Dia Mirza Quotes

Human communication above and beyond the words that we say is so nuanced. It makes it difficult to not only analyze the vocabulary you use but the intention behind it. That's something even humans have difficulty doing, let alone a robot.

How I say it has as much of an impact on what people think of me as what I say.

The writing is important, but the way you say the line and the pause you give it, the facial expression - all of that is very important.

Tone can be as important as text.

It's really important how you say things because people won't necessarily remember what words you used, but they'll remember how you made them feel.

The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

Tone matters more than words.

Some actors are better with words than me. I prefer to play it rather than say it - and keep people thinking.

No matter what you say in carefully chosen sentences, girls will detect both the spoken and unspoken messages.

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.

It's not what you say, but how you say it!

Your internal dialogue has got to be different from what you say. And, you know, in film, hopefully that registers and speaks volumes. It's always the unspoken word and what's happening behind someone's eyes that makes it so rich.

There is a tendency to underestimate the power of what we can do without words. Sometimes you can make a scene even more powerful and precise without dialogue.

Often it is important to listen to what people aren't saying.

It's not what I do, but the way I do it. It's not what I say, but the way I say it.

The voice is a second face.

Sometimes you can just hear the actor in the language.

The greatest acting really is spoken without words, or at least I like to think that.

How you use your voice is really important, and it's really driven by context more than anything else, and your tone of voice will immediately begin to impact somebody's mood and immediately how their brain functions.

Tone is everything.

Body language and tone of voice - not words - are our most powerful assessment tools.

I move my face so much, because I'm very much expressive.

It is a point that I repeat over and over again in teaching public speaking. It is not so much what you say as it is the tone and manner in which you say it that makes a lasting impression.

It's not just what you say that stirs people. It's the way that you say it.

Ninety percent of the friction of daily life is caused by tone of voice.