Tracey Emin Quotes

The more you play with the other players, the more you understand them and they understand you, and that's very important.

I'm really interested in how we understand each other - and whether we can understand each other.

In apartments and cottages, on the street and in the train... I listen... More and more, I turn into one large ear, always turning to another person.

There's nothing better than people talking to each other, sharing best practices, and opening up communications.

I couldn't be a one-woman show, since I wouldn't have anybody to bounce off from. Once you're out there, dribbling on, you have nobody to interrupt you. I love being part of a company, and telling a story.

A dialogue leads to connection, which leads to trust which leads to engagement

In the end, you can' t talk to everyone.

I connect with people on a daily basis.

I see people in terms of dialogue and I believe that people are their talk.

We cannot really communicate with our fans.

You get nothing done if you don't listen to each other.

Listening to people keeps them entertained.

Communication is at the very core of our society. That's what makes us human.

Communication is the key, and it's one thing I had to learn-to talk to the actors. I was so involved with the visual and technical aspects that I would forget about the actors.

There's always something to talk about.

Certainly I'm always willing to talk to anyone who's interested in talking to me!

If you're sitting across the table from someone, the geometry of the situation says 'confrontation.' If you're walking with somebody, you're heading in the same direction, and the spatial dance you're doing is a little more cooperative.

I'm looking for conversations that will be meaningful with people that want to have meaningful connections with an audience.

I suppose I don't hear things, but I listen, if you know what I mean. And there is a big difference between hearing and listening. So it's like a conversation, you know. When you speak to someone, it's one on one, and that's exactly how I play.

Understanding is a two-way street.

I saw this DJ playing music and saying things to the kids. They would answer him back, and I say, 'That's a great idea.'

Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well.

If other people are going to talk, conversation becomes impossible.

Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?

Talking to people is not giving them anything.