Narrator Quotes

In a thriller, the camera`s an active narrator, or can be.

Hero (2002) was the first time I had ever worked on a mainland Chinese production. It was great to work with such a good cast that included Maggie, Jet Li, Chen Daoming, and Zhang Ziyi. I was particularly excited to work with Yimou, a director whose work I have always admired. When I first heard the story, I thought of Kurosawa`s Rashomon (1950). At that time, Yimou gave me a choice of playing the narrator, like Leslie Cheung did in Ashes of Time (1994). In the end, I did what Yimou wanted and played Broken Sword, who is the lover of Flying Snow, played by Maggie. Because I have a baby face, I was quite concerned about my looks in this film because I was to play a martial arts hero. I did not want to look unconvincing. I spent a lot of time working with Emi Wada, who designed all the film`s costumes, on the look of my character, as the wardrobe was very important to play this heroic figure living in ancient China.(On working with Zhang Yimou in the movie, Hero)

I`m happy that the film captures the spirit of this city that will allow it to survive, ... As (musician and narrator) Art Neville says, `In New Orleans, you`re born into music and you die into music.`

Using a first-person narrator is simply a matter of hearing the voice inside yourself.

I didn`t know how to kill off a character unless I was able, as a narrator, to get really complicated. Because it was a big deal. I`d never killed a character before.

Quite often my narrator or protagonist may be a man, but I`m not sure he`s the more interesting character, or if the more complex character isn`t the woman.

The universal narrator knows all and can enter a character`s head any time he chooses.

My first job after my retirement from baseball was as a narrator for the Eastman Philharmonica.