
I like ambiguity because you may be the villain in someone else's story and the hero in your own, and I think very often, African-American characters are either one thing or the other. You shouldn't have to be perfectly good or perfectly bad. You don't even have to be magical. Chadwick Boseman
Good You Hero Own Think Other Else Characters Bad One Thing Magical Someone Perfectly Like Because Ambiguity Very May Often African-American Story Either Your Even Villain Thing
For me, performing is the biggest part of being a rapper. There's nothing like the feeling of screaming your story to people. Chance The Rapper
Me People Rapper Feeling Nothing Part Performing Like Screaming Being Biggest Story Your
From Snoop, I've learned quite a bit. I learned that sometimes I need to keep my mouth shut. It's a long story, but definitely to sometimes keep my mouth shut. I also learned to always ignore the haters. Chanel West Coast
Sometimes Haters Long Mouth Bit Definitely Long Story Also Learned Always Quite Quite A Bit Story Ignore Keep Shut Need
One of the ready advantages of writing a road or quest story is that it mirrors the experience of writing a novel. Chang-Rae Lee
Experience Writing Mirrors Road Advantages Ready Quest Story Novel
It's hard to write a war story without thinking about the 'Iliad.' Because the 'Iliad' knows everything about war. Chang-Rae Lee
War Thinking Everything About Write Knows Because Without Story Hard Iliad
In the beginning, I would find a character I understood. That was my focus. Not now - but you basically get offered the exact same thing you just did. Which I find hilarious. I did 'The Vow,' and then I had every love story you can imagine thrown at me. And now I'm getting offers for comedies. Channing Tatum
Love Character Me You Focus Hilarious Beginning Same Thing Love Story Every Would Exact Find Thrown Had Vow Comedies Understood Offered Offers Get Did Same Getting Just In The Beginning Story Which Then Now Thing Basically Imagine
But when I see a story on welfare on television, they only show black people. Charles Barkley
People Welfare Black Television See Only Story Show
When I was in grad school, I wrote one early story that was Vegas, and then I stayed away from it. I was trying to expand and do different things. I knew I would write about it, but I stayed away for as long as I could. Charles Bock
School Long Would Stayed About Could Write Vegas Knew Wrote Expand Grad Grad School Trying Different Story Then Different Things Away Things Early
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