Character Quote by Anna Deavere Smith

A person's character is revealed by their speech

— Greek Proverb

It's the hardest thing for an actor not to speak because you take away their main tool. So for an actor, it's very frustrating…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

When it comes to thinking about how a character talks, there are literary and language considerations. For actors to be able to differentiate between…

— Mike Leigh

“Talking is something which just puts out your persona and tests all your knowledge.”

— Deyth Banger

I think there was a lot of working out the arc of how Manny [Daniel Radcliffe] talks. Scene to scene [in the Swiss army…

— Paul Dano

A great speech can make you remember something about what you believe, about who you are, about who you want to be. It's rare…

— Jon Lovett

“Have you ever noticed that every now and then you'll overhear an amazingly clear declarative sentence when you're out in public, spoken with such…

— Jeff Lindsay

As a Shakespeare character, if you can persuade someone in a sentence or a speech, you've got it right.

— Tom Sturridge

“Servants do not speak at all, so how can I ever hope to speak as one?”

— Danielle Bennett

“And then a scholar said, "Speak of talking." And he answered, saying: "And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your…

— Khalil Gibran

Good dialogue is not real speech-it's the illusion of real speech.

— Ernest Hemingway

“Think about the impromptu speech as a game. Your attitude will change your frame of mind and instead of concentrating on the difficulty of…

— Andrii Sedniev