Quotes About Authenticity

The best imitation in the world is not half as good as a poor original.

Nature is commonplace. Imitation is more interesting.

Imitation is a caricature. Any imitation. Find out for yourself.

I wouldn't disrespect myself or my art with any imitations.

Many people want to be a part of this industry only because of its glamour. What they have to understand is that it takes hard work to make it big. Imitation and bootlicking won't get you through.

Imitation is the sincerest form of show business.

The closer a part is to you, the harder it is to play. Anything else is just imitation. If I'm playing a Russian countess, I get the hat, the accent, the outrageousness. Easy. Playing a murderess? Perfect.

One doesn't have to resort to cheap imitations of characters or people around you to make others laugh. At least, that is what I've always believed in.

I wanted 'Imitations' to be a fully realized record from start to finish, with a cohesive sound and a sequence that took you from one song to the other, just like I would with a record of original stuff.

Horrible dates are when you're with people who are immature and can't really be comfortable in their own skin.

You write a scene, and it works or it doesn't. It's immediate.

Kids do their own thing. We let them be real kids. You get an immediate response - if they don't like the music, they don't do it.

There's so much stuff said about me that's not true, so now if something is hurtful and wrong, I send an e-mail or letter immediately, saying, This is not true.

If you can walk into a set and feel the reality of it, then immediately you're not having to work to bring yourself into the character.

'Never change' is the thing that probably high school students have written in each other's yearbooks for time immemorial. They think that command is possible!

I want to present the immigrant community in more of a real light.

It took a long time for me to have any impact in the business because I didn't look like an actor, I didn't sound like an actor.

I like it when people have good flow, but I also like it when people actually say stuff. Because sometimes that's a very good distraction, like, to have impeccable flow, but you're saying a lot without saying anything.

The second you feel a political imperative, it destroys your art.

If something is too perfect, it doesn't speak your language. If it's imperfect, I understand it.

I am imperfect. I am funny. I am real.

I find beauty in imperfection.

Klutziness is endearing. I like imperfection.

I like imperfection.