Believe Quote by Michel Hazanavicius

I like telling the story in a visual way. I don't like explaining a lot in dialogue.

— Sofia Coppola

Dialogue is what a character's willing to share and reveal to another character, and the 90% they aren't willing to share is what I…

— Martin Landau

It's a challenge to express real life in dramatic terms. In an entirely "made-up" story, you are sometimes overwhelmed by the infinite possibilities.

— Daniel Clowes

Dialogue works the least well when it's telling you what's going on.

— Tom Rickman

From the very beginning, I always tried to make dialogue flow comfortably; I always did that to make it seem more authentic.

— Eddie Murphy

It's a fun thing to do, to put yourself in the service of something if you think you can add an interpretation. It's no…

— Joss Whedon

I know you've all heard the advice, "Show, don't tell." The best writers don't tell you, and quite frankly they don't just show you…

— Josh Lanyon

Dialogue is not always the best way to show emotion, to show your thought process, or to reveal yourself, as a character.

— Mike Colter

I'm a big believer in making sure that action is not confusing and the audience understands what the characters are up to and what…

— David Nutter

I think actors always find the dialogue doesn't quite fit, so you always have to play with it.

— Felicity Jones

Sometimes, what's not said is just as important to the writing as what is said. As a writer, we have our voices heard. I…

— Joel Edgerton

Dialogue's a method of revelation, of course. A few words of dialogue can reveal worlds about a character.

— James Salter