Quotes About Authenticity

Hiding, secrets, and not being able to be yourself is one of the worst things ever for a person. It gives you low self-esteem. You never get to reach that peak in your life. You should always be able to be yourself and be proud of yourself.

When I write about working-class people, I do so in ways that reveal them at their absolute, magnificent worst.

Best advice: 'Just be yourself.' Worst advice: 'Just be yourself.'

I think being boring is just the worst sin of all time.

The essential truth is that sometimes you're worried that they'll find out it's a fluke, that you don't really have it. You've lost the muse or - the worst dread - you never had it at all. I went through all that madness early on.

Our worst comes out when we behave like robots or professionals.

The worst acting is about imitation.

Comfort in expressing your emotions will allow you to share the best of yourself with others, but not being able to control your emotions will reveal your worst.

The most valuable thing I can share is the importance of living in truth. Sometimes, facing those truths can actually be your worst fear.

I wanted to wear the most impenetrable suit of armour ever known to mankind. 'Hello, Mr. Rotten...' You can't say anything about me. You can't put me down in any way shape or form - I'm rotten to the core... you know, what's left for you? Pleasantries? I suppose the worst insult you could sling my way is 'Oh, he's really nice, him.'

My goal is to not fit in. My worst nightmare is being the baby version of another artist.

You have to remember that reality shows capture your worst moments.

Whatever you do, never do the duck face - that's the worst look for any girl out there. Some girls think that pushing out their lips looks fabulous, but it doesn't.

I'm the worst liar - I can't lie for my life. And I don't lie at all, because I'm the worst liar - but as a kid, I thought I was a great liar, so I would lie all the time, but everybody knew I was lying.

I don't have interns. I don't have a manager. I don't have assistants. I don't have a secretary. I can't figure out Outlook Express. I'm the worst person in the world answering e-mails, and my phone is probably the oldest, most battered phone you can find. So I just talk to people.

I couldn't tell a story if my life depended on it. I'm the world's worst joke-teller.

The worst costume is when you don't have a costume.

And the podcasting - I swear to you - on its worst day, the podcasts are better than our best films. Because they're more imaginative, and there's no artifice, and it's far more real.

I come from surfing, and surfing is the worst cool-guy industry of all. I decided long ago to try and kill the cool guy.

The clothes are different: pre-dog, I used to be very finicky and self-conscious about how I looked; now I schlep around in the worst clothing - big heavy boots, baggy old sweaters, a hooded down parka from L.L. Bean that makes me look like an astronaut.

The only thing that really matters in the initial part of my career, the worst mistake I've ever made was try to do things to please the audience thinking how the audience is going to respond if I do this.

I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.

A lot of times, men like to keep stuff in and that's the worst thing that you can do.

Don't be afraid to not be OK. For a lot of people, when they get upset about something, they keep it bottled up, and that's the worst thing you can do.