Lake Bell Quotes

Whether you want to admit it or not, people begin to judge you the minute you walk in the door.

One of the most telling things about a person is how they say hello, handshakes.

When people walk in a room, the way they sit or they talk, that itself tells me a story.

If you don't take your clothes seriously, why should your viewers take you seriously?

Some guys say beauty is only skin deep. But when you walk into a party, you don't see somebody's brain. The initial contact has to be the sniffing.

You don't carry in your countenance a letter of recommendation.

The way that you present yourself visually totally dictates your audience and everything that anyone thinks about you.

When you meet someone, you meet their face. It's the most potent part of the body to embellish.

Appearances do matter.

I strongly believe that appearance is important, as it's the first impression you get, but that is definitely not the deciding factor.

The first thing that I see in a woman are her eyes. Sorry, it sounds shallow, but eyes say a lot about a person.

Appearance matters a great deal because you can often tell a lot about people by looking at how they present themselves.

% of what you understand in a conversation is read through the body, not the words.

Fashion matters to the degree that it is, for the sighted person, the first language we speak to each other. We are... "judge" is a very harsh word, but we're taking in and we're evaluating. Who is this person? What do I have in common? Do I respect them? All of that is that unspoken visual impact.

Finding the physical aspect is important to me because that is often how we read people in everyday life.

People judge you really quickly, at first just on your facial features. There are two dimensions - warmth and competence. You can think of them as trustworthiness and strength. They're first judging you on warmth; evaluating whether or not you are trustworthy. That's much more important to them than whether or not you're competent.

Tone matters more than words.

Although our body language governs the way other people perceive us, our body language also governs how we perceive ourselves and how those perceptions become reinforced through our own behavior, our interactions, and even our physiology.

I'm all about first impressions, so I love a guy who looks good and walks in with some confidence. That starts with a clean-shaven face and a great smile that'd I'd like to get close to.

It's not just about the words you use, but the way you use them, and the message that puts over. Also your face too and the way you project your message. If you're telling the group to stay calm, be good, and you have beads of sweat dripping down your forehead, you're in trouble.

What can a first impression tell us about anyone? Why, no more than a chord can tell us about Beethoven, or a brushstroke about Botticelli.

I joke that the beard does 40 percent of the job.

I've always really been interested in observing people's postures, the way they speak with their hands, the way they communicate things with their body language.

Confidence is everything, and the way you carry yourself, your posture, eye contact, all of that is such a big role in impressions, regardless of your size.

How you use your voice is really important, and it's really driven by context more than anything else, and your tone of voice will immediately begin to impact somebody's mood and immediately how their brain functions.