Quotes About Authenticity

As an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what's personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn't ring true.

Be yourself. If something you do doesn't work, don't do it the next time. Listen to yourself - you know what appropriate behavior is.

When you work with kids, people tell you to be very delicate, but that's the last thing you should do with kids. They feel patronized if you're like that. They just want you to be normal.

In real life, you just work for the ordinary self, but in the front of audience you become the superself. That's a completely different thing.

I would say my work is anti-ironic.

There's always an element of fear that you need to work a lot until people get sick and tired of you or finally figure out that you're a fraud after all!

As far as career goes, make sure you're in it for the right reasons - and make sure that the work itself is the most important thing.

I've sorta learned that I'm so tired of taking myself so seriously. It's so great to show up at work and truly enjoy every word you say.

My life and work are not separate. I just have more roles than other people. And I have photographs.

You don't need to be flamboyant in your life to be flamboyant in your work.

To have all your life's work and to have them along the wall, it's like walking in with no clothes on. It's terrible.

Assuming roles is something that simply won't work for me, since I don't have a style. None at all.

People work better when they are afforded to be themselves

In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man.

I think writing books is a way for me to work out certain issues. I write about what matters to me, always.

I work really hard on the shows and I think the shows speak for themselves. I don't want to construct the show to prove something.

What I learned as an actor was the only way you could really do August Wilson's work, you had to leave an ounce of your essence on that stage,... Otherwise it was impossible.

I was a big "Blue Valentine" fan. I really loved that movie. And I thought the performances were just unbelievably real, which is certainly what I always strive for in my work.

The print on canvas is the closest to the original work. I personally sign them as well.

Whatever you make, base it upon that which is most important to you. Only then will it have depth and meaning, and only then will it resonate with others.

Our best work can't possibly appeal to the average masses, only our average work can. Finding the humility to happily walk away from those that don't get it unlocks our ability to do great work.

My best piece of advice I could give to all of the women and girls is really to honor and love your own uniqueness and to celebrate that and to really work hard not to try to be something you're not.

Do work you love, in which you can excel: The smaller the gap between who you are in your personal life and who you are at work, the happier you will be.

My life honestly isn't as weird as people think it is. I work longer hours, maybe I have a bit more money, but fundamentally, I'm not really that different.