Stories come to me and I don't know where they come from, but afterwards I can look back and say, 'Oh yes, that's got a little bit of me, or a little bit of my own son in it'. That's where ideas come from. Anthony Browne backbiteidea share on social
Stories come to me in mysterious ways, more like dreams than reasoned creations. Anthony Browne creationdreammysterious Change image and share on social
Stories had always been told about male genies coming out of bottles, but they were usually fat, old men. Never had the genie been a gorgeous woman, so that idea really appealed to me, and I created the series based on that premise. Sidney Sheldon appealbasebottle share on social
Stories have a special way of putting us inside the people, inside the boots of the soldiers. You're absorbed in a way a documentary or nonfiction can't do for you. Tim O'Brien absorbbootdocumentary Change image and share on social
Stories have always been the things that entertain me and make me feel happy and sad and move me and give me the experience of being able to live many lives in one lifetime. It's the best thing about being alive. Michael Sheen aliveentertainexperience share on social
Stories hold conflict and contrast, highs and lows, life and death, and the human struggle and all kinds of things. David Lynch conflictcontrastdeath Change image and share on social
Stories in families are colossally important. Every family has stories: some funny, some proud, some embarrassing, some shameful. Knowing them is proof of belonging to the family. Salman Rushdie belongcolossallyembarrass Change image and share on social
Stories in which the destruction of society occurs are explorations of social fears and issues that filmmakers, novelists, playwrights, painters have been examining for a long time. J. J. Abrams destructionexamineexploration Change image and share on social
Stories in which the player doesn't inhabit the main character are difficult for games to handle. Hideo Kojima characterdifficultgame Change image and share on social