Lewis Black Quotes

With public speaking, practicing congruence is very helpful - allowing the words to be expressed with the face and body. It helps to think of simply "turning up the nonverbal volume."

Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face.

Don't write anything you can phone. Don't phone anything you can talk. Don't talk anything you can whisper. Don't whisper anything you can smile. Don't smile anything you can nod. Don't nod anything you can wink.

I like my hands. They do most of the talking.

I play guys who never smile, and I never stop smiling.

I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.

Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.

A body smiles, like, 72 times a day. Where does that smile go? That's what I want to know.

Part of being out there, campaigning, talking to people, is being able to read body language.

The way candidates react, immediately and usually involuntarily, while caught by the camera dominates impressions of who has “won” or “list” an encounter [political debate].

I always come across like I'm looking serious, but I just don't like smiling. Honestly, obviously I'm different in person.

The body is a universal language. Because if you spoke French, and I speak English, but I move like this or do certain movements, I can still make you smile and laugh.

It's not just about the words you use, but the way you use them, and the message that puts over. Also your face too and the way you project your message. If you're telling the group to stay calm, be good, and you have beads of sweat dripping down your forehead, you're in trouble.

I think that you can say something in one line with a look that you might need three lines on a page for normally.

Just had lunch with the president who seems pensive, slightly deflated, realistic, aggravated and resolute. Didn't eat his pie.

Before taking the stage, Paul Ryan spent 6 hours staring into a mirror working on 'concerned eyebrow.'

Edward smiled, I smiled, even Bernardo smiled. Olaf just looked sinister.

Eloquence resides as much in the tone of voice, in the eyes, and in the expression of the face, as in the choice of words.

Usually people look at you when they're talking to you. I know that they're working out what I'm thinking, but I can't tell what they're thinking. It is like being in a room with a one-way mirror in a spy film.

My mother used to tell me: "You gotta smile more. Because if you don't smile, the way you look at people, they'll think you're mad at them."

People don't always express their inner thoughts to one another; a conversation may be quite trivial, but often the eyes will reveal what a person really thinks or feels.

I think when you're live on TV in an unscripted environment a lot slips through the cracks of your real self. People can read my face, they know what I'm thinking.

When there are no words, let your eyes do the talking.

When I talk to a man, I can always tell what he's thinking by where he is looking. If he is looking at my eyes, he is looking for intelligence. If he is looking at my mouth, he is looking for wisdom. But if he is looking anywhere else except my chest he's looking for another man.

Actions speak louder than words, and a smile says, ‘I like you. You make me happy. I am glad to see you.