Quotes About Authenticity

I could have just received royalty checks every month by lending my name to a collection, but I didn't want to do that. My name is a reflection of me.

The first time I made myself up, I was looking at my reflection in the mirror and it wasn't me looking back. It allowed me to do things I couldn't do as myself. I found out how powerful that was and how much that can mean to an actor.

I really value distinctive movies, movies that feel that they came from a person that was really something that they had conceived and they made and is a reflection of who they are.

There's something very important about films about black women and girls being made by black women. It's a reflection as opposed to an interpretation.

Fashion and beauty is a reflection of what's on the inside. And if you're genuine, they match up. The core of who you are will be the same.

I think that business should be a reflection of who a person truly is.

When I opened Milk Bar in November 2008, I was quite adamant about making sure the bakery was an honest reflection of life and food through my eyes. I had no intention beyond that.

The reason why everything I do is so different is not because I'm trying to be provocative; it's simply a reflection of whatever was happening to me at the time I wrote that particular record.

Art is a direct reflection of the life you live. What you experience comes out in your work.

You go on Instagram, and it's just not a real reflection of what people do and how much pain people are in every day.

One of the questions that has most bothered me in my reflections on culture is the question of kitsch. Just what is it? When did it begin? And why?

I've always believed that fashion is not just what you look like on the outside, it's a reflection of who you are on the inside.

I drink Peet's Coffee, and they're a very authentic company. They don't try to be something that they're not, and I think that's reflective in my comedy as well.

What makes a loft authentic isn't its layout or its history but its ability to give people a true home - a dwelling that reflects their personalities and aspirations, including their dreams of urbanity.

Whenever I make music, it reflects where I'm at mentally.

What your insides are doing, your outside reflects, and what you give to yourself, you can give to others.

These are clothes my friends and I could wear. This ain't Prada. I don't want to be one of those celebrities that slaps their name on a label and collects royalty checks. Everything on that runway reflects me.

People see that I have my own voice, my own opinion, my own likes. The album really reflects that.

Whether the story reflects the facts is obviously a different matter.

Sometimes I think I still dress like a 13-year-old boy. It's not that I don't like feminine clothing: I just like a blend because it reflects who I am.

You like the style of the people you like because it reflects something inside them.

I can honestly say I've never thought for a second about whether a character reflects poorly on any group. All that matters to me is that the character is true to my belief in who he or she is.

Acting is revealing the truth that is already within you and that reflects the character that you're doing.

When people look at 'Aadai's posters and say that I've attempted something bold, it actually reflects me being secure about myself.