I use not casual phrases but imagistic phrases that create a rhythm of natural presence.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
People have a good time with all the catch phrases.
There are games where I go a whole game without saying a word. There are games where I'm talking the whole game. It really depends on the mood and vibe that I'm in that day.
In fiction, plenty do the job of conveying information, rousing suspense, painting characters, enabling them to speak. But only certain sentences breathe and shift about, like live matter in soil.
It's almost better most times to not talk in a scene. I think you can actually express a lot more without words.
Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place.
Truthfully, I almost avoided 'While You Were Sleeping,' because I find those romantic comedies kind of precious, and they're full of lines that leave you feeling a little bewildered when you say them.
A lot of times, good improv is when both people, or however many people are in the scene, really have no idea what the next thing you're going to say is.
The more I can make a person comfortable in their environment by taking my ego's hat off and leaving it at the door, then they can dive deep within themselves and we can pull out something interesting that people have never heard before. It's the stuff that's - that no one's ever heard before is really interesting.
Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.
As I've moved through life, I've found that I like things to be as casual and as spontaneous as possible when writing.