Re Telling Quotes

#1. You can tell yourself anything you want, but until you believe what you're telling yourself, you're wasting words.

James Frey

#2. Let me get this straight." He struggled to form the words. "You're telling me all the conspiracy nuts are right? The Freemasons, the Illuminati, Area 51- all that shit's real?

Laura Oliva

#3. I'm just trying to make the point that the story we're telling ourselves is often very different from the story we're telling the people around us.

Donald Miller

#4. A new writer starting out today, whether it's for TV or film, they have to remember that they're telling the story to themselves first of all, and they have to tell the story so that their life depends upon it.

Tony Grisoni

#5. In 'Hamilton,' we're telling the stories of old, dead white men, but we're using actors of color, and that makes the story more immediate and more accessible to a contemporary audience.

Lin-Manuel Miranda

#6. When we, any of us who have been transformed by Christ, tell our own stories, we're telling the story of who God is.

Shauna Niequist

#7. I've lived on the equator all my life and we never had to change clocks. Now they're telling me time goes forward an hour after midnight? What is this, Narnia?

Joyce Rachelle

#8. Ashton grinne and raised her eyebrows. "I can't believe you're telling me a Vincent boy brought you to Grove, Alabama and not me."
Shrugging, I returned her smile. "They're heard to resist."
"Don't I know it.

Abbi Glines

#9. I called my mother up and I said, 'You know, I've been to the best doctors in the world and I've spent almost half a million dollars and they're telling me I have symptoms of a P.O.W. and all I did was grow up in your home.'

Darrell Hammond

#10. When a bunch of stuff is happening on set, you have to remember the grander purpose: you're telling a story, so you have to get to that moment, and that takes supreme focus.

Taron Egerton

#11. The last thing reporters and editors want to be told is what to do and how to write. They don't want to be some politically correct, Orwellian, kind of like "you're telling me how to write about ... ?"

Jose Antonio Vargas

#12. In my son's kindergarten, they're telling us how to get him into Stanford. By their advice, I'm doing everything wrong, because I'm trying to make him happy rather than putting him through as many piano lessons as possible.

Sebastian Thrun

#13. This sounds to me like you're telling me no ... For the sake of clarity, goddess, when it comes to me, that's not in your vocabulary. I don't hear it.

C.D. Reiss

#14. While you're telling yourself you'll 'do it tomorrow', I'm doing it today. And while I'm living my success, you'll be using words like 'lucky' to mask your jealousy and regret.

Steve Maraboli

#15. Back when I was growing up, it was like, 'You're too young to know what you want. We're telling you what you want. It doesn't matter if you like it. And you are stupid. Just so you know.'

Wendi McLendon-Covey

#16. So what?" I challenged, pulling the quilt tighter around myself. "All you're telling me is I won't betray my friends or family. If that's a weakness, it's one I want.

Julie Kagawa

#17. If the story you're telling, is the story you're telling, you're in deep shit.

Robert McKee

#18. They're telling you to blend in,
like you've never seen how a blender works,
like they think you've never seen the mess from the blade.

Andrea Gibson

#19. As filmmakers, we're constantly always looking for something to bring the audience deeper into the reality of the story we're telling.

Jeff Bridges

#20. When you paint things exactly as they are, you don't show people anything that they couldn't see for themselves; you're telling them what they already know.

Paul Strisik

#21. When you have a steady and lifelong group of girlfriends, chances are the person you're telling the story to is actually part of the story.

Sloane Crosley

#22. So you're telling me that the whole of history rests on . . . Neville Longbottom? This is pretty wild.

J.K. Rowling

#23. Every man is different. You can't generalize with men; you have to find out what your man wants. You have to listen to him when he's telling you what he wants, because a lot of times they're telling you, but you're not listening.

Karrine Steffans

#24. I've worked with some really great directors, and I'm really choosy about them because they're telling the story at the end of the day.

Brad Pitt

#25. The public is never wrong. When people don't respond to what you do, they're telling you something loud and clear. You're just not listening.

50 Cent

#26. To me, performing means trying to do the most you can with the partner in front of you, with the story you're telling. There are actors who have carried me, who have brought me elsewhere or with them.

