What is the point of singing wonderful lyrics if the…

There is an actor's responsibility in presenting the emotional content of the lyrics to an audience. But whether you do that in a straightforward…

— Kurt Elling

Before writing a single note of music, and even before the spotting session, I find it best to sit down with the director and…

— John Keltonic

When we bring 'Wicked' to countries not as familiar with the 1939 'Wizard of Oz' movie we'll often make a few adjustments, cuts, and…

— Stephen Schwartz

A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to understand all the nuances.

— Douglas Dunn

It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song.

— Kate Smith

There's so many modern films where the fans take one side or the other. I'm hoping this isn't going to be like that; I'm…

— Saoirse Ronan

The audience will understand something that's very authentic, and that's all that I want to create.

— Marsai Martin

I always approach storytelling with the idea that the audience will get it. They understand almost better than we do, because they get to…

— Salim Akil

“Understand your audience and you will understand the impact of your message on each follower in your social media networks.”

— Matt Gentile

The important thing is to be able to understand anyone who has something useful to say. - There is a general moral here. Be…

— Ian Hacking

Great communication depends on two simple skills-context, which attunes a leader to the same frequency as his or her audience, and delivery, which allows…

— John C. Maxwell

I knew it was going to be important that if I had an audience understand who she was, then all those things had to…

— Kate Winslet

You're assisting the audience to understand; you're giving them a bridge or an access. And if you don't give them that, if you keep…

— Jim Henson

There is a culture among academics to be obscure. If you're too clear, you can't be saying anything interesting. The issue isn't word length.…

— Lawrence Lessig

I think the audience is getting it right, you know what I mean? And that's kind of rare when the artist feels like their…

— Syd