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Sensationalism sells: Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story. ↗

That's probably when I get the most angry at American movies, when they just so cynically manipulate the audience without even trying to give a good story. ↗

— Gene Siskel

#american movies #angry #audience #cynically #even

The technology is really where all of the changes have taken place, but the fundamentals of a good story being the basis of every good picture, and really the only basis still remains the rule, more so today, I think, because we've unfortunately weaned an audience from birth to kind of mindless movies. ↗

— Richard D. Zanuck

#basis #because #being #birth #changes

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. ↗

— John Lee Hancock

#always #bad #because #deep #good

Mellow doesn't always make for a good story, but it makes for a good life. ↗

— Anne Hathaway

#good #good life #good story #life #make

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. ↗

— John Hawkes

#amazing #amazing people #attracted #change #character

We try to be driven by what's a good story, what's truthful, and the drama of what happens next. ↗

— Laura Innes

#driven #good #good story #happens #next

You can take a handful of dollars, a good story, and people with passion and make a movie that will stand up against any $70 million movie. ↗

— Jason Patric

#any #dollars #good #good story #handful

If you create a good story that has a lot of story value... I think audiences like that. It's why they stick with the same TV show over and over. ↗

— Robert Rodriguez

#create #good #good story #i #i think

With action films, it's great if it's not just driven by action, but by a good story and interesting characters, as well. Though, there's nothin' like kicking butt! ↗

— Dwayne Johnson

#action films #characters #driven #films #good