Top 35 Mannerisms Quotes

I think in this, definitely, because you are feeling how it felt to live in a completely different time. The mannerisms and the way that people behaved was quite different.

I know my strengths are doing a weird accent or having weird mannerisms so when I have to play a normal human being, I’m like, ‘this is too hard.’

I have been ‘absorbing’ people – their voices, their mannerisms – all my life, to the point where I am a sort of Frankenstein of different people. My own speaking voice is, in fact, a mixture of how my two best mates speak, because they are cool, and I am not.

I grew up idolising Rajinikanth, and I’ve always wanted to see him in a certain way. When I knew I was going to write for Rajini sir, I wanted to show him in the most stylish way and bring back his mannerisms and machismo.

Lars Sullivan and EC3 are made for the main roster, more so than NXT. Obviously, Lars because he’s just freakish in so many ways. But EC3, I look at him, and I look at his mannerisms, his mic skills: he’s tailor-made for a good push on the main roster.

As much as I love and respect my brother, I’m doing my best to distance myself from him and kind of show people that, even though we do look similar and have similar mannerisms, we are completely different.

Even little adjustments in promos or being a heel, different mannerisms in the ring, every week there’s something I can do better. The only time I get flustered is when I try to do too many things at once. It’s better to do one thing each week and work on that.

I see Amit spends a lot of time with the kids which is even reflective in their behaviours because most of their mannerisms seem to be influenced by their father.

Even when you are playing someone who is real, you get their mannerisms and you get their little quirks, but, it still has to be something inside of you that connects with the role, or else you will not be any good.

Most of my mannerisms come from my Mum, who is quite a funny, witty, chatty person. My Dad was very shy.

Adopting mannerisms is called mimicry. That is not a good way to do things. You don’t start to imitate somebody, the way he walks and talks, that is a very irrelevant element of acting.

My process is kind of intuitive – I think about how a character will speak according to their station and personality, occasionally making notes with guidelines for their mannerisms, and then I just sort of crack on and write it.

There are just some really beautiful people in the world. When you’re walking down the street, or you’re at a restaurant, someone catches your eye because they have their own look. It goes way beyond what they’re wearing – into their mannerisms, the way they smile, or just the way they hold themselves.

It’s often wrong to write for specific actors because one ends up using what is least interesting about them, their mannerisms and habits. I prefer not to write for specific people.

It’s actually kind of a skill to act cold – to have the mannerisms of being cold when it’s the complete opposite of how you behave when you’re hot.

Modeling isn’t really a tough job. Acting is much harder: so much prep and changing your look and mannerisms. It’s a more difficult lifestyle being a model. I traveled all the time. Although, now I wonder, because I travel all the time for acting, too. So they both have their difficulties.

Just working on a character and his mannerisms, but not looking the part, is not my thing. It is your duty as an actor to be honest to the character.

The one thing I think I’ve noticed about shows that are supposed to be funny on television is that they’ve sort of become routinized, so there’s an awful lot of mannerisms and joke lines that are sort of there to trigger laughter, rather than give actors a chance to play a moment.

What was old can be brought back new, and I bring that to the table. I bring mannerisms, facials, body language, positioning.

We can get carried away with our heads in books, and although there’s so much to be learned from that, I think sitting in a cafe and speaking with someone – whatever it is, their mannerisms, their choices, are just as valuable as any class you can go to.

I feel I disappoint people when I am not ‘Samantha.’ They seem surprised when I don’t have the same voice and the same mannerisms. They were booking ‘Samantha,’ and I would show up.

Yes, we are all different. Different customs, different foods, different mannerisms, different languages, but not so different that we cannot get along with one another. If we will disagree without being disagreeable.

I feel like I’m a New Yorker to the bone. But there is a lot of the South in me. I know there is a lot of the South in my mannerisms. There’s a lot of the South in my expectations of other people and how people treat each other. There’s a lot of the South in the way I speak, but it could never be home.

I didn’t have the clothes that a kid with a famous, rich dad would have. I didn’t have the house. I didn’t have the mannerisms. I didn’t have the sense of entitlement. And I don’t mean that in a bad way: I just – we didn’t have the stuff.

No Bengali comedy show is complete without mocking my mannerisms.

When I was young, a lot of the guys could sell themselves to me on the way to the ring with the way they acted and their mannerisms. Guys like Shawn Michaels, who I loved growing up. They were just loud. They didn’t even need to say a word because they came out and had this crazy ring gear on.

Learning Indian mannerisms, how to wear saris, and the language were a challenge.

All your mannerisms change easily when you have inch-long acrylic nails.

I feel, we actors are out there a lot, and people are hell bent on trying to create perceptions of our lives. We tend to influence people through our lifestyles or mannerisms. It is important that we be honest about our emotions.

The old Establishment has always preserved its position by not being too exclusive – it has been wily enough to absorb the up-and-coming and convert them to their attitudes and mannerisms.

What it means to look like a woman or man changes regionally – from mannerisms to clothes to posture to makeup to even your vocals – so I just observe, and I replicate.

I didn’t go Hollywood on the outside with flashy cars, upstairs maids and mink-covered bathroom fixtures. I went Hollywood on the inside, and that’s worst of all. I tried to avoid being natural. I lowered my voice. I copied the mannerisms of other stars. I struck poses.

What’s weird is to hear someone else talking about your mannerisms.

It’s funny, I feel like dogs take after their owners and certain mannerisms and the energy that they have.

I observe people around me, interact with them and try to understand what’s on their minds. I also try and include their little quirky mannerisms in my films.