18 Best Narrative Quotes

The difference between a player and a musician? One plays notes—the other plays stories.

Celebrate the chapters of your life's story.

You said people come here to change the story of their lives. I imagined a story where I didn’t have to be the damsel. – Dolores Abernathy

Sometimes, you have to tell yourself a story to survive. – Kevin Garvey Sr.

Call me Ishmael. – Ishmael

The drama's done. Why then here does any one step forth?—Because one did survive the wreck. – Ishmael

It is so short and jumbled and jangled, because there is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre.

Skip to the end. – The Grandson

I like slow-paced films. I like the slow start, the gradual build-up, and then the rapid descent. – Stanley Kubrick

I'm for anything that subverts what the Hollywood narrative has become. – Martin Scorsese

The story is the boss. – Quentin Tarantino

I write from the opening scene to the closing scene. I don't write out of sequence. – Quentin Tarantino

The world is full of stories, and from time to time, they permit themselves to be told. – Steven Spielberg

The point of a good story is not the ending, but the journey. – Alfred Hitchcock

A truly good screenplay must be so compelling that it can be understood even if you just listen to it. – Akira Kurosawa

At the end of the day, it's all about telling a good story. – Ridley Scott

I'm drawn to stories about people who are in over their heads. – David Fincher

It's not about being dark for the sake of being dark. It's about being honest. – David Fincher