Action Quote by John Henrik Clarke

In a silent film, you speak but the audience does not hear you.

— Max von Sydow

If the audience doesn't like it, usually they're just silent. But they've never all walked out at once.

— Mark Russell

I've always worked a lot with silence in my films. It forces the audience to concentrate on what they're seeing, because silence is pure…

— Nicolas Winding Refn

Actors have to have conversations not just with dialogue but with silences.

— Aaron Pedersen

It takes some silence to make sound.

— Jason Mraz

People talking without speaking,/ People listening without hearing...Sounds of Silence.

— Paul Simon

There's no such thing as silence. Something is always happening that makes a sound.

— John Cage

If the movie is quiet I generally feel the audience is busy. That's when they're working.

— Ang Lee

Real action is in silent moments.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Silence is difficult and arduous, it is not to be played with.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Silence means they [the audience] are paying attention. Even if I drop bombs and they're dead quiet, it's still okay. If they start talking,…

— Anthony Jeselnik

Silent is about needing to make a scene shorter by having physical things to cut to. That way, you can manipulate a character to…

— Gus Van Sant