Quotes About Authenticity

I don't think I have a reputation to live up to and that I need to do things to satisfy that.

The court's reputation is affected by what people say only if it seems to have a ring of fairness and authenticity.

Congressman Engel had a reputation quite frankly for being absent from the community, being disengaged and not being a leader or fighter on the issues that matter most, and that's not just rhetoric.

My records do not require a lot of thought of 'What is this?' and 'What is that?' That would be too contrived for me.

The fact that 'Bigg Boss' doesn't require any script is phenomenal as then you get caught between lines; here I can be all out and express my true emotions.

For one of my first TV jobs, I was required to cut my hair, dress a certain way, and wear a certain amount of makeup. I was even told to have my hair cut based on a picture in a magazine. I realized that until I complied, I wasn't going to get any airtime.

The older I get, the more the lying, the losing touch with your true thoughts and feelings, and the compromises required to fit in seem not worth the effort. It's my one go on Earth; why spend any more of it conforming to other people's rules and ideals?

Looking back at old-school pictures, I never had a hair or makeup person. I wasn't required to wear a lot of hair and makeup. I was never really allowed to do that because it was the image.

I don't like overacting or putting in way too much in a role when it is not required. It takes away the natural performance which you can give.

If you are true at telling the story, it will get a good audience, and the required numbers.

I like to promote my work. I do the promotion for my work because that is required. Apart from that I just don't know how to promote myself, to be honest, I think my work ideally should speak for itself.

Giving oneself permission to write to begin with is the first enormous challenge. But you discover that this permission involves a requirement: To write about things that are difficult because they are, in fact, your subject.

Based on the role's requirement whether it needs genuine portrayal or going over the top, I understand the whole process and deliver the performance.

Real worth requires no interpreter: its everyday deeds form its emblem.

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods.

Honest to God, I do all the research on these books myself.

Ad agencies do all kinds of market research that ask people what they think they want, and instead, you should be creating things that you want. If you do something and you get it, the rest of the world will get it, too. Trust your own instincts, your own intellect, and your own sense of humor.

I will not write about anyplace in the world unless I've been there to personally research it.

I'd always envied actors who got to play real people or got to do research. I've always just had these scripts where, I mean not in a bad way, but it was right on the page.

Like most writers, I write about what has happened to me as that involves the minimum amount of research.

I'm not a natural researcher, and I don't get bogged down in it, but I think if you get it right in the first half, people will forgive you, and then you can move on with the story.

I think I'm a terrible researcher. I find it very boring and frustrating, but the things you can find are better than what I could imagine. And when you find them, it's wonderful, and they don't feel artificial.

When researchers try to break down what is happening at Mosaic, far too often they see the skin and miss the heart.

I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I'm using for their setting.