Tom Goodman-Hill Quotes

Something's that written out is okay, but it's not always a clear indication of what a person means.

I think it's important for people to always understand what is the context is in what is being said, because that obviously determines what folks are talking about.

one does not only wish to be understood when one writes; one wishes just as surely not to be understood.

It all depends what you mean by.

People like to say, 'What do you mean exactly?' I would answer, 'I mean, but not exactly.'

There's what people say, and there's what people mean, and I like to explore the difference between the two.

Paper and ink are all but trash, if I cannot find the thought which the writer did think.

I'm responsible for what I say, but I'm not responsible about how people interpret my situation.

I really value words. I really try to illustrate and let people draw their own conclusions.

The medium is the message.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

Silence is a statement that is open to gross misinterpretation.

Language is a tool adequate to provide any degree of precision relevant to a particular situation.

There is a profound difference between information and meaning.

Art is a private thing, the artist makes it for himself; a comprehensible work is the product of a journalist. We need works that are strong, straight, precise, and forever beyond understanding.

I aim to be translucent, so you don't notice the words, just their meaning. I haven't much insight into people's motivations.

I love language, and I love the failure of language.

Tone is up for grabs in what we do - what's the tone of the scene.

If you judge everything by how photographically real it looks, then you're missing out on a lot of what art is about and what communication is. There are ambiguities in life, and that should be reflected in art, cinema, and storytelling, I think.

I never quite know if what I do will be understood.

Somebody once said to me, 'If you want to be understood, don't write fiction.'

Write what he means, not what he says.

It’s not what you say; it’s what people hear.

Where a phrase is susceptible of two meanings, we ought certainly to adopt that which will bring upon us the fewest inconveniences

Words are slippery and thoughts are vicious.