Clemence Poesy

#27. Dishonesty increases disorder exponentially. It's hard enough to communicate when you're telling the truth.

Karen Marie Moning

#28. People are just self-centered-it's all about them. And we're telling people it's okay to be 'all about you' because you're a victim and it's not your fault. That's why society has gotten more and more belligerent and selfish.

Jim Norton

#29. A man can't love you because you haven't read as many books as he has? He can't love you because you don't speak French or because you don't go to operas? You're telling me we have to fall in love with people who are just like us?

Billie Letts

#30. I need to keep my story count high. I'm trying to get as many stories in my hour as is humanly possible. We're telling more stories in our hour than any national newscast has in the history of this business, I think.

Shepard Smith

#31. Careful," he chided with a grin. "First you talk marriage and now you're telling me what to eat. You're sounding more and more like a real girlfriend every day. Just remember, this is still our first date, so keep your hands to yourself tonight. I'm not one of those guys.

Jennifer Shirk

#32. It's only the filmmaker. The script is really, really second. And there's a huge gap between filmmaker and script for me. I almost don't care about the story that they're telling; I really only care about who wants to tell it.

Brady Corbet

#33. Men never sound more stupid than when they're telling you they're a very complex personality.

Clive James

#34. So you're telling me that normal babies never sleep and always cry?

Leah Remini

#35. Because you're telling a story, and I'm sure people fifty years ago would tell the same story differently if they were telling it to you today. Because the time is different. The film is the work of today's audience.

Dennis Muren

#36. Nothing Personal? You've harrassed my mother, stolen my car, and now you're telling people I've gotten you pregnant! In my opinion, getting someone pregnant is pretty fucking personal! Jesus, isn't it enough I'm accused of murder? What are you the bounty hunter from hell?

Janet Evanovich

#37. I end up pleading my case to alternative programmers - you're telling me that my music is too dark for pop, too pop for alternative, and urban radio won't touch it - so we have a record that doesn't fit in. And what is more alternative than that?

Halsey

#38. Vow," he cried, reeling. "It isn't bad enough being a brown dude in America, you're telling me I'm half fucking goblin as well.

Salman Rushdie

#39. You are always invested in a film, but there is always a different feeling you get when you are portraying a character that is based on real life and you are re-telling events that actually took place.

Martin Henderson

#40. My people have a legend of the Dayslayer. It says that Artemis chose one of our own to be her personal guard. More beloved than any of her people, the Dayslayer has no known vulnerability. Once he's unleashed, his goal is destroy Dark-Hunters. (Spawn) So you're telling me he's the Bogeyman? (Zarek)

Sherrilyn Kenyon

#41. But, the relationships that I see work - As long as they're telling the truth, and saying the things that you don't ever want to have to say to another human being.

Mark Ruffalo

#42. I guess it's good in a sense that it stops any of it from happening, but now you're telling me if it's Game 7 of the NBA Finals and a guy has a chance to make a play he's going to be like, 'Well, do I want this $10,000 or do I want a championship?'

Blake Griffin

#43. What we want to see is stories that are going to be honest stories about the characters that we're telling them about.

Greg Rucka

#44. If you want somebody to tell you a story, one of the most easiest and effective ways is if you're telling them a story.

Ira Glass

#45. I have a friend who is an excellent liar. His secret: Believe the lie yourself when you're telling it.

Jack Heffron

#46. Everybody likes to be known. Heck, its why people roll their car window down when their favorite song comes on. They're telling everybody, 'Hey, hear this? This is me.

Laura Anderson Kurk

#47. Whenever you're telling a story about true-life events and about real people, there's a tremendous responsibility-slash-burden to get it right.

Tom McCarthy

#48. I don't want this to be goodbye. I'm afraid your're telling me goodbye.

Adriane Leigh

#49. Playing a flute is like writing a book. You're telling what's in your heart ... It's easier to play if it's right from your heart. You get the tone, and the fingers will follow.

Eddie Cahill

#50. That's the gift 'Precious' has given me. You really think you're telling a story about a fat black girl, and only fat black girls will understand it, and then you realize we're all Precious.

Lee Daniels

#51. To be completely honest, I just like whatever tells a good story. Put me in whatever setting, scenario, genre. If you're telling a good story, it's great and it's fun to get caught up in.

