Voice Quotes

It is rare that even a jazz musician finds an individual voice.

I do talk less now because the sound of my voice saying over and over the things I said years ago embarrasses and depresses me. Why do I say the same things over and over?

Some of the best actors in the world are very exterior actors, Anthony Hopkins being one of them. He knows exactly how to turn his face to get a certain expression. He knows exactly what to do with eyes, and with his voice. It's very exterior.

The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.

It is simple nonsense to speak of the fixed tempo of any particular vocal phrase. Each voice has its peculiarities.

It is better for me to serve a charity as an actor or a voice, rather than at a luncheon being just a celebrity.

With my voice and my band, I can do anything.

A voice expressing emotion in a musical way moves on. It's like the finale of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - the world turns in on itself, as a universe unto itself, in the shape of one human being.

A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.

The reason my voice is sounding more passionate is because I'm singing directly from the heart.

Voice comes to you through a spell, a trance. The best voices are not you... they're a little away from you.

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by all that is.

But the mechanics of learning to 'throw your voice' are pretty simple. Anyone with a tongue, an upper palate, teeth, and a normal speaking voice can learn ventriloquism.

Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.

The basic notion was the idea that the loudspeaker should have a voice which was unique and not just an instrument of reproduction, but an instrument unto itself.

I am involved with 'Write Girl,' which is such a great organization, because they go into inner city schools and work with underprivileged girls to pair them up with other writers. And it gets them learning to express themselves and become familiar with their own voice. They have a 100% success ratio getting those girls into college.

T Bone is genius. The way they've recorded my voice and the instrumentation to these songs is really quite extraordinary.

All writers are mimics, and I'm not interested in picking up somebody else's style or voice.

I've learned a lot about my voice, and about things I can do with it. Maybe that's why my sound has become a little more pop.

I don't think I have the face - may have the voice but not the demeanor for an anchor. And I defied it.

Well, I don't think a specific role can destroy your voice. What can destroy your voice is when you... make an error. Everybody can make an error. But then you need to realize what is your way.

I've always said that you can't be the new Mel Blanc by doing Mel Blanc's voice.

My art teacher in junior high was a very out gay man and a mentor to me. He would tell us about Greenwich Village and show us the 'Village Voice' and describe his life, but it was all sort of subversive and below the radar.

I think all comics borrow from each other. Only a few have an original voice, and I wasn't one of them. In the end, I couldn't figure out who to steal from, so I stopped doing it.

On issues relating to taxes, you don't always speak with one voice.

Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

The colored man is in the South to stay there. He will not leave it voluntarily and he cannot be driven out. He had no voice in being carried into the South, but he will have a very loud voice in any attempt to put him out.

When children start to speak they find their own voice by imitating the sounds around them. It would follow that bands do the same. Bands will find their own voice at some point.

You have to get to know your voice and its strengths and play on those. It took me quite a long time.

As musicians, and as people who sell material for people to hear and absorb, it's important that we use that voice wisely.