I just saw the movie. I wanted to see if Stewart, after the abysmal, recent performances in SNOWHITE and the BREAKING DAWN 1, is still able to improve her acting skills. I was a bit afraid. But she was good in this film. Her role, even if she has a lot of screen time, is not always central and sometimes she hasn't a lot to do.
But she did a decent job here. Not an outstanding performance, but she was good.
Agreed, she did a solid job.
shareYes, she did a great handjobs
shareYeah, multitasking!
shareI've been to Milano on several occasions, it's a city that loves fashion, football and opera. Except for horror flicks, they aren't into movies much. Not to the same extent as Rome and Venice. Winning an award there doesn't mean much. After Welcome to the Riley's I'm not in rush to see another one of KS films.
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i could only dream it was me in that car seat and Stewart did her performance :)
shareI don't understand, for the life of me, how anyone could seriously think that Kristen did an "abysmal" job in Snow White. I thought she made a wonderful Snow White. I also thought she did a good job in Breaking Dawn 1. She played Bella exactly how I would expect her to and the pregnancy and birthing scenes were very good acting from her. So, it's not surprising at all to read people say she did a good job. What's surprising is how shocked people seem. She always does a very good job. She's a very good actress. I've been impressed with her since Panic Room. She has consistently impressed me in Adventureland, The Runaways, Welcome to the Rileys, The Cake Eaters, Fierce People, The Safety of Objects, Into the Wild, etc. I expect good.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
No...she is NOT a good actress. she gives THE SAME performance every time. she makes that same awful facial expression every time. She is the most INSINCERE actress working in Hollywood today. And i have no prejudice against her for the Twilight films, i haven't even seen them. She is a pretty girl, but she is not a good actress; she is bland and expressionless. The only truly good performance she has turned in was for "The Runaways." She is good at playing a snarling rock and roll chic. but a "good actress" is able to play more than just one kind of role. I don't hate Stewart, I just think she has a lot of room to grow as an actress if she wants to stick around. On a side note, i do think her affair with the Snow White director was quite disgusting; she made herself look like a dumb, classless slut.
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I could't care less about Kristen's personal life and what you think about her level of class. However, Kristen is able to play more than one type of role. She has convincingly played several different types of roles and I think she's an excellent actress. In fact, she has won a Best Actress Award from the Milan International Film Festival. She has been nominated for Young Artist Awards, a SAG Award as part of an ensemble, and she's won a BAFTA. So, I'm sure that I'm not the only one who thinks she's a very good actress and I don't think she's limited in her range at all. I guess we'll just have to agree that we don't agree.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
Excellent actress? Kristen Stewart? i never thought I would hear those words in the same sentence. Range? Well, lets see:
When Stewart needs to display fear her face looks like she smells something unpleasant.
when Stewart needs to portray anger, her face looks like she smells something unpleasant.
When Stewart needs to convey love for her partner onscreen, her face looks like she smells something unpleasant.
when Stewart needs to convey happiness, her face looks like she smells something unpleasant.
That is not exactly what most people would call "range." These days Kristen Stewart is known as "that girl with the snarl that is always between two guys fighting over her." And lately she is known as the dumb whore home wrecker that sleeps with her director...AFTER she already has the part. Proving that she is not only a slut, but is dumb too. As far as her "talent" goes, I would place her one notch above Miley Cyrus and Megan Fox. No; she will never be nominated for an Oscar, even if she performs oral sex on every member of the Academy. I'm almost as sick as looking at her hateful face as I am looking at Obama!
"IMdB; where 14 year olds can act like jaded 40 year old critics...'
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i wish i could write in my own language but you people don't like it so... i hope you can understand me
to be honest i like KS and i have seen all her movies and i kind of understand your point of view but i think that maybe the problem is that she always has pick up the same roles, that she kind of like them the same characters all the time.
So people who star watching her movies kind of realise that.
plus you should not force yourself to like someone, it's something you do or you just don't and yes i think she has talent but is still a long way to be better
'' the world is full of subjective opinions''
Kristen is the lead female in On the Road. Sam Riley is the lead actor. So she and Garrett are supporting actors.
shareyour a *beep* retard
Miley Cyrus is actually a good actress i haven't seen every movie with her but i have seen a few and in all of them she did a good job
also megan fox isnt that bad
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Miley Cyrus is a good actress??? Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! And Megan Fox isn't that bad?? Ok, with people like you i can finally understand where all this undeserved praise for the talents of Kristen Stewart come from. And you are calling ME a "retard?" I'm sure in 7 years when u are 21 you will be able to recognize good acting, but none of those awful bimbos have one shred of talent between them. Kristen is pretty, Megan Fox is sexy, and Miley Cyrus...ummmm...well...she has a dad who was once famous...?
