--- title: "19 Audience Understand Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 19 Audience Understand quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Audience Understand sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/matt-gentile-261182_communication_understand-your-audience-and-you-will-un_1227482.jpg" --- > [“Understand your audience and you will understand the impact of your message on each follower in your social media networks.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-gentile/understand-your-audience-and-you-will-understand-the-impact-of-your/) [Matt Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-gentile/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/matt-gentile-261182_communication_understand-your-audience-and-you-will-un_1227482.jpg) > [There's no reason music should be difficult for an audience to understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-barber/there-s-no-reason-music-should-be-difficult-for-an-audience-to/) [Samuel Barber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-barber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec1/samuel-barber-37758_audience_there-s-no-reason-music-should-be-diffic_2673434.png) > [We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quintilian/we-should-not-speak-so-that-it-is-possible-for-the-audience-to/) [Quintilian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quintilian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b9/quintilian-7306_impossible_we-should-not-speak-so-that-it-is-possib_2391153.jpg) > [What is the point of singing wonderful lyrics if the audience can't understand what is being said or heard?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-sinatra/what-is-the-point-of-singing-wonderful-lyrics-if-the-audience-can-t/) [Frank Sinatra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-sinatra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aec/frank-sinatra-2702_audience_what-is-the-point-of-singing-wonderful-l_2815179.jpg) > [A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to understand all the nuances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-dunn/a-poem-can-have-an-impact-but-you-can-t-expect-an-audience-to/) [Douglas Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-dunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/douglas-dunn-55857_audience_a-poem-can-have-an-impact-but-you-can-t_2073491.jpg) > [The audience will understand something that's very authentic, and that's all that I want to create.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marsai-martin/the-audience-will-understand-something-that-s-very-authentic-and-that/) [Marsai Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marsai-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a6/marsai-martin-12726_authentic_the-audience-will-understand-something-t_1635202.jpg) > [It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-smith/it-is-important-that-the-audience-should-understand-every-syllable-of/) [Kate Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/kate-smith-15593_audience_it-is-important-that-the-audience-should_1998309.png) > [Sometimes it's okay for an audience not to understand everything that's going on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-morgan/sometimes-it-s-okay-for-an-audience-not-to-understand-everything-that/) [Peter Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-morgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/peter-morgan-3663_audience_sometimes-it-s-okay-for-an-audience-not_3023664.jpg) > [The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-hall/the-audience-has-to-understand-that-if-the-film-is-going-to-have-any/) [Conrad Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conrad-hall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/conrad-hall-16782_audience_the-audience-has-to-understand-that-if-t_2643572.jpg) > [Great communication depends on two simple skills-context, which attunes a leader to the same frequency as his or her audience, and delivery,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/great-communication-depends-on-two-simple-skills-context-which/) [John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f25/john-c-maxwell-113_audience_great-communication-depends-on-two-simpl_830999.jpg) > [When we bring 'Wicked' to countries not as familiar with the 1939 'Wizard of Oz' movie we'll often make a few adjustments,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/when-we-bring-wicked-to-countries-not-as-familiar-with-the-1939/) [Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ca/stephen-schwartz-3036_audience_when-we-bring-wicked-to-countries-not-as_2194983.jpg) > [I think the audience is getting it right, you know what I mean? And that's kind of rare when the artist feels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/syd/i-think-the-audience-is-getting-it-right-you-know-what-i-mean-and/) [Syd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/syd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/syd-7017_art_i-think-the-audience-is-getting-it-right_2266245.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saoirse-ronan/there-s-so-many-modern-films-where-the-fans-take-one-side-or-the/) [Saoirse Ronan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saoirse-ronan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/saoirse-ronan-7939_audience_there-s-so-many-modern-films-where-the-f_1874078.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-lessig/there-is-a-culture-among-academics-to-be-obscure-if-you-re-too-clear/) [Lawrence Lessig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-lessig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/lawrence-lessig-3201_audience_there-is-a-culture-among-academics-to-be_640072.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-henson/you-re-assisting-the-audience-to-understand-you-re-giving-them-a/) [Jim Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de2/jim-henson-7889_abstract_you-re-assisting-the-audience-to-underst_736866.jpg) > [I always approach storytelling with the idea that the audience will get it. They understand almost better than we do, because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salim-akil/i-always-approach-storytelling-with-the-idea-that-the-audience-will/) [Salim Akil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salim-akil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/salim-akil-10564_different-perspectiv_i-always-approach-storytelling-with-the_1288315.jpg) > [Before writing a single note of music, and even before the spotting session, I find it best to sit down with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keltonic/before-writing-a-single-note-of-music-and-even-before-the-spotting/) [John Keltonic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keltonic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/813/john-keltonic-39657_audience_before-writing-a-single-note-of-music-an_295718.jpg) > [I knew it was going to be important that if I had an audience understand who she was, then all those things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-winslet/i-knew-it-was-going-to-be-important-that-if-i-had-an-audience/) [Kate Winslet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-winslet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fe/kate-winslet-875_audience_i-knew-it-was-going-to-be-important-that_746493.jpg) > [The important thing is to be able to understand anyone who has something useful to say. - There is a general moral…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-hacking/the-important-thing-is-to-be-able-to-understand-anyone-who-has/) [Ian Hacking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-hacking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fa/ian-hacking-9085_able_the-important-thing-is-to-be-able-to-und_911397.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience-understand/#itemlist", "name": "Audience Understand Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { 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If they are going to empathize with the characters, they have to visualize the process of concentration involved in making every move.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Conrad Hall" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conrad-hall/the-audience-has-to-understand-that-if-the-film-is-going-to-have-any/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/conrad-hall-16782_audience_the-audience-has-to-understand-that-if-t_2643572.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/conrad-hall-16782_audience_the-audience-has-to-understand-that-if-t_2643572.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe9/conrad-hall-16782_audience_the-audience-has-to-understand-that-if-t_2643572.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. 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Maxwell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 add some additional exposition so that the audience will understand what's going on.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen Schwartz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/when-we-bring-wicked-to-countries-not-as-familiar-with-the-1939/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ca/stephen-schwartz-3036_audience_when-we-bring-wicked-to-countries-not-as_2194983.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ca/stephen-schwartz-3036_audience_when-we-bring-wicked-to-countries-not-as_2194983.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ca/stephen-schwartz-3036_audience_when-we-bring-wicked-to-countries-not-as_2194983.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When we bring 'Wicked' to countries not as familiar with the 1939 'Wizard of Oz' movie we'll often make a…” — Stephen Schwartz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 audience understand them. But I feel like people are understanding exactly what I'm going for. And that's awesome.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Syd" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/syd/i-think-the-audience-is-getting-it-right-you-know-what-i-mean-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/syd-7017_art_i-think-the-audience-is-getting-it-right_2266245.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/syd-7017_art_i-think-the-audience-is-getting-it-right_2266245.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/syd-7017_art_i-think-the-audience-is-getting-it-right_2266245.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think the audience is getting it right, you know what I mean? 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