Drew Roy

#52. If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the ending.

John Hawkes

#53. I feel like we've found an interesting little corner of the sandbox here as far as the way we're telling sci-fi stories. I don't think it's limited to sci-fi - I think anything fantastic can co-exist with people you and I know, and not these hyper-real movie people.

Colin Trevorrow

#54. When you're telling stories, you are actually trying to illuminate some portion of the truth in an artful way. The story may immediately seem to be a lie, but it's like an impressionistic painting - you see the light and the color better than you would with a photo-realistic piece.

Christopher Moore

#55. Nobody ever completely means what they say. Even when they think they're telling the truth, there's always something hidden behind their words.

Orson Scott Card

#56. You're telling me I'm being attacked by a bunch of goddamned queers?

Brandon Shire

#57. You know the message you're sending out to the world with these sweatpants? You're telling the world, 'I give up. I can't compete in normal society. I'm miserable, so I might as well be comfortable.

Jerry Seinfeld

#58. It's like a pint right here, an emptiness. There's nothing I can do to fill it. If you're telling me I can't have you, if you're really telling me that, I just don't know what I'll do.

Stephen Lloyd Jones

#59. When someone starts talking to me about the truth, what I hear is what they're telling me about themselves.

Nicole Kidman

#60. When we put on clothes, we're telling ourselves something, and we're communicating that something to every person we meet.

Lisa Unger

#61. The thing is, I get the sense that you're telling me the truth. You're just not telling all of it. And the part you're leaving out is the part that would help me understand who you are.

Nicholas Sparks

#62. You're telling me that fifty million screaming fans are never wrong.
I'm telling you that fifty million screaming fans are fucking morons

Gabriel Mindlin

#63. My mom says Ingrid's name and I start to hum, not the melody to a song, just one drawn-out note. I know it makes me seem crazy, I know it won't make anything change, but it's better than crying, it's better than screaming, it's better than listening to what they're telling me.

Nina LaCour

#64. You're telling me that the separation of church and state is found in the First Amendment?

Christine O'Donnell

#65. If you tell a lie that's big enough, and you tell it often enough, people will believe you're telling the truth, even if what you're saying is total crap.

Richard Belzer

#66. The camp was going to be attacked on that day, something about a big bad goddess named Gaea, and an army, and Death being unleashed. You're telling me that day is this week?

Rick Riordan

#67. When you're writing a novel, you're still telling a story. But you're telling it very differently. It's a craft like anything else.

Howard Gordon

#68. Am I really cool? You're telling me I'm cool? Well, that's good to hear.

Paul Giamatti

#69. Again, the only way to know that we've seen into the true nature of something is that the story we're telling ourselves releases.

Adyashanti

#70. Reality in movies is the reality of the story you're telling, so it may not match the reality as we know it, but the reason there's art is that it tries to bring some kind of understanding of all the suffering and joys and pain that we go through. Storytelling brings some value to it.

Caleb Deschanel

#71. I have no words," he said hoarsely.
"And I know exactly what you're telling me."
Lover Unleashed

J.R. Ward

#72. When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you're telling a story.

Joshua Bell

#73. You're telling me that because of the Internet, and the availability of every experience, every whim, every tool, sudden everyone's an artist? But here's the thing: if everyone's an artist, then no one is.

Meg Wolitzer

#74. You're telling me that if i keep dropping bombs into a junkyard, someday all the pieces will blast together into a perfect Mercedes. that's what the big bang proposes. that's what evolution teaches. That chaos gave rise to perfection. But we know it works the other way round don't we?

Laurence B. Brown

#75. If you're telling a story, and somebody is going to come out badly, it better be you.

Rob Lowe

#76. Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on since the Evangelists in one form or another.

Anne Rice

#77. Marvel does a fantastic job about bringing human stories - because you're telling big stories with a heart at the centre of it - and that's what connects all of the characters to our audience members.

Mike Colter

#78. I'm quite a good reader of people; I like to meet people, and I can tell if they're lying or not, and I've certainly had interviews with people in this radio show I've done that swear they've seen things or have had bizarre experiences with creatures, and so I think they're telling the truth.

Rhys Darby

#79. You're telling someone in a wheelchair 'Walking is awesome. You should get up and walk.' It's not that easy.