"IMdB; where 14 year olds can act like jaded 40 year old critics...'
For the sake of objectivity, Welcome to the Rileys bombing wasn't entirely Kriten Stewart's fault. Yes the story was questionable but the directing was horrendous. It's the kiss of death to any film just look at Public Enemies and The Next Three Days, for example.
shareAgree with OP. I'm not a fan of Kristen and I do think most her films show her to be a one trick pony but she actually wasn't bad in this one.
shareOn these comments:
When Stewart needs to display fear her face looks like she smells something unpleasant.
when Stewart needs to portray anger, her face looks like she smells something unpleasant.
When Stewart needs to convey love for her partner onscreen, her face looks like she smells something unpleasant.
when Stewart needs to convey happiness, her face looks like she smells something unpleasant.
So when you need to write something on a message board - you write the same thing over and over again and it makes you better than her? I'd like to see you do anything like Kristen's done and would love to watch you fall on your ass since you think it's so easy. Obviously, you don't watch actors very closely.... and there is no reason to be a vile bitch on this board! There is no reason to lash out at this girl the way you are. You're a terrible person. Honestly...are you some kind of saint? Maybe if we plastered lies about you all over the paper and internet you might feel differently. This poor girl has been dragged through the mud by people like you with no morals or values. Is that what you want people to treat women like? Hmmm???
Goddamn! How to you REALLY feel?? LOL I LOVE Kristen. I love just looking at her. The movies don't even matter. As for Obama...who is he again?? };-)
shareGoddamn! How to you REALLY feel?? LOL I LOVE Kristen. I love just looking at her. The movies don't even matter. As for Obama...who is he again?? };-)
what a hater?
shareno, honestly I'm not a Kristen Stewart hater. I think she is a pretty, and at times gorgeous girl who I can easily watch on screen. I love the films "The Runaways," Snow White & the Huntsman," and especially "On the Road." I'm just being honest; she is not a strong actress, and I don't idolize her so much that I am blind to that fact. It's probably because she is so young that she still has a lot to learn about acting, and life, especially about some poor choices she made, like the affair with her director. You have to admit, that was really awful, especially considering the girl knew the man's children and was friendly with his wife! Of course this hurts her public image! she comes across as a spoiled, over-priviliged brat. But I don't hate her, or else I wouldn't watch her movies.. I hope she loses her attitude and starts to take her career more seriously at one point, because she does have a lot of potential..
"IMdB; where 14 year olds can act like jaded 40 year old critics...'
I suspect you haven't seen many movies that Stewart has been in, considering what you say about her giving the same performance all the time. That tells me that you have probably only seen 2 or 3 of her films.
As for her being a "slut", you really don't know much about movie making, obviously. Affairs between co-stars or actors and directors/producers/whoever on movie sets are very common. Attacking her for that just shows your ignorance.
Wonderful logic. Affairs are common on movie sets, so she's not a slut. By the same logic, sleeping around is common amongst prostitutes, so they're not sluts either.
shareMissing the point. It's the trendy bandwagon to hate Stewart for an indiscretion (and to call her a poor actress whenever she does an adequate job), but conveniently not hating every other player in Hollywood doing exactly the same. Oh no, it's Kristen Stewart singled out as a "slut". Mind you, that behaviour is not confined to Hollywood either. It is especially common amongst those who are so very, very quick to call her a "slut".
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CoriJohn, I have nothing against Kristen. and yeah she was good in PANIC ROOM and SAFETY OF OBJECTS and INTO THE WILD. But I think her performance as Bella (also becuase of the patheticity of the character itself) in the four movies was pretty bad. Bland, generally emotionless, no nuance at all, no development. And I honestly think that her Snow White was the worst Snow White ever put on screen. And she had always the same face as Bella. Her monologue a-la Joan of Arc was painful to see and listen. And acting opposite an outstanding Charlize Theron didn't help.
I was happy to finally see her SMILING on ON THE ROAD. :)
But honestly speaking, she is limited as an actress.
I COMLETELY disagee. I think her Snow White was one of the best performances of that character I've seen and I think that her determined and understated performance balanced PERFECTLY with Charlize Theron's over-the-top, maniacal performance. Her performance of Bella was EXACTLY how Bella was written and I happen to like the character. I don't think Bella was bland and I LOVED the speech she gave to the people of her kingdom in Snow White. Maybe you were disappointed in the "Joan-of-Arc" speech because it wasn't supposed to be a "Joan-of-Arc" speech. It was supposed to be a "Snow White" speech. She was a girl who was locked in a tower for ten years and forced to kill her stepmother with nothing but faith and determination. She had trouble finding her voice and I enjoyed the way her voice built and how she started out unsure and the speech grew in passion. There was absolutely NOTHING painful about it.
