Theme Quotes - page 12

A novel's whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme. (Diane Johnson)
If there is any sense of order to the universe, acting is what I am meant to do. I'm not manufactured. I know acting isn't real, that it's temporary. If there is any theme to the roles I play, it is emotional vulnerability and availability. View quote
DJ Qualls
In a story, you have to have a theme and an angle, you have to have a beginning, middle and an end. You have to have a defining moment and kick it to death. You gotta be able to recognize that, by the way. It probably takes experience. View quote
Dan Jenkins
You all know that each title in the Chronicles has a chess theme; that's partly because of the overall design of the Chronicles themselves - the game of chess as an analogue of the game of life. View quote
Dorothy Dunnett
I tried to pay some small tribute to A Man and a Woman (1966) with the recurring musical theme. View quote
Dwight Yoakam
I love TV. I know all the theme songs from the shows I watch. I'm not one of those who'd rather be a movie star. I prefer TV because of the rushed way of working-on a movie set, you sit around and wait and wait to do a scene because they're adjusting the lights. View quote
Dana Hill
To this day I over prepare. I draw storyboards for every scene - chicken scratches so crude that they amuse and horrify the crew. I send out shot lists, act out the scenes, and search for a theme that I can relate to. It's my favorite time of the process. View quote
Eric Stoltz
I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments. View quote
Edmond H. Fischer
After Land I wanted to continue exploring the theme but I needed a new challenge so turned to colour. I explored Bradford and produced a series of urban landscapes that I liked, but because Land had made such an impact on the general public my colour work wasn't reviewed. View quote
Fay Godwin
God says in the Quran that there is only one true religion, God's religion. It's the same theme that God revealed to all of the prophets, even before Muhammad. View quote
Feisal Abdul Rauf
I really don't make a concerted effort to try to find a type of role. Maybe I've just done enough of them now where people are like, 'Oh, it's the guy that's in a swirling vortex of despair, send it to Kinnear!' I don't really know, but it does seem to be a recurring theme. (Greg Kinnear)
Goal scoring is a recurring theme. If you aren't scoring then you aren't going to win games. That's obvious. View quote
Gary Speed
Back in the day you wanted your albums to have a theme, and 'Sports' theme was really a collection of singles. It was really a record for its time. View quote
Huey Lewis
Our biggest single theme is trying to make the NIH work better with the same amount of money. View quote
Harold E. Varmus
I really don't have a theme when I start a sculpture. The rock guides me to the final sculpture. I think that is true for many creative sculpture artists. View quote
Jimmy Carl Black
I do what I do because of Walt Disney - his films and his theme park and his characters and his joy in entertaining. View quote
John Lasseter
I was wildly out of style when that television theme song suddenly pushed its way onto the Top Ten. It was certainly not the record company trying to make that happen. View quote
John Sebastian
For me, it's nice to have a character who can never find love and have that be the running theme, but I think when you open the door to a story line about relationships, you open the door to another realm of comedy. View quote
Jordana Spiro
We are all souls, and what I have learnt so far is that while God is male, the souls created by Him are female, so I always had women as my theme, as they are dedicated to Him. View quote
Kailash Kher
You watch an old 'Jeopardy!' and the categories alone are very plain. 'Poetry,' or 'Movies,' or 'Physics.' If you watch it now, though, there'll be a theme board where the categories are all Hitchcock movies. Lots more jokes, lots more high-concept categories and questions. View quote
Ken Jennings
Only the most acute and active animals are capable of boredom. - A theme for a great poet would be God's boredom on the seventh day of creation. (Lewis Cass)
Innovation is the running theme and spirit of the policies adopted by the Chinese government, and it is the banner that we will always hold high. View quote
Li Keqiang
Our theme for this year's festivities, Dreams and Challenges of Asian Pacific Americans, speaks to the many generations of Asian Pacific Americans who worked hard to overcome economic hardship, racism and other barriers in their pursuit of the American dream. View quote
Lucille Roybal-Allard
One year, my family and I dressed up in the theme of 'Wizard of Oz' for Halloween. We all went as the different characters. I was the Tin Man! View quote
Luke Benward
When I'm creating characters, I definitely think of theme songs. Writing for me is very visual, so I sometimes think of it in terms of a movie with a soundtrack, and try to transfer that to words. View quote
Marisha Pessl