For me, the way to approach a subject such as Vietnam is through storytelling. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes approach storytelling subject
Above all, a well-imagined story is organized around extraordinary human behaviors and unexpected and startling events, which help illuminate the commonplace and the ordinary. Tim O'Brien behaviorcommonplaceevent Change image and share on social
My life is storytelling. I believe in stories, in their incredible power to keep people alive, to keep the living alive, and the dead. Tim O'Brien alivedeadincredible Change image and share on social
I didn't get into writing to make money or get famous or any of that. I got into it to hit hearts, and man, when I get letters not just from the soldiers but from their kids, especially their kids, it makes it all worthwhile. Tim O'Brien famoushearthit share on social
You don't work on something for six years and be blind to the myriad of other approaches. Ken Burns approachblindmyriad Change image and share on social
The Internet is allowing us to get back to what's really more natural, which is that storytelling is a shared thing. It's our natural way to be communal. Joseph Gordon-Levitt allowbackcommunal Change image and share on social
I've found that in now having experienced what it's like to make records and just through growing up in general that you should be expressive about what's affecting you instead of trying to sing about a subject just for the sake of other people getting something from it. Chantal Kreviazuk affectexperienceexpressive share on social