I'm glad you got to see On the Road. I'm happy to see her smiling WHEN IT'S REQUIRED OF HER CHARACTER, not just to make me feel warm and fuzzy.
There is absolutely nothing limited about her acting. She has convincingly played a stripper/prostitute, a teenager looking to buy her first car, a girl with a neuromuscular disorder, a fairy-tale princess, and Joan Jett. These are not the same performances in any way, shape, or form and I think it's completely ridiculous for anybody to say they are.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
CoriHohn, I COMPLETELY disagree but we're not here to convince each other. After all I am a huge fan of Elizabeth Berkley, I actually think she is a very underrated actress but, as you may know, the whole world seems to disagree with me :) so, there's no point in trying to change someone's mind.
I'm not trying to change your mind. I'm just stating my opinion as you are stating yours. We can agree that we disagree, but I'm not going to stop voicing my opinion.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
and I'mnot trying to change your mind.
But to me, a salary of $35m for such a bad performance is sad and ridiculous. But I know stars salaries have nothing to do with talent. Stewart has a strong star power. And I really dont care about her personal life. I simply judge her by her work (and not all her work).
She had a big change thanks to The Twilight Saga and I think she wasted it. But, afterall, the four movies are pretty badly done so the fault for a bad performance also lies in the director's hands.
Firstly, she didn't make $35 million dollars for Snow White - not even close to it. Secondly, in her case, her salary has everything to do with her talent. Her fanbase is so large and so dedicated because of it. That "star power" doesn't happen in a vacuum. Your opinion that her performance was bad isn't shared by everyone.
Thirdly, I don't call doing four independent films while she was filming the Twilight movies, a BAFTA, going to Cannes for On the Road (which she helped get financed and distributed),and a Best Actress Award for Welcome to the Rileys "wasted." I think she has taken full advantage of her "star power" and has been a part of excellent projects that probably never would've gotten greenlit if not for her.
Lastly, I don't think the Twilight movies were badly done. I think Bill Condon, an Oscar-winnning director, did a very good job with Breaking Dawn 1 and it looks like Breaking Dawn 2 is going to be very fun to watch. The cinematography and CGI were very good. Also, the soundtracks and the scores are outstanding. I enjoyed her performance throughout the franchise. No, the Twilight movies aren't high art or Shakespeare, but they are very entertaining as a supernatural love story and she played Bella as the character was written.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
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Thanks for your input. I disagree. She's one of the leads of On the Road and a discussion of her career is appropriate for this board...just saying...
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
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No. She's not listed as a supporting cast member. She has top billing. She is one of the leads.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
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Look at every advertisement and poster for this movie. It lists Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, and Kristen Stewart as the leads. Everybody else's name is listed below their names. You can repeat that she's not one of the three leads of this movie as much as you'd like. Top billing does matter. Newsflash: I've seen the movie. She is very relevant to this film. In fact, she's more relevant in this film than Marylou/LuAnne was in the book. The part has been fleshed out and it's very significant. She doesn't have as much screen time as Garrett and Sam, but her character is just as relevant.
By the way, I care. Also, I will continue to talk about her career on this board as long as she is a LEAD/star in this movie. If you don't like it, then you can always ignore it...just saying...
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
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She does have top billing. She is a lead and one of the stars of this film and you saying that she's not doesn't change that fact...dude. Taylor Lautner is one of the leads/stars of the Twilight franchise, but his part is significantly smaller than the other two leads. He was barely in the first movie, speaking as a "Twilight fangirl." He had about as much screen time in Twilight as she had in On the Road. The amount of screen time doesn't always dictate whether or not you are the lead or supporting cast. Thanks for giving me permission to do what I was going to do anyway.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
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Hey, think whatever you want to. I obviously understand the film industry much better than you do.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
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Kristen is the female lead in On the Road. Garrett is the supporting male. Sam is the lead. Garrett did more work before the movie was filmed and in post production.
shareHi CoriJohn1:
Thanks for your post. I basically agree with you.
Kristen Stewart is a box-office powerhouse. The people who remember the significance of On The Road are now a minority of the movie-going population. Most of the people who do go will do so because Kristen Stewart is in the movie. That's why she has top billing. It is a matter of opinion as to whether or not she is a good actress; there can be no doubt that she is a star. That is a fact.
Her presence in the movie will give it a chance to succeed. Therefore, in any meaningful definition of the word, she is a lead.
