Quotes About Authenticity

I was, am, and likely forever will be a huge mess.

I've been to parties where I've seen guys mess up. They've been dying to bust out those crazy embroidered corduroys all year long, and it doesn't always fly.

Anybody's life is probably a mess of secrets and lies when you boil it right down.

I can't stand those shows that come in and make things over and leave the homeowner with a mess to fix afterwards. Not my style!

When I started in 'Drag Race,' I didn't know anything about drag - my makeup was a mess, my hair was a mess, but I love what I was doing.

On very base level, I'm a hot mess.

If any girl gets a message from someone claiming to be me, it's fake.

The message is risk, really risk. Be yourself. Create.

If we are not careful, we will convey the message that investigators have to be perfect. Not true!

You never want to make a 'message movie', but you always want to be talking about something that you care about.

'St. Trinian's' is probably taking it to the extreme, but in essence it's saying, 'If you be yourself, you can do whatever you want,' and it's sort of a fun message.

I'm doin' something different. I mean, I talk a little bit about race and interracial dating, but it's not the heart of my act. I just try to do what I think is funny; there's no huge message or through line.

When you listen to my songs, you hear messages and real stories. That's what's setting me apart.

You can't be preachy - kids are allergic to messages.

I want to ensure that I'm sending the right messages and that I'm empowering others, and doing things that feel like they're in line with my values.

I get frustrated with companies that present themselves as your mates. They use emojis in the messages they send you, and they're very casual with their back-and-forth. That doesn't work if they've rinsed you of all your money.

There are some people who have left me negative messages, but they aren't true Chelsea fans.

The mentality always in reggaeton was, 'I'm the man.' I made that cool to say, 'I messed up. I'm not the best.'

Everyone thinks I land in a chopper on top of my building and I have the most cushy existence. Could you understand that I might have the most messed up life myself?

I've never seen anyone more messed up over success than Richard Pryor. For him, it's a constant battle between success in the white world and keeping it real for his black self.

My name is all I have, so I don't want that to be messed up from a game of football.

I don't want to be labeled a star, or billed as a star. I'm a messenger, really, and when I get work to do, I have to do it.

When people start messing with their foreheads and can't lift their eyebrows, that's weird.

It's a form of human love to accept our complicated, messy humanity and not run away from it.