Douglas Preston Quotes

I would have to say the novel 'War and Peace' influenced me more than any other book. This greatest of novels demonstrated to me the enormous power of literature and fired me up with a desire to become a writer, to participate in what I considered then to be the greatest of all endeavors.

Douglas Preston

Quotes to Explore

I think what I do in my acting world and what I do in my standup world is bring up a brand that I want to bring across. Once you figure out your brand and what you do, it's kind of easy at that. You end up getting your audience.

J. B. Smoove
- Up
- World
- End
When I was in Thailand, I went into the up-country because Marco Polo didn't get down into the flesh pots of Bangkok because they didn't exist in those days.

Gary Jennings
- Up
- Country
- Down
One of the strangest experiences one can have is to sleep on stage, as I once did in Sydney when I'd lost the key to my flat. I had to stay at night in a bed, which conveniently was on stage because my character Sandy Stone did his monologue from a bed. To wake up looking at a shadowy auditorium is a very peculiar feeling.

Barry Humphries
- Up
- Character
- Night
When I sing, people shut up.

Barbra Streisand
- People
- Up
- Sing
Honestly, there are so many things about structuring a story for film and telling a story for film that are really different from doing radio.

Ira Glass
- Different
- Story
- Doing
I feel like I've grown up on screen quite a lot.

Jack O'Connell
- Up
- Like
- Feel