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Great Stories Quotes

The tales worth telling again and again.

A truly great story survives being retold across film, television, and theater. These quotes reflect on what makes a story worth revisiting. See more on our Impact page.

I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.

Quotes by Zoe Saldana

But, you know there's a lot of westerns - not that they were bad - it's just that they can be remade because they're great stories that aren't indelible in an audience's mind when it comes to both the cast...

Quotes by Tom Selleck

For me, if its television, if it's theater, if it's film, and it's good, I don't make much of distinction between the 3. I think there's only so many great stories out there. If you get the chance to be...

Quotes by Tom Cavanagh

At Yahoo, we were one of the early proponents of the power of content showcased through new media. SnagFilms, with its large library and breadth of digital distribution, can help shape this next phase, bringing great stories to broad new...

Quotes by Terry Semel

Culture Quotes

I have some great stories and I will get around to writing a book.

Quotes by Sally Kirkland

Our group has been in Asia since 1981 in mining, oil and gas. Now we want to mine not silver and gold, but great stories and people, and change the world of cinema, and we want to do that by...

Quotes by Robert Friedland

I come to writing from hearing great stories as a child in Louisiana, where the mark of a person was his or her ability to be a raconteur. I also come to writing as a professional actress whose body has...

Quotes by Rebecca Wells

TV is our window on the world. It's a powerful medium for great stories that become part of our very, very personal journey.

Quotes by Nancy Dubuc

The work I did on 'Killing Kennedy' was very meticulous and, in some ways, actually tedious. It was hard work because there is so much known about John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald. To try to distill that into...

Quotes by Kelly Masterson

Emotion Quotes

Many great stories are father issues, mother issues or death.

Quotes by Kathleen Kennedy

I can't imagine soaps will ever stop, because people will always watch as long as they have great stories and characters. But the soaps will have to keep evolving, won't they?

Quotes by Katherine Kelly

I have an idea about building almost like a studio for some of the best Tropfest filmmakers, so they can come together and support and be given space and resources they need to tell great stories year around, so it's...

Quotes by John Polson

Too often, parents whose children express an interest in farming squelch it because they envision dirt, dust, poverty, and hermit living. But great stories come out of great farming.

Quotes by Joel Salatin

I've always loved history, from my youngest memories. My father enjoyed the great stories of history, like Hereward the Wake, Robin Hood, and Richard the Lionheart, and he shared them with me. I went on to do a degree in...

Quotes by Jo Beverley

Impact Quotes

We remain committed to inspiring and compelling social change to the world's most pressing problems through the power of great stories and engaging our audiences to take meaningful action.

Quotes by Jeffrey Skoll

I don't go looking for stories with the idea of wrongness in my head, no. But the fact is, a lot of great stories hinge on people being wrong.

Quotes by Ira Glass

After graduation, I wanted to work for 'Sassy', which I loved, but it had folded. So I wound up at 'Seventeen' for three years on staff and two as a contributor, and I wrote these great stories that nobody ever...

Quotes by Gayle Forman

I love low-budget projects with great acting and great stories you can really get your teeth into.

Quotes by Erin Richards

One of the pillars of 'Cyrano' is recreating a love story and, like any archetype, these great stories tend to be captivating, among other things, because they are made of those universal things that move us.

Quotes by Edgar Ramirez

Memory Quotes

A lot of times, we also have to live and work. You have to make money to pay rent. In that respect, I don't think you can be so demanding. Those great stories are not the normal stories that come...

Quotes by Djimon Hounsou

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these great stories quotes focus on?
They focus on storytelling across film, television, and theater, and what makes certain stories worth retelling.
Do the quotes mention historical dramas?
Yes, one references the meticulous, tedious work involved in a historical drama about well-known real events.
Are westerns discussed as great stories?
Yes, one quote notes that many westerns endure because they are great stories, even when they get remade.
Does one storytelling medium matter more than another?
No, one quote states there's little distinction between television, theater, and film when the story itself is good.
Where can I find more quotes about culture and memory?
See our Culture collection for related reflections on storytelling.

From meticulous historical dramas to beloved westerns remade for new audiences, these voices value the craft of storytelling. Read on with Culture and Memory.