Quotes About Authenticity

Never - no, not for one moment - believe that any human being, with sense in his skull, will love or respect you on account of your fine or costly clothes.

I am not some goddess that dropped down from the sky to sing pop music; I am not some extra-incredible human person that needs to be told how wonderful they are all day and kissed.

When you're in the closet, you feel like the sky will fall down if anyone finds out. A lot of the fear is self-generated.

We've always been slammed by most of the British press. They probably hate us because we're too normal and incredibly honest.

I don't knock anyone's hustle, but I didn't want to slap my name on anything that wasn't authentic to me.

I like to look nice when I go out and I'll put on a bit of slap, but I'm not someone who spends hours looking at myself. I live on a farm in Devon and when I look in the mirror I can see my garden behind me. That's what I'm really interested in.

I think fans can tell if you just slap a skateboarder on a game - you can't fool kids.

Being married to a fellow northerner helps - he's got to keep it real or his mum would soon slap him into place.

I'm more old school: I want to be like Keith Richards on stage. It's not interesting to see straight-from-runway clothes slapped on an artist. It's more interesting when you see people who have their own style.

I'm a guy who has more slapstick than Joe Cool moments in his day, so I'm not taking myself so seriously.

I am a comic writer, which means I get to slay the dragons, and shoot the bull.

I'd rather play in front of people who wouldn't listen to Slayer. That to me, is more like, 'Hey, listen to us.'

When my plans to become a world-famous rockstar didn't pan out, I decided to try being a lesbian instead, didn't pull that off either, and wrote my second book, the national bestseller, 'The Straight Girl's Guide To Sleeping With Chicks.'

In 'Who's Who,' my hobbies are listed as eating, sleeping, and voicing one's opinion. Not necessarily the right opinion, but it's mine.

Everything I put on stage is real; that's what my life is. My emotions - I wear them on my sleeve. I'm definitely putting my heart out there when I'm on stage.

I wear my heart on my sleeve and I am known for getting a little bit emotional at times.

I never give my real self. I have a hundred sides, and I turn first one way and then the other. I am playing a deep game. I have a number of strong cards up my sleeve. I have never been myself, excepting to two friends.

Some people wear their heart on their sleeve; I do that in more ways than one.

Far too many candidates wear their faith on their sleeve.

I've always felt like there are certain politicians that wear their religion on their sleeve in a way that you almost feel is disingenuous. I think that your faith has to be first personal. I struggle with those people that preach something and go back behind closed doors and live differently.

I wear my heart on my sleeve. I have no poker face.

I wear my emotions on my sleeve. If I keep that bottled up, it's not going to be good. It's all going to come out at some point in time. I would rather it come out in little bits and pieces than me try to hold it in.

I'm not very diplomatic and wear my heart on my sleeve.

I wear my heart on my sleeve. I tell you exactly how I feel.