Quotes About Authenticity

When you look at Michael Jackson, there's nobody who loves him in that family, nobody. If they did, they'd tell him he didn't have to do all that in order to be famous. All he has to do is keep doing his music and be himself. Michael's been a little touched for about 20 years, but somebody needs to pull him aside and tell him they love him.

When I do see a picture of myself that has been touched up too much, I do get a bit sad... it makes me look like a hypocrite. It breaks my heart. I would rather shoot a magazine and shoot my flaws, but that's not up to me.

I chose to present myself as one who comes from among the people, and I can be touched by their pain because I have my own.

You have those songs that are very special to you that you don't want to get ruined by production. Something like 'Start Again' shouldn't be touched. It's a classic-sounding song on a piano and violins and harmonies, and I think those songs are perfect as they are.

When the Killers first came out, a lot of people thought we were English, and it touched a chord in me, because my roots are very American.

If I grow older like my mum, I'll be happy. She's never touched her face. She has laughter lines but looks lovely.

I know I am not for everyone, but I also know my story has touched and inspired many.

But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper.

Soul music is about longevity and reaching and touching people on a human level - and that's never going to get lost.

I'm just looking for touching characters.

It was my first scene. My first day. We could have started with me drinking a beer, something a little less than having Barbies touching each other. But they started with that.

For me, off-duty hair means no products. I have people touching my hair almost every day, so when I'm not working, I try to let my hair relax.

It's easy to look at a show with a diverse cast that's touching on topics that haven't been talked about and to think, 'Oh, this is just political correctness; this is just box ticking.'

I don't write songs that don't affect me on some level, because I figure if I am not moved by it, if its not something that I have a longing to celebrate or to be reminded of, if it doesn't affect me, then how can I possibly think it is going to affect somebody else. My touchstone is write something that matters.

Great leaders don't need to act tough. Their confidence and humility serve to underscore their toughness.

I know not everyone will like me, but this is who I am so if you don't like it, tough!

A big part of becoming a funny person was a major defense mechanism. Onstage, especially as a woman, I've had to be really tough. The second you show a crack, the audience can literally leave.

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.

Hollywood wants guys who can act tough - Hollywood don't want tough guys.

I couldn't deal with playing a character who rides motorcycles and has a leather jacket and is a tough kid, y'know?

I know I'm big. I've been big my whole life. I've never had to prove how tough I am.

I'm going to be who I am. And if you find it offensive, if you find it to be too tough, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

I've never been a bad guy - never acted like a tough guy.

I'm tough when I have to be, tender when I should be. When you find a really tough guy, he's not a predator. He doesn't have to prove himself. Guys who have to pretend to be tough, they ain't. I'm tough.