Travis Fimmel Quotes

The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.

When I have people around, I'm a chatterbox. But when I'm alone, I never speak. I don't talk to myself; it's just not my schtick.

The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.

I don't talk a lot.

There are always more people who prefer to speak than to listen.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

I do do a lot of talking, because it saves me listening.

We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?

Japan is quite weird because they wait for you to say something before they respond. You can literally hear a pin drop, they don't make a sound until you say something to the crowd.

I get energy from one-on-one conversations most often, and I lose energy from group conversations most often.

I'm much less shy in conversation than I am on my own.

If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers.

The best thing I could say is you do have to be a really good listener. If I go to a family reunion, and there's 400 people there, everybody comes up and tells me their stories, right? And I think that when you're a good listener, and you can imagine how someone's talking, dialogue is your key friend, is it not?

I grew up with my mom always talking to everyone everywhere, whether it was professionally or in a coffee shop. And my dad was the same way. So I love being able to talk to people, hear their stories and be inspired.

I'm not great... in large groups of people, but I'm not shy anymore.

Being introverted, it doesn't mean necessarily being shy or being afraid of public speaking; it just means that it's hard for me to interact with people for too long.

I'm not shy. I'm quiet. With my close friends. I talk a lot. But if I'm at a big dinner, I'm not gonna walk in and go introduce myself to everybody.

I love talking to the public, I love hearing what people have got to say.

Writing is too lonely. I'd rather talk.

I really don't talk much.

If I am with one person, I am very talkative, and personable. I will talk your ear off, but if there is another person interjected, I get so awkward. I am like the awkward one in those situations, but I feel like a lot of creative people are.

I don't talk in front of people.

I don't like to do a lot of talking.

People love to talk but hate to listen.