Jesse Kellerman Quotes

Most people, when they talk fast, they get flat.

I've gotten very alert not just to mixed metaphor but to any writing mistake.

Speaking English is like tongue-twist for me. I can speak each word perfect, but then you have to string them together like, 'Blah, blah, blah.' That's when I get crazy.

I was encouraged to read aloud in class and vocalize.

Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.

Expressive speech, with modulation in pitch and volume, and a minimum of noticeable pauses, boosts credibility and enhances the impression of intelligence.

Work on the accent, it will enliven the whole.

Words on the page don't have the same impact as somebody saying the words to you.

Spoken language's elaborate rhythms and inflections convey more meaning per word than the printed word.

I've learned to mumble with great incoherence.

Choose each word as a precision tool. Consider how it sounds, not how it reads.

Accent [emphasis] is the soul of speech; it gives it feeling and truth.

I still have perfect diction!

I think the hardest thing about doing an accent, especially with a Missouri accent, is making sure that you're not mumbling with the words so your diction is clear.

Everything I write, I read aloud. It has to sound a certain way and look a certain way on page.

My French is terrible, and my Spanish is even worse. I find Spanish really difficult. They speak so quickly, whereas in German, it's very clear what they're saying. It's easier to repeat.

If you listen to people talk, when people actually talk, they talk in melodies. If they get angry, their voice rises, and it's more of a staccato thing. When they ask for something, they're real sweet. It's all music.

Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounc'd it to you, trippingly on the tongue.

I hate table reads. I hate anything where you have to say the words out loud.

My wife loves written words ... you know, words that stick to parchment and paper like dead flies, and it seems my father felt the same - but I want to hear words! Remember that when you are looking for the right words: You must ask yourself what they SOUND like! Glowing with passion, dark with sorrow, sweet with love, that's what I want. - Cosimo

Anyone should be very suspicious of a sentence he's written that can't be read aloud easily.

Reading aloud means no skipping, no skimming, no cutting to the chase.

I tried out the unfamiliar syllables. They fit. They cracked in my ears like a fist through ice.

Some people have a way with words, and other people...oh, uh, not have way.

Some syllables are swords.