--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Each song, you're telling a story and…" description: "\"Each song, you're telling a story and acting.\" — Patti Page" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d48/patti-page-25739_acting_each-song-you-re-telling-a-story-and-act_2545751.png" --- # Each song, you're telling a story and acting. ![“Each song, you're telling a story and acting.” quote by Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d48/patti-page-25739_acting_each-song-you-re-telling-a-story-and-act_2545751.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d48/patti-page-25739_acting_each-song-you-re-telling-a-story-and-act_2545751.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d48/patti-page-25739_acting_each-song-you-re-telling-a-story-and-act_2545751.png) > “Each song, you're telling a story and acting.” [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Each song tells a story and involves performance. **In simple terms:** Songs are storytelling performances. Key Takeaway Embrace narrative in music. Themes music storytelling performance Mood creative enthusiastic Type inspirational philosophical When to use this quote - songwriting - theater - education Key Concepts ly lyricism acting emotional expression Questions to Reflect On - How can you integrate acting into singing? - What stories resonate most? A Different Perspective Neglecting narrative reduces impact. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Acting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting/) [Song](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/) [Stories](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stories/) [Telling A Story](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/telling-a-story/) ## Related quotes > [Story is about pulling the reader in and a plot is a more externalized mechanism of revelation. 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I'm into that - I like it when you don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/if-you-re-a-fan-of-anything-i-do-i-m-always-telling-a-story-i-m-into/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [I have to go with what I do, and what I do has more to do with what people say to each other than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-stoppard/i-have-to-go-with-what-i-do-and-what-i-do-has-more-to-do-with-what/) [Tom Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-stoppard/) > [“Funny though… and many of you know this… given a bit of slack, I’ll wander all over the place when telling a story.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hocking/funny-though-and-many-of-you-know-this-given-a-bit-of-slack-i-ll/) Bob Hocking > [That sad moment when you're telling a story but you realize nobody's listening to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/that-sad-moment-when-you-re-telling-a-story-but-you-realize-nobody-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Telling a story is like reaching into a granary full of wheat and drawing out a handful. There is always more to tell than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendell-berry/telling-a-story-is-like-reaching-into-a-granary-full-of-wheat-and/) [Wendell Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendell-berry/) > [“Telling a story is like playing a fiddle. No one want's to hear it when it's done badly”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/telling-a-story-is-like-playing-a-fiddle-no-one-want-s-to-hear-it/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The most important thing to realise is that everyone is capable of telling a story. It doesn't matter where we were born or how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maeve-binchy/the-most-important-thing-to-realise-is-that-everyone-is-capable-of/) [Maeve Binchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maeve-binchy/) > [Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-burton/being-an-actor-is-an-extension-of-telling-a-story-and-i-loved-story/) [Amanda Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-burton/) > [Listening to someone telling a story & thinking: Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, and lie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/listening-to-someone-telling-a-story-thinking-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie-and/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [This is what I thought: for the most banal even to become an adventure, you must (and this is enough) begin to recount it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-paul-sartre/this-is-what-i-thought-for-the-most-banal-even-to-become-an-adventure/) [Jean-Paul Sartre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-paul-sartre/) > [Telling a story of illness, one pulls a thread through a narrow opening flanked on one side by shame and the other by trivia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-griffin/telling-a-story-of-illness-one-pulls-a-thread-through-a-narrow/) [Susan Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-griffin/) > [The most important thing to realize is that everyone is capable of telling a story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maeve-binchy/the-most-important-thing-to-realize-is-that-everyone-is-capable-of/) [Maeve Binchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maeve-binchy/) ## More by Patti Page > [Happiness, you'll find, is the greatest magnet in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/happiness-you-ll-find-is-the-greatest-magnet-in-the-world/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) > [On the radio I listen to the easy-listening stations, the jazz stations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/on-the-radio-i-listen-to-the-easy-listening-stations-the-jazz-stations/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) > [I'm sure there are a lot of things I should have done differently. But I don't think I've stepped on anyone along the way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/i-m-sure-there-are-a-lot-of-things-i-should-have-done-differently-but/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) > [A lot of the music, and especially rap, I don't understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/a-lot-of-the-music-and-especially-rap-i-don-t-understand/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) > [it follows that if you aren't happy with yourself, you won't be happy with others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/it-follows-that-if-you-aren-t-happy-with-yourself-you-won-t-be-happy/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) > [The title of that great Christmas song was 'Boogie Woogie Santa Claus,' and no one ever heard of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/the-title-of-that-great-christmas-song-was-boogie-woogie-santa-claus/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) > [Your voice dries up if you don't use it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/your-voice-dries-up-if-you-don-t-use-it/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) > [My music was called plastic, antiseptic, placid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/my-music-was-called-plastic-antiseptic-placid/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) > [When there's friction in the house, the only answer is good manners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/when-there-s-friction-in-the-house-the-only-answer-is-good-manners/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) > [Charm