“From my very first movie, what was my concentration, my inspiration, was I didn't want to narrate something, I didn't want to tell a story. I wanted to show something, I wanted for them to make their own story from what they were seeing.”

— Abbas Kiarostami

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2009/01/a-conversation-with-kiarostami.html

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Amulya Malladi (1974) Indian writer

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“The inspiration really comes first from the character and the story. That vision of what the story is, and what the character is, the world that they inhabit and what the story wants to tell. That’s really what inspires me.”

Keanu Reeves (1964) Canadian actor, director, producer and musician

“In the perspective of the audience, the movies that make me think are the most precious. I want to naturally be projected onto the film or role. From there, applying my tendencies and emotions is what I believe is the most natural way for actors to tell a story.”

Gong Yoo (1979) South Korean actor

Source: "Gong Yoo Talks About The Difficulties Of Getting Out Of Character And His Approach As An Actor" https://www.soompi.com/article/1464450wpp/gong-yoo-talks-about-the-difficulties-of-getting-out-of-character-and-his-approach-as-an-actor (15 April 2021)

“I don't want to be confronted by my future grandchild and them say 'Why didn't you do something?'”

Charles, Prince of Wales (1948) son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

The Prince of Wales on conservation http://www.rias.co.uk/prince-of-wales-style-icon/
abc News http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/08/prince-william-kate-register-prince-georges-birth/, 2 August 2013
2010s

“I didn't want to make the same mistake my parents made. I didn't want my love to fade away one day like an old scar. I wanted it to burn forever.”

Jenny Han (1980) American writer

Source: It's Not Summer Without You

“I don't want to tell my dreams, I want to show them!”

Cristiano Ronaldo (1985) Portuguese association football player

“I wanted a different way in which to tell my stories.”

Tom Clancy (1947–2013) American author

2000s, GameSpy interview
Context: I wanted a different way in which to tell my stories. Coming up with concepts for computer games gives me another avenue of creative expression. It's not just me telling the story, it's me designing the idea for a story and letting the players write their own ending.

“What do you want from me?" he asks.
What I want from every person in my life, I want to tell him.
More.”

Melina Marchetta (1965) Australian teen writer

Source: Jellicoe Road

“I was freakishly ambitious. I didn't want to be a child. I wanted my own flat, to work and be a grown up.”

Billie Piper (1982) English singer, dancer and actress

On her childhood.
Guardian interview (2008)

“Whenever I was asked what I wanted my first impulse was to answer "Nothing." The thought went through my mind that it didn't make any difference, that nothing was going to make me happy.”

Osamu Dazai book No Longer Human

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“From my very first movie, what was my concentration, my inspiration, was I didn't want to narrate something, I didn't want to tell a story. I wanted to show something, I wanted for them to make their own story from what they were seeing.”

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