I have seen a number of her movies. I have enjoyed her performances in all of them. However,I cannot deny that the fact that her spectacular beauty may be clouding my judgement.
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Hey CoriJohn, I think I was misunderstood (English is not my first language so endure my mistakes...:) ). With "wasting" her talent, I didn't mean she didn't do other, quality projects thanks to her success.
I ment she had the chance of big exposure with Twilight but, still in my opinion, she delivered a bland, nuanceless performance in the four films.
I'm a filmmaker and I was shocked of how bad some of the four films were, techically and artistically. The worst ones being New Moon and Breaking Dawn 1. But this has notihng to do with Stewart.
About her role in On The Road, the billing was kinda strange here. Even Amy Adams, who has like 5 minutes of screen time, has top billing.
Kristen has a big role but she has definitely a strong, supporting part.
As I said, I have nothing against her. I actually think she has good taste in terms of the quality of films she is making (Twilight NOT included but it was a smart career move). I woud like to see "Welcome to the rileys".
Actually, Amy Adams doesn't have top billing, although she is a great actress. I believe that Kristen did deliver a good and nuanced performance in the Twilight movies. She played a character that was reserved, intelligent, observant, brave, introverted, clumsy, and didn't like being the center of attention, but would die for the people she loves. I think that all came across in her performance.
Thanks for sharing your opinion about the quality of the Twilight films. I don't agree. New Moon was my least favorite because of the storyline, but it was still good. I actually liked Chris Weitz's version of the wolves better than the other three directors. Breaking Dawn 1 is my favorite next to Twilight.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
Hum...Amy Adams's name is all over the italian posters, with Alice Braga and Viggo Mortensen. For what? 5 minutes of screentime?
shareHer name is on the poster, but it's listed under the names of the three leads. The leads are Garrett, Sam, and Kristen.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
About her $35m cachet for SNOW WHITE, that's what IMDb said. I assumed it was correct.
shareIMDb is incorrect. Whoever edited that section got it wrong. That figure came from a Forbes article that listed her as the highest paid actress between May of 2011 and May of 2012. That $34.5 million was the total for three movies: Breaking Dawn 1 and 2 ($12.5 million each + plus a percentage of the gross, although she has said she didn't really get that much). The rest of the $34.5 mill was her salary for Snow White. It's probably less than $9 million, actually.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
your correct
the directing wasn't horrible it was the basic premise of the story.
that is horrible
Her performance of Bella was EXACTLY how Bella was written
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Even including the cartoon girl that played in the Disney animated film?
shareAgreed.
Kristen Stewart really is nothing more than a distraction in this film. I can think of many actresses who would have been better in this role.
She is very limited as an actress, and the 'Twilight' may make her typecast.
Its sad that the legacy of this film will be Kristen Stewart in her training bra.
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I don't understand, for the life of me, how anyone could seriously think that Kristen did an "abysmal" job in Snow White. I thought she made a wonderful Snow White. I also thought she did a good job in Breaking Dawn 1.
well, obiously all these people who say ks is a good actress are some teens who love twilight movies. i don't blame you for liking her but you have to watch some real movies to realise what's acting about and then you will see that she's horirible. I thaught she was just the same in this movie and no real acting was done by her. she is gonna be forgotten soon if she doesn't change the way she 'DOESN'T' act s
shareYour avatar is of Kristen Stewart, you delusional person. She is an awful actor with no range. She can't emote, she can't change her tone, or facial expressions. She does not always do a "very good job" she rarely does an adequate job. Since Panic Room? You mean the movie where she was comatose the entire time? All those movies were awful except for Into the Wild and it was because she had zero presence.
shareAgreed.
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Stewart was the weakest thing about this otherwise fine film. she wasn't bad enough to ruin it, because it really is a wonderful and faithful adaptation of Kerouac's book.
"IMdB; where 14 year olds can act like jaded 40 year old critics...'
She tends to give really fantastic performances away from "mainstream" films, like the Twilight saga, Snow White, etc. Check her out in The Runaways, Welcome to the Riley's, Speak, Into the Wild. I haven't seen Panic Room yet, but I hear she's really good in it.
shareNot being particularly into modern, mainstream cinema I've had little exposure to her work and so based on Panic Room and Into the Wild alone, I found the attitude towards her on here somewhat odd - she's great in both of those.
shareWelcome to the Rileys, Speak, The Safety of Objects, The Cake Eaters, The Yellow Handkerchief, Fierce People, The Runaways,In the Land of Women, and Adventureland are all movies that I think you'd enjoy if you enjoyed Panic Room and Into the Wild. Her portrayal of Joan Jett, in the Runways, was spot on, in my opinion. She plays a girl with a neuromuscular disorder in The Cake Eaters, but she's not a pitiful character that causes you to feel sorry for her. She's headstrong and determined. Her performance reminds me of Eric Stoltz's in Mask, in a way.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
sooo... you've only seen two movies of her so far and think you can start criticizing?
go and watch movies like the runaways, the cake eaters, speak, welcome to the rileys, ... and so on.
if you wanna see her in good performances.
twilight just suck! thats it. twilight ruined her image.
