Answer Quote by Peter Bergman

Quite often in acting, you have to play a certain part; you cannot speak as much as you want to speak.

— Sylvester Stallone

“But the talk of dialogue involves the work of knowing, acknowledging the other, of shaping speech toward him, for her. It is neither done…

— Walter Wangerin Jr

“She said 'no' to the words he spoke, and 'yes' to the voice that spoke them.”

— Ayn Rand

It's dialogue that gives your cast their voices, and is crucial in defining their characters.

— Stephen King

The key to acting has much more to do with listening than with talking.

— Melissa Leo

“She believed that the way you speak is often more important than anything you have to say.”

— E. Lockhart

“Talking is something which just puts out your persona and tests all your knowledge.”

— Deyth Banger

When [actors] are talking, they are servants of the dramatist. It is what they can show the audience when they are not talking that…

— Cedric Hardwicke

You've heard that old expression from Shakespeare, 'Just speak the speech'? The words themselves will take you to the reality of the character. And…

— Anna Deavere Smith

“I'm trying to give my character voice but he won't speak.”

— Buffy Andrews

“I've taught myself to speak with two different voices and only say certain things around certain people. I’ve mastered it.”

— Angie Thomas

“If she got really quiet and listened, new parts of her wanted to speak.”

— SARK