“Why, I wonder, should the popularity of a news story matter to me? Doe...” — Susan Orlean Quote

“Why, I wonder, should the popularity of a news story matter to me? Does it mean it's a good story or just a seductive one?”

“States should pass laws making it illegal to own or trade wild animals; the phony 'educational' permits that many private owners have used to skirt those laws should be eliminated.”

“Human relationships used to be easy: you had friends, boy- or girlfriends, parents, children, and landlords. Now, thanks to social media, it's all gone sideways.”

“Sometimes the facts can get in the way of the telling of a good story. But they don't get in the way of the truth.”

“Without a good story, a franchise won't work.”

“All I have tried to do as an actor is push good story telling.”