Quality Storytelling Quotes

People will always respond to high-class drama.

You know, there's so much imitation and so much pandering in Hollywood.

Even within escapist cinema, if you find a good story to tell, it will do well.

There's a wonderful stable of directors I've worked with, and work I've done that has dignity and meaningfulness.

I always believed that you can make challenging films, but they should be fiscally responsible.

Personally, I don't think the film and television industries are run as well as they used to be. Oh sure, we've got great digital effects now but... where are the visionaries?

For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so I'm attracted to good story, writing and character and good people. That's what I'm always searching for and I don't think that's ever going to change.

I'm a huge fan of Netflix and its storytelling and couldn't be more excited to make my debut with such a strong creative partner.

People should be good, established people; the filmmaking and acting experience should be heartening. So I chose films where I would get a good experience, not just great roles.

You want to feel that your reader does identify with the characters so that there's a real entry into the story - that some quality speaks to the individual.

As an actor, I have always believed that content is the king, and I have always put my neck on the line to choose cinema that is off the beaten track.

I'm not saying that it's wrong to make huge Hollywood films but it's just a different kind of feeling, a different sort of pleasure.

Women are given their due, and I think female-centric roles are also well-written. But it doesn't matter who is in the centre - a male or female. As long as it is an entertaining, gripping film, people just enjoy it.

Big-budget movies might have huge marketing budgets, but only some films have the content to stand out.

I love movies that are just straight-up exploitation, but the ones that endure and the ones that last are the ones where the filmmakers put in that extra level of thought; after 25 years you put them on in front of an audience, and they'll respond to it and enjoy it.

All you ever really want is a great character and great writing. As an actor, that's the juiciest sandwich you could ever ask for.

If people are going to watch TV, let's give them something coherent with actual dialogue.

I just want to keep laying down really great, strong characters, and the more I go unrecognized, the better job I feel I'm doing.

I rarely see one of the 'summer blockbuster' movies. I'd like to see a stronger focus on smaller, smarter movies.

Whether it's a movie I'm in or not, if there's a good movie, and it's low budget, and you know everyone's done it just because they were passionate about it and they cared for it, if it has any kind of audience, it's just a wonderful outcome.

I truly think a long career is to keep the audience guessing and not being able to be boxed, and for me, I'm not hell-bent on playing the lead in things as long its an interesting character with phenomenally talented people, and it's a script that I feel is genuinely innovative, creative, and potentially interesting for an audience.

My goal is not to make a 100 crore film but a film which has got content.

There's no mistaking the fact that some of the best longform fiction out there now is in American television. 'The Wire' and 'Deadwood' and 'The Sopranos.'

When I make movies, I have a lot of respect for my audience. I think my audience is smart. If there's a way to be entertained and get things out - real things, not stupid moral crap - that's the best.

When you recognize good writing and you're lucky enough to get it, like with Lost, that's what I follow.