Quotes About Authenticity

People visit exposed and vulnerable

I'd rather know how you feel than hope and wonder and delude myself for weeks on end…

We are the hurdles we leap to be ourselves.

Dressing down is a crime against humanity.

To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live or are latent in all things.

If You Don't Claim Your Humanity, You Will