Quotes About Authenticity

Since 'The Office,' everyone has this idea that comedy is only good if it reflects the way people really speak. But that's nonsense - and it's a problem unique to comedy.

I am young, and that reflects in my designs. I can't pretend to be 40.

If you're an honest person, it reflects on the screen.

I feel I am confident in my own skin and I think that's important for any girl. It reflects in the way you speak, in the way you walk and sit.

To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.

It's refreshing to just see someone that you can have honest communication with.

I think it's refreshing that someone on TV can admit they drink beer, eat meat, and wear fur.

A lot of the 'Portlandia' characters and a lot of the moments aren't really TV-worthy, but that's what is so refreshing about seeing them.

There's something refreshing about going into filming and not brushing your hair, letting your toenails chip, drawing darker circles under your eyes.

America's very refreshing when you go over there; they're all just open about what they want, and they want you to be open, too.

I'm actually glad I didn't watch 'The Bachelor' or 'The Bachelorette' prior to being on them. I think if I'd watched them before being a contestant, I would've over-analyzed it or tried to be something else - tried to fit into that world. Because I was so green, I was just me, and I think it was really refreshing to the people watching it.

There are probably some readers who don't want a great American writer to acknowledge that cleaning out the bottom drawer of the refrigerator has ever crossed their mind.

I see 'Grace' as an affectionate refusal of things that just aren't true. With all our power and money and influence, we still can't raise up high over people's consciousness.

A lot of people refuse to do things because they don't want to go naked, don't want to go without guarantee. But that's what's got to happen. You go naked until you die.

I'm really happy to be me, and I'd like to think people like me more because I'm happy with myself and not because I refuse to conform to anything.

I refuse to put make-up on just because the paparazzi are on my doorstep. I find it morally wrong.

I refuse to age disgracefully in rock 'n' roll.

I refuse to lie to children.

Just by the nature of making the choice to be true to who I am, I'm political. Sometimes that's all you need to do: Show up and be black, gay and Christian in America and actually say it out loud. And refuse to let anything or anybody take that away from you.

I can play a cat lady. I can't put my foot down and refuse to play anything but playing the perfect, well-adjusted woman, because those people aren't as fun or funny.

I have more than 4 million followers on Instagram. All the companies I work for want me to guarantee how much I'll post for them, but I'm not going to force my career onto the people who follow me. I refuse to do 40 Instagram posts about any campaign.

I refuse to do something that's not me as an artist.

I refuse to promote anything on Instagram for money and I'm aware that I have to be careful about saying yes to anything.

I refused to wear make-up on TV. I wanted my music to be heard.