Quotes About Authenticity

What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious. The name thing: I will always be L.L. Cool J.

I'm not a brand name, I'm a person.

We all agree that manufacturers have a right to ensure that fake goods are not marketed in their names and that their own goods are not marketed under fake names.

I think knowing people by first names, not by what they do sexually, is really what it's about. Not being afraid. Fear is the enemy. I've always been comfortable with being gay.

I have never hidden my relationship and I have been called the worst names in the showbiz world.

We came up with 'No Filter Neha' which means having 'unfiltered chats' with guests as first choice to name the show and then we went on to throw 40 more names but later we thought that first one is the best name and went back to it.

Call things by their right names - Glass of brandy and water! That is the current, but not the appropriate name; ask for a glass of liquid fire and distilled damnation.

When you say the name Gilligan, you know who that is. If a show is good, if it's written well, you should be able to erase the names of the characters saying the lines and still be able to know who said it. If you can't do that, the show will fail.

I don't like names that are clever or made-up sounding.

I don't go by brand names for directors.

Not to name names, but a lot of pop female artists you see, they don't write their own songs. Lot of top male artists and boy band artists, they don't write their own songs. They're just a product. They sell, they sell, they sell. They don't care about musical integrity, any of that kind of stuff.

Compared to other people, I am not that narcissistic. Sometimes, I don't even plan all that I wear.

An authentic and honest brand narrative is fundamental today; otherwise, you will simply be edited out.

The thing is about 'Vida,' we're telling a very simple family narrative. There's nothing fancy about it.

Do we really want the truth, or do we want a truth that fits our narrative?

When we get to a point when trans folks are included in the creative process, the narrative will be much more authentic. Trans actors playing trans roles is a key part of that. But some of the trans talent is not even making it into the audition room, let's be honest.

From making documentaries all these years, it doesn't feel right to lead someone. In narratives, I'm always trying to shoot as though it's really happening, and I trust my actors are going to make decisions that I'm going to be following. I want to follow them.

So many actors and musicians seem to be only interested in what's expected of them, and they join the dots accordingly. I don't fit into any narrow categories as an actor or a singer.

Nashville is a pretty small place.

I'm one of the lucky artists in Nashville that gets to - I know it sounds cliche - but just write from the heart.

L.A. was never me. Nashville is my home.

Nashville used to have more integrity than just looking at the bottom line.

We're not just going to take some songs from a focus group in Nashville where people are sitting around in a circle having appointments trying to write catchy songs so they can sell them to a band like us.

Even though there are incredible songs floating around Nashville, it's important for me to have my voice heard.