The person that's always talkin', you don't have to worry about that person. The person that while you're in his face, he's just lookin' at you with a smile on his face, that's the guy you worry about.
My father's family came from Virginia and Philadelphia. He wasn't a brother who talked a lot. He was a workingman, a quiet, blue-collar dude.
There's only so long you can play the silent type standing in the background. 'GoldenEye' was good for that. I was the villain: James Bond was doing all the heavy lifting. I liked that.
Peter remained very quiet and shy, but when he spoke it made sense.
I did some products for the Apple II, most notably the first small low cost thermal printer, the Silent Type.
Personally, for my character, I started as the silent but deadly type.
My dad's not a big talker.
A sharp-tempered woman, or, for that matter, a man, Is easier to deal with than the clever type Who holds her tongue.
Certain characters, mostly heroes, have to be the straight silent type; that is part of the make-up.
Some women want the strong silent type, so they can tell him to shut up and rearrange the furniture.