C. S. Lewis Quotes

There must be a language that doesn't depend on words.

There's almost no content in terms of language at all. I don't like using language to convey meaning. I'd rather use images and music.

You can express a lot of things, a lot of action without speaking.

The Dancer believes that his art has something to say which cannot be expressed in words or in any other way than by dancing.

There is a world of communication which is not dependent on words.

The most important thing in the face is the eyes, and if you can make the eyes talk, you're halfway there.

An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.

The thinking is that we started evolving language not by speaking but by gesturing.

I make a lot of expressions constantly. I'm animated.

I think the main thing was that the character couldn't speak in regular language, so he had to be mimed.

It's interesting because you feel on the one hand, we understand people from what the say, and in another sense, you'd think that you'd be able to convey more through dialogue.

Words are only painted fire; a look is the fire itself.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

I think you can actually express a lot more in ways without words.

Language is important, I know, for the TV show, so a lot of people watches 'WWE' everywhere. Asia, Africa... some people don't understand English like me. That's why I use facial expressions and body motions.

I love communicating non-verbally. I find great value in it.

Oceans of emotion can be transmitted through a text message, an emoji sequence, and a winking semicolon, but humans are hardwired to respond to visuals.

You know the thing about a picture being worth a thousand words? A look can be worth a million.

Go another step. Try to live one entire day without words at all. Do it not as a law, but as an experiment. Note your feelings of helplessness and excessive dependence upon words to communicate. Try to find new ways to relate to tohers that are not dependent upon words. Enjoy, savor the day. Learn from it.

Art after all is but an extension of language to the expression of sensations too subtle for words.

Really good acting is not about dialogue. It's really just about small moments that really make the whole entire scene and the intention completely different than even maybe what the characters are saying. Two characters could be saying, "I hate you, and I don't want to be with you anymore!" But yet somehow, their toes are just inching more, you know, closer to each other. So a really big thing about acting is really just with your body.

I gave up language for a while, and I started painting.And then I only listened to Miles Davis and other instrumental music to see how it felt to be without words.

Words are such a poor medium when you really want someone to feel something.

Most of us do not use speech to express thought. We use it to express feelings.

There is not, in fact, any such thing as the direct influence of one human being on another apart from use of the physical environment as an intermediary. A smile, a frown, a rebuke, a word of warning or encouragement, all involve some physical change. Otherwise, the attitude of one would not get over to alter the attitude of another.