Asks Quote by Bill Burr

People, by and large, would rather be talking than listening.

— Mike Nichols

For me, the listeners are the ones who matter.

— Gopi Sundar

What I prefer is an audience who listen. And are intelligent. Which I try and assume every audience is. And that if something goes…

— Dylan Moran

It doesn't matter as long as there's interaction between me and the audience. That's why they come.

— Andre Rieu

I like to listen. I'm much more interested in listening than in speaking, for sure.

— Gish Jen

I am my own audience. I always picture me and my mates and think, 'What would we enjoy listening to?'

— Conor Maynard

There are two sorts of people in the world: Those who listen and those who are thinking about what they are going to say…

— Paul Simon

I can't imagine catering to an audience that doesn't also interest me.

— Leandra Medine

For me, until I know that the audience really gets what I'm trying to communicate I'm not done.

— Judd Apatow

I like talking; I like playing with the audience.

— Madonna Ciccone

I'm always interested in audience interaction. Not so much aggressive audience interaction - I'm genuinely interested in how people see things.

— John Oliver

A crowd is the only way to know if something works. Telling a friend or two doesn't matter. A crowd is what tells you…

— Ted Alexandro