Lakeith Stanfield Quotes

'Dialogue' is not a dirty word; it's our word.

The lifelong goal of an improviser is to listen to what the other person is saying, taking it in, and responding.

I think it's important to have conversation about things instead of shutting things down.

I'm always for constructive conversation, meaningful conversation, not just words, but conversation.

I have been fortunate to collaborate with people who have been open to discussion. If I tell them something, they have always explained to me why they want it the other way.

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

Debate is so much better than denial.

People don't listen when you lecture. No one wants to be talked down to or scolded.

I love having that creative discussion where, at the end of the day, you both feel better for having done it. Maybe it's a typically Jewish thing, where you sort of go at each other.

Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of a witness.

Improv relies just as much on listening as it does you delivering dialogue. That's the hard for some people. Some people just concentrate on what they're going to say, and they're not listening. You have to listen in order to see where the other person is going to.

Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.

I'll talk. You'll listen.

It's my job that if somebody wants to have a discussion about something, I'm certainly sensitive to that, and I'm willing to do it.

It's good to talk to people and get ideas.

Use anything you can think of to understand and be understood, and you'll discover the creativity that connects you with others.

It's a dialogue, not a monologue, and some people don't understand that. Social media is more like a telephone than a television.

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

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

Communicate, communicate, and then communicate some more.

There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided you know what to listen for. And questions are the breath of life for a conversation.

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.

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

Genuine dialogue, not rhetorical bomb-throwing, leads to progress.

Understanding is a two-way street.