Setting Quotes

“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.”

“We want a story that works, and that means we must have a setting that works.”

“In a film, the world is not just a backdrop; it's a character.”

“There's a small hotel with a wishing well.”

“Palomar is this little town in a mythical Latin American country. The people are really the stars of the story.”

“The city itself becomes a character in my books.”

“The sound of the desert is in 'Lawrence of Arabia,' and the snow is in 'Zhivago.'”

“The local is the only universal.”

“It is the end of a fine winter's day, and I am hanging out of the window.”

“For me, landscape is a character.”

“The landscape is a character in our movies.”

“The most important thing for a writer is to have a sense of place.”

“It seemed like a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in.”

“Los Angeles is the star of all my books.”

“New York is a character in my films.”

“The great thing about 'L.A. Confidential' is that it's a movie about a city, and it's a movie about a time. It's a very specific time, and a very specific place.”

“Landscape is character.”

“I am interested in the vastness and the loneliness of the country and the village not far from the city.”

“For me, the city is a character, it's a living thing.”

“I think the sense of place is a primary character in my work.”