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Stewart was good in every scene she was in. The "consensus" is that she does a very good job in this role and there has been consistent praise for Garrett's AND her performance. There are people that say her performance is the stand-out performance in the movie.
I've only seen one person discuss her private life on this board.. Maybe I have these other people you seem to be referring to on ignore. I see people discussing her career and her role in this movie. Sorry to disappoint, but her career will be discussed here.
Kristen's fans aren't all fans of Twilight. In fact, I'd say that many of her fans don't even like Twilight and have never seen her in that role. But, if it makes you feel better to generalize, go for it.
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
"There are people that say her performance is the stand-out performance in the movie."
Well, that's crazy. She did good in this film but stand-out performance?? Really? No way.
"The biggest name, of course, is Kristen Stewart. On The Road marks another accomplished, nuanced performance from an actress too often pigeonholed as "that sulky Twilight girl" (and in real life, "cheater"). Marylou is slowly fleshed out, revealing a complex young woman who "gets it" more than the lost souls around her."
"Kristen Stewart plays Marylou, one of the many women who exist in Dean's orbit, drawn to his life-force and repelled by his inability to stay in one place, and it's good work from her, further indication that as soon as she puts the "Twilight" series in her rearview mirror, she's got a promising career ahead of her. There is something simultaneously innocent and carnal about Marylou. There's no guile to her, and she is very clear about what she wants in every scene, very direct in the way she obtains it."
"Stewart, selected for Marylou five years ago on the basis of her striking debut in Into the Wild, is perfect in the role, takes off her clothes more than once and nearly always seems to be breaking a sweat, which kicks the sexiness quotient up high."
"But for all the tragic grandeur of Garrett Hedlund’s Dean Moriarty, or the sun-blushed sexuality of Kristen Stewart (never better than she is here), for all the sweat and youth and vitality battering against the screen, On the Road can neither transport nor transcend."
"It’s Kristen Stewart who proves the most lively and entertaining, however. The only proper star amongst the cast she steals every scene and is immensely watchable, with or without her clothes on."
"The most surprising turn is Kristen Stewart's as Marylou/LuAnne Henderson. The camera absolutely loves her, despite her awkward gait. She thrives as the promiscuous fun-loving girl, who literally gets in between Sal and Dean. The scenes with her are electric."
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
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I don't agree with those reviews. Yeah, Stewart looks beautiful in the film, camera loves her, and she is kinda sexy in the film (I absolutely love her face while she is naked in the car giving a double hand job).
Her role isn't that small, and the performance is decent.
Like you, I would love to like her. I had great expectations from Snow White, but it was a terrible let down for me.
This is not a breakthrough performance, just a decent one. I liked her here but no Oscar material.
And I can't believe people is saying she is the female lead and Garrett is a supporting. They haven't seen the film, no other explanation.
tbh.. sam riley and garret hedlund were boring. they rly didnt fit in their roles.
kirsten dunst and tom sturridge had the best acting.
"sooo... you've only seen two movies of her so far and think you can start criticizing?"
Read my original post again, moron.
I was saying that based on those two performances alone she's a very good actress and that some people seemingly can't get past the whole Twilight thing. It wasn't in any way, shape or form a criticism of Stewart.
I loved her performance. I will just copy what I wrote on her message board:
She is able to bring so many emotions with her subtle performance. With so little she does so much and brings so much power. Alone her eyes have so much depth.
"If you want to change the world, be that change." Gandhi
All I can say is that Stewart ruined the movie with her bad acting. KS? Really? I mean- I can understand, if she plays in some stupid meaningless teenage movie, where you don't have to be talented, or to act at all.It takes at least some talent to play some of Kerouac's characters, which Ms Stewart doesn't have.
shareWell, that is your opinion. And that's great for you.
But obviously Walter Salles thought she had talent because he cast her in the role. Out of all the female actresses that could've gotten the role, she got it. And it wasn't even because of Twilight. She got it before she even got the role of Bella Swan.
She's not the absolute best actress in the world but she is not by any means bad or horrid. She has talent, whether you believe so or not.
"Words don't count, if no one's here to listen. Words don't count, If no one's here to say them"