Quotes About Dialogue

This is a very odd conversation," Dappa observed. "On an arbitrary numerical scale of conversational oddness, ranging from one to ten, with ten being the oddest conversation I've ever had, and seven being the oddest conversation I have in a typical day, this rates no better than five," Daniel returned.

One thing Waterhouse likes about these Brits is that when they don't know what the hell you are talking about, they are at least open to the possibility that it might be their fault.

Actually, they have not been talking so much as mentioning certain ideas and then leaving the other to work through the implications. This is a highly efficient way to communicate;

Up next is Noelle. 'Hey, girl!' 'Don't you dare start calling me that. This is very nice of you to do.

Don't start an argument with someone thinking they have the same level of knowledge as you on a particular topic.

Arguing more loudly or strenuously or more articulately than your opponent simply reveals how annoying and obstinate you are.

Number 2 son: I don't hear nothin. What do you hear? Inspector Wang: Double negative and dog.

We talked for a half hour, and they supplicated to me the whole time.

truth needs two people to make it work—the speaker and the listener.

Modern diplomats approach every problem with an open mouth.

Trump might have a mouth like an open sewer, but at least he says something.

That's what the best art does, it starts the conversation. What you may see in a scene or a line isn't what I might see, but that conversation we have, that's how we move forward.

Movement should be a counter, whether in action scenes or dialogue or whatever. It counters where your eye is going. This style thing, for me it's all fitted to the action, to the script, to the characters.

I'm concerned when certain movements or countries have been isolated from the international dialogue because then you have no way of influencing them.

You don't stop when a musical number comes up and do the number and then take up the scene where you left off. It all moves forward. Your work as an actor was part of your work as a dancer as well. It was dialogue through movement.

You can't, no matter what anyone says, build a movie around someone.

I always shoot my movies with score as certainly part of the dialogue. Music is dialogue. People don't think about it that way, but music is actually dialogue. And sometimes music is the final, finished, additional dialogue. Music can be one of the final characters in the film.

As for dialogue, I think it keeps things moving to cut to the chase.

The first rule of multiculturalism is that you can't talk about multiculturalism.

Broadway musicals, where you sing the whole time, I really don't like; I like alternating dialogue and music.

Muslims are not our enemy.

American policymaking in the Islamic world must begin with a foundation of respect for Muslims, especially when they tell us about their faith.

An interview is about mutual selection.

'Mystic River' just smelled interesting to me. So I read it and liked it right away. Even the dialogue in it was great.