Quotes About Authenticity

I have always grown up with my school friends who are not from the industry.

I was never a Trekkie, nor a science fiction guy.

I tell people all the time, I'm Mix-A-Lot. I'm not a rocket scientist.

As scientists, we need to not be afraid of the truth.

I hate it when people romanticize Scotland.

I've always been a bit scared to say that I'm Scottish because it's almost as if people wouldn't believe me or people wouldn't buy that from me, or people wouldn't accept it. And so now I think nobody has got the right to tell you what you are. You just are who you are.

Right from the very beginning, I knew I wanted to write palpably Scottish fiction.

I don't care about what people might call my style. It's just like when people call my music 'jangly,' 'dream,' 'oceanside,' whatever - I don't care. I'm just wearing whatever I can scrap together.

I don't see how you could get used to people screaming in your face, and anyone who says different is lying.

I will be very sad if I ever get to the point where I think, 'Oh no, another dress from Armani.' I want to be still screaming my head off when it arrives.

I like actors who, when you see them on screen, you sense a person, not just an actor.

I'm not afraid to look bad on the screen.

Any film which makes me play myself on the screen comes easy for me.

The simple fact is that what you see on the screen is pretty much real.

I don't want to act just to be on the screen doing anything and looking any kind of way.

With some actors, you can tell when they're acting all by themselves, no matter who else is in the screen.

What I do have to get across is the truth of the moment within the given scene. It's my job, as a director and screenwriter, to create the environment in which all those moments will come together eventually.

I don't like scripts.

I never choose scripts on the basis of whether the girl is like me. I don't want to play myself... I live with myself, and it isn't fun!

I'm never going to search for anyone's acceptance. I'm just going to be me, and people are eventually going to have to accept it.

I've always been searching. What am I going to do with all this - searching for that place where I could be me.

That's what rock music is, I think - constantly searching for authenticity, and being as honest as possible.

I was inspired by Solange's album, 'A Seat At The Table,' from the moment that I heard it. She has clearly taken the time to create a unique body of work and emote through her music from a true place.

You can't second-guess your audience. You can only do what you think is right. If you do that, your audience will appreciate you.