Audience Quote by Mark Russell

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

— Ang Lee

There are some long silences in Scandinavian and some Japanese films, when the audience knows action is taking place, but the audience hears no…

— John Henrik Clarke

Everyone gets real quiet 'cause they're a little uncomfortable.

— Anonymous

Lots of people aren't comfortable with silences. They feel they've got to fill the dead air.

— Robin Gibb

Sometimes one is without the pleasure of playing. But when the silence of the audience is perfect, we recover that.

— Anonymous

There's something really emotional about not having any sound. That allows, I think, the audience to participate more actively and kind of imagine what…

— Pete Docter

In addition to listening to the audience's laugh, you want to listen to their silence. Is it bored or interested silence? The silence is…

— Franklyn Ajaye

People feel really uncomfortable when there's silence.

— Jason Jones

The perception of the audience is the interesting part. If the audience doesn't hear what is going on, is it going on or not?

— Robert Fripp

We honestly cannot hear sometimes because the audiences are so loud.

— Kevin Jonas

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

People don't like silence, so they'll keep talking to fill the void.

— Emmett Shear