Jeff Zentner

#80. I keep trying to train myself to stop saying 'filmmaker' and start saying 'storyteller.' We're telling stories.

Christine Vachon

#81. That's what I've found through yoga: yoga helps us to sort of rewire the mind so that we can literally become more mindful of the conversation we're having on the back end, what we're telling ourselves.

MC Yogi

#82. I don't feel like we're setting ourselves up to be exclusive. I don't want to set up an attitude where we're telling people 'You can't listen to our music if you don't have a college degree.

Colin Meloy

#83. Frank Sinatra said this great thing, that singing isn't about singing in tune, or great technical singing. It's about making people believe in the story you're telling.

Marc Almond

#84. It is rarely comfortable to talk about climate change. Bringing something difficult up, it feels like somehow by mentioning this I'm kind of causing it, I'm hurting these people. But you're not hurting these people; climate change is hurting these people. You're telling them they're being hurt.

Margaret D. Klein

#85. I am in the U.K. for inspiration because I'm doing a follow on series to 'The Infernal Devices,' called 'The Last Hours.' It's a re-telling of 'Great Expectations' with 'Shadowhunters' ... because why not! It's set in 1903, so I'm doing a lot of locational research.

Cassandra Clare

#86. I'm not trying to disrespect anybody by saying this - I'm not sure I feel any interaction with Asian America in any collective sense. - It's like, when you're telling me this right now, my reaction is, Really? Asian America knows about me?

Chad Hugo

#87. New Rule: While you're telling me how your March Madness bracket is doing, you must also fill me in on your vacation and show me pictures of your kids. That way, I can not give a shit all at once.

Bill Maher

#88. You mean to say a family of hot-tempered Mafia people are all cosying up with each other on a Saturday night to sit down and watch a movie about a family of hot-tempered Mafia people...? Is that really what you're telling me?

Catherine Doyle

#89. I don't think that fundamentalism has anything to do with Jesus Christ. They call themselves Christians, but if that's Christian, count me out. Fundamentalism is built on fear and greed. They're telling you to give them your money otherwise you're going to hell.

Matthew Fox

#90. I know the crew so well, so I forget I'm being filmed. It's like cooking with a friend in the kitchen - you're talking, as you do, and maybe you're telling her about this wonderful way to prepare lamb chops - it's more natural, more honest.

Nigella Lawson

#91. The church is not a booster organization. We're telling people a serious message about their condition before God, and about the tremendous news of the new life God is offering them in Christ. And we're inviting them to enter into that life by dire and desperate means - repentance and faith.

Anonymous

#92. Films are artifice. We're telling stories on film. At the same time, when it works, there is a real tough immediacy and spontaneity to it, and a punch.

Paul McGann

#93. I personally find the ideas that girls need to cover their shoulders in school a little bit strange ... when we're telling girls, you know, 'You have to cover your shoulders because otherwise you're a distraction to other people in your class,' probably something is wrong.

Rebecca Stead

#94. I never troll for material. It simply presents itself, and is always unmistakable. This is why I want to roll my eyes when people interrupt themselves in the middle of some story they're telling me to say, "You know you can't write about this."

Dani Shapiro

#95. We're telling a story. And the demands of that are different from the demands of a documentary. The audience must believe in order to keep faith in the story.

Bradley Whitford

#96. I like to interpret 'Call me a River', as if I'm saying, 'Now you're telling me you love me after all that, and I'm telling you to shove off.' That's my interpretation. But I would never 'say' that because somebody else might interpret the song in another way.

Diana Krall

#97. Pretty much anything you care to imagine can happen in a fantasy, which in turn means you can really crank up the intensity of the tale you're telling.

Richard K. Morgan

#98. So you can say, 'Get Big Government out of here, and don't tell me what to eat,' but when kids are going to school, and they're being fed junk, we're pretty much telling them what to eat, and we're telling them junk is OK.

Tom Colicchio

#99. The idea of starting with that Kanye [West] song is declarative. It says, "This is the kind of story we're telling."

Akiva Goldsman

#100. There's no better way to test a person than to put them in the middle of a war. That's clearly going to show what kind of a character you're telling a story about.

Steven Spielberg