Christopher Moore Quotes

Behold the hands, how they promise, conjure, appeal, menace, pray, supplicate, refuse, beckon, interrogate, admire, confess, cringe, instruct, command, mock and what not besides, with a variation and multiplication of variation which makes the tongue envious.

I like my hands. They do most of the talking.

Hands have their own language.

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are many fine things which we cannot say if we have to shout.

Texting has definitely improved the communication between the deaf and hearing communities, but it shouldn't be... a substitute for learning the language to really connect with someone, especially someone you want to date or have a relationship with.

American Sign Language requires a lot of facial and body expression.

I'm just drawn to hands.

Perhaps nothing is so fraught with significance as the human hand.

You know, we should have cards like the deaf have. "Can't talk, I'm writing today."

It is really hard to completely re-learn how to express yourself without using words. When you take away speech, you have to re-invent the way you express yourself. You have to exaggerate your body language and your facial expressions.

Although I'm not fluent in sign language by a long way, I could have a fairly decent conversation.

My hands, my feet, I throw my whole body to say all that is within me.

Hyperbole is something I'd better avoid.

Modeling is really silent acting.

In a costume, you need very exaggerated body language - as you say, sort of mime-type skills.

For people to understand me when I travel, I speak with my hands.

The only kind of statement worth making is an overstatement.

Never a man to understate matters

Gestures matter.

There's many ways you communicate. With colour, texture, sound... Even words can communicate.

The deaf community relies so much on eye contact, expression and body language. It's such a huge part of who we are.

I just have a connection with sign language. I always thought the deaf community was a different community to be a part of. In high school, me and my friend took sign language.

I use my hands a lot while acting.

I move my face so much, because I'm very much expressive.

Deafness and sign language are extremely close to my heart.