Quotes About Authenticity

One has to get rid of his inhibitions, being an actor.

A lot of my honesty, and wanting to be as authentic as possible, came from coming out of bands like S Club 7 - things that felt glossy, you know? And with the rise of social media, there was an initial backlash against that glossiness, too. And then, I don't know, somehow it managed to get lost again.

I've never had anything done on my face. I've never had dermabrasion or peels or injections of any kind, nothing.

That's the biggest act of cowardice, faking injuries.

I've never faked an injury or an illness before.

I've never done a fake injury or something like that. If I look tired, in pain, it's because this is true.

A thing's innate disposition or God-given nature does not lie; whatever this innate disposition says is the truth.

I was looking for what was coming from a man's soul and a man's conviction. I didn't care about his past. If it was innate and natural and felt good to him and it communicated.

You can't wake up one morning and say, 'Right, now I'm going to be a leader.' I think it is something that's in you, that you're born with, and which develops. Some people have that character, that personality and it comes naturally. You can't force it. It has to be authentic and natural. Innate.

It is not whether your words or actions are tough or gentle; it is the spirit behind your actions and words that announces your inner state.

Don't you dare alter your inner freak.

If you feel good about yourself on the inside, that's gonna show to people. I don't think it's all about makeup and hair and how you dress. I think it's more of an inner thing and how you feel about yourself and that's ultimately what will shine through no matter what.

Having inner beauty is something you develop on your own, and I like to think I have that.

For me, 'Pariah' is very much about that inner churn. It's about this person's emotional inner life, and that's really what I wanted to bring to 'Bessie.'

We women must listen to our inner voice. It is easier for women to do this as they are not afraid to say what they feel.

Studio chief Winfield Sheehan wanted me to remain a little girl. If I lost my innocence, he said, it would show in my eyes.

If my Dad doesn't like you, you will know. My Mom is just too innocent to ever lie. She doesn't even cuss.

I was never, ever the ingenue. The young, innocent lead was just not me.

I'm not an innovator.

It can be disheartening to see acts that don't necessarily have any input on their own material to do so well in the charts.

I'll say it loud and say it proud. I'm completely insane.

You'll go insane if you try to have a picture-book house.

Acting is a way of living out one's insanity.

I get self-conscious and I get insecure, as everybody else does, but I try not to show that.