Jean Reno Quotes

I spent hours on the internet looking at how glamorous actresses winked and how they would put their hand on their waist, and I was told to look at how they would walk in a room and how her body takes place of everything.

When you smile, you don't only appear to be more likable and courteous, you appear to be more competent.

I did realise that when you talk with a straight face, you come across as someone bolder than somebody who bats her eyelids a lot.

The one thing that robots really find difficult to do is to look someone in the eye and have a sense of how they're feeling. We should be teaching that in schools.

My position in life has always been to be that person in the room who can make the conversation and break down any awkwardness.

I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by their presence and attitude more than through their dialogue.

I don't always know how to communicate. I think I get a bit unfiltered and a bit strange to people.

The basic equation that mystified me as a young man was looking at guys who could actually get girls. I was always amazed, because they never seemed to care. I was like, 'How do they do that?'

We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.

I haven't always been good at flirting, but I've learned that flirting is all about confidence. I don't think it's about being sexy at all; it's just about having enough confidence to walk up to somebody and have a conversation with them.

Being a salesman and an actor were not that dissimilar: It is a good lesson in covering up your feelings. No one wants to buy from someone who looks depressed.

Politicians are very experienced - maybe too experienced - at using body language to signal power and competence. But what these politicians are much more likely to struggle with, or just neglect to do altogether, is communicate warmth and trustworthiness.

Whatever you think about his intelligence, what's unquestionable is that Reagan had extraordinary emotional intelligence. He could sense the temperature of a room, and tell them a story and make them feel good. And that's more fun, right? It's more fun to feel good than feel bad. That's part of our human state.

I cannot stress enough that the answer to life's questions is often in people's faces. Try putting your iPhones down once in a while, and look in people's faces. People's faces will tell you amazing things. Like if they are angry, or nauseous or asleep.

I can create a vibe without saying anything, just by being in the room.

I don't know how to work a room. It's a real skill.

I think it was a good challenge for me to get my reactions across without being able to speak.

I'm just not one of those naturally funny, relaxed actors who enjoy the spotlight and are so good at it.

Having a human conversation is not something I've had any training in either as a comedian or as, you know, a human being.

We're losing social skills, the human interaction skills, how to read a person's mood, to read their body language, how to be patient until the moment is right to make or press a point. Too much exclusive use of electronic information dehumanises what is a very, very important part of community life and living together.

I'm very good at meeting people, very outgoing.

I'm an extrovert, I like to gesticulate and talk loud and stuff, and the theater is easy for me.

I think there's a worry that an excessive use or an almost exclusive use of text and emails means that as a society we're losing some of the ability to build interpersonal communication that's necessary for living together and building a community.

It's so important to look relaxed.

In this respect I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry. With his very emotive body language at the board he shows and displays all his emotions. I don't.