is simply the art of being pleasing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/charm-is-simply-the-art-of-being-pleasing/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) > [I was a kid from Oklahoma who never wanted to be a singer, but was told I could sing. And things snowballed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/i-was-a-kid-from-oklahoma-who-never-wanted-to-be-a-singer-but-was/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) > [The best substitute for money is ingenuity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/the-best-substitute-for-money-is-ingenuity/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) > [youth has everything - everything but experience and tolerance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/youth-has-everything-everything-but-experience-and-tolerance/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) > [I always thought that Elvis could have been a great actor, and that he was put in a lot of unimportant movies when he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/i-always-thought-that-elvis-could-have-been-a-great-actor-and-that-he/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) > [I think that one of Elvis' charms was that he could sing almost any kind of music. I am sure that in his heart,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/i-think-that-one-of-elvis-charms-was-that-he-could-sing-almost-any/) [Patti Page](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) [Explore all 22 Patti Page quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/) ## More Acting quotes > [I actually think acting is a form of self-hypnosis. You have to be hyper, hyper aware of what's going on around you. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianne-moore/i-actually-think-acting-is-a-form-of-self-hypnosis-you-have-to-be/) [Julianne Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianne-moore/) > [Many Republicans have always reminded me of professional WWF wrestlers. They come into the ring all pumped up and acting like they're invincible and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/many-republicans-have-always-reminded-me-of-professional-wwf/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > [I'm a big fan of all the Boston guys that are acting - Matt Damon , Ben Affleck, Mark Wahlberg - they made a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-wormald/i-m-a-big-fan-of-all-the-boston-guys-that-are-acting-matt-damon-ben/) [Kenny Wormald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-wormald/) > [Acting is a grind, just like music is a grind. Sometimes it takes longer than what you can give.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/big-sean/acting-is-a-grind-just-like-music-is-a-grind-sometimes-it-takes/) [Big Sean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/big-sean/) > [It was only when I started making short films in college and I was looking for girls to play the me-ish parts that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/it-was-only-when-i-started-making-short-films-in-college-and-i-was/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [Writing is something I took up rather than anything I had an inclination toward. I like acting -delivering someone else's message - but writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-martin/writing-is-something-i-took-up-rather-than-anything-i-had-an/) [Steve Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-martin/) > [I can still function when I don't have that balance I crave. I had a tendency to be precious about acting, thinking of it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-regan/i-can-still-function-when-i-don-t-have-that-balance-i-crave-i-had-a/) [Laura Regan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-regan/) > [Actors don't hate acting. Most people don't hate acting! Whether you're a child mucking around with your friends or a grown up being paid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liv-hewson/actors-don-t-hate-acting-most-people-don-t-hate-acting-whether-you-re/) [Liv Hewson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liv-hewson/) > [It was only when I went to acting school that I was like, "You are absolutely such a pigheaded freak show that you thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giles-matthey/it-was-only-when-i-went-to-acting-school-that-i-was-like-you-are/) [Giles Matthey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giles-matthey/) > [Once I committed to acting, this has been it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernie-hudson/once-i-committed-to-acting-this-has-been-it/) [Ernie Hudson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernie-hudson/) > [It definitely helps to have the acting experience going into singing, because when you're singing, you have to portray the emotion you were feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-newman/it-definitely-helps-to-have-the-acting-experience-going-into-singing/) Ryan Newman > [The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-storm/the-show-was-number-one-in-the-ratings-gordon-russell-was-our-head/) [Michael Storm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-storm/) > [I've done so many other projects where you're in a room with a reader and you're acting your lines out: 'We have to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-cummings/i-ve-done-so-many-other-projects-where-you-re-in-a-room-with-a-reader/) [Jim Cummings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-cummings/) > [I do not believe in public shaming. I do believe that young adults go to college to learn things, and that this process will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-weingarten/i-do-not-believe-in-public-shaming-i-do-believe-that-young-adults-go/) [Gene Weingarten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-weingarten/) > [Poetry has, in a way, been my bridge to my acting career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/omari-hardwick/poetry-has-in-a-way-been-my-bridge-to-my-acting-career/) [Omari Hardwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/omari-hardwick/) [Browse all 12,062 Acting quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Each song, you're telling a story and acting.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patti Page" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/each-song-you-re-telling-a-story-and-acting/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Acting" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/each-song-you-re-telling-a-story-and-acting/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d48/patti-page-25739_acting_each-song-you-re-telling-a-story-and-act_2545751.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d48/patti-page-25739_acting_each-song-you-re-telling-a-story-and-act_2545751.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d48/patti-page-25739_acting_each-song-you-re-telling-a-story-and-act_2545751.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Each song, you're telling a story and acting.” — Patti Page", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Patti Page", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-page/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Each song, you're telling a story...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/each-song-you-re-telling-a-story-and-acting/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-page/each-song-you-re-telling-a-story-and-acting/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```