Quotes About Communication

I learned from my father how to swear right and how to string it together for optimum effect/affect. I use it like karate. I bring it out when it's needed.

I can swear like a fishwife.

A lot of people use a smiley face when they write letters. But it's this huge insane compulsion, like 'I'm happy! I swear!' I'm not buying it.

My father could swear in Gaelic and English, by the way, ladies and gentlemen.

What surprises me is when people give me their mobile number. The other day, someone on a bus asked if I swear. I said I try not to, but of course I'm just a normal person.

Swear you'd rather die than use 'literally' as an intensifier.

I swear like a trucker when I'm excited.

When I went to Germany, all I knew were German swear words.

Don't be scared of 'said.' Writers sometimes go looking for alternatives because they worry that 'he said' and 'she said' will feel repetitive if they're used all the time, but I swear, they won't.

I say something bad every day, but I like to swear sparingly because it has more impact.

I learned to speak Italian, somewhat. Definitely enough to get around in Italy. My grandfather always used to swear at my grandmother in Italian.

I definitely swear more than I should.

There are two rules in politics. They say never ever be pictured with a drink in your hand, and never swear.

I have a friend called James who is in his 40s and he's still not allowed to swear in front of his mum. I find it strange that you can't be yourself and be open with the one person who brought you into this world.

I get really bad road rage, and if my daughter is in the car I have to bite my lip and try not to swear.

The odd swear word doesn't harm anyone, does it?

I swear too much.

When I need to get into details, I like French. But when I want to do something stronger, English is better. The swear words are stronger in English. And on the court, 'Allez!' is light. 'Come on!' That's strong.

My mom was really good at swearing growing up.

I'll leave the swearing to the Jane Fondas.

The biggest problem of all is that it's very difficult to tell my daughter, 'Swearing is not clever or funny,' because I earn a living by swearing.

Swearing is industry language. For as long as we're alive it's not going to change. You've got to be boisterous to get results.

Writing for adults often means just increasing the swearing - but find an alternative to swearing and you've probably got a better line.

Writers used to make such wonderful pictures without all that swearing, all that cursing. And now it seems that you can't say three words without cursing. And I don't think that's right.