Miranda Richardson

I like people to be surprised by the turn of events. I don't want things just to be pat and formulaic. If there's some sort of internal combustion in the character or a desire to change the way things are going, that makes for conflict, which is the essence of drama.

English Actress

Cameron Crowe

It's more like can I build a group of characters and can I tell some universal truths that feel real and aren't formulaic in the spirit of filmmakers gone by who've told American stories that were personal and universal as well.

American Director

Rooney Mara

If the entire script feels formulaic, then you know that the film will be like that. But if it's a really interesting script, and the character happens to be formulaic, then maybe there's a way of making them more interesting.

American Actress

Nellie McKay

I don't listen to much rap, really. I can rarely listen to a whole record of it, because musically, it's very formulaic, and oftentimes it doesn't have the best hooks on every track.

American Musician

Frances McDormand

Most women's pictures are as boring and as formulaic as men's pictures. In place of a car chase or a battle scene, what you get is an extreme closeup of a woman breaking down.

Emmylou Harris

I'm nowhere with country music. I don't hear much of it, so I shouldn't venture an opinion, but when it finds me, it seems formulaic.

George Perez

I find that using real people as models keeps me from getting too formulaic in the designs of characters.

American Writer

John Sandford

I fear becoming formulaic. Some of my books are.

American Novelist

Christina Aguilera

I stray away from formulaic, the formatted.

Octavia E. Butler

Indicates a work follows a set pattern without much innovation.

Lack of Originality

Often suggests the work might be boring due to lack of surprises.

Predictable Content

Some genres thrive on formulaic structures due to audience expectation.

Genre Expectations

Implies a logical and consistent way of doing something in studies or research.

Standardized Approach

Using a formulaic method often ensures uniform and dependable outcomes.

Reliable Results

Highlights the use of common or worn-out phrases that lack freshness.

Overused Expressions

Warns against the risk of stifling creativity by relying on familiar patterns.

Creative Stagnation

In literary discussions, 'formulaic' can be a mild criticism of a writer's style.

Literary Critique

 And when we do our jobs, we should be trying to do them as humanely as possible. For me, that meant putting more of myself in my work. I stopped writing formulaic corporate earnings stories,

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