I have no problems with remakes, and I think it's interesting. I mean, coming from the theater, we've been remaking 'Hamlet' for a hundred years, so it's no problem to me at all. A good story can be told in many different ways in different places; I just think it's interesting.
Really I'm a fan of any movie, whether it's suspense, action, or comedy - anything that has a good story.
I just like a good story. I want the story to be good and I want the character to be different than the last one I played. That's not always possible, but that's what I want.
A good story will keep you wondering about what's happening, what's going on, where does this go? Now it's going to go that way, now it's going to go that way. It has to do that. If it's predictable, it's just boring.
All the writing elements are the same. You need to tell a good story... You've got good characters... People think there's some dramatic difference between writing 'Little Bear' and the 'Hunger Games,' and as a writer, for me, there isn't.
There are so many different narrative traditions across the world, and each of those traditions has evolved dramatically over time. Once I understood that, I felt truly free; I could write and invent the way I wanted to because there never has been only one way to tell a good story.
Tension is the cornerstone of any good story.
I'm a total slave to a good story.
I want to be different and have a good story. If it's a good story, then everybody is trying to tell it, everybody is better for it, and it's just more fun.
Octavia Butler was more interested in writing a good story than in worrying about where to slot it.
For me, the first thing is to tell a good story.
My only conclusion about structure is that nothing works if you don't have interesting characters and a good story to tell.
A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.
You have to tell a good story first. If it's a good story, people will be interested. It doesn't matter about the content.
For kids, multitasking electronically is common. But they are totally focused. You can tell a good story, and they listen.
I tell a good story.
Even when things are at their worst, there's a little voice in your head saying, 'Good story!'
To begin with, I want to tell a good story, a story that people will listen to and that they'll think this is true, even if it is a story that might be defined as - as myth or legend or even fanciful.
As an actor, whatever I get the opportunity to do, if it has a good story then I'm in. I thought 'Dead End' had a great story; 'Nightmare on Elm Street,' of course, was probably the first real horror film I was in.
You set out to tell a good story. You don't do it because there is a deep message involved, because the movie is almost always bad when you do that. Your job No. 1 is for it to be entertaining, and if it's inspiring, that is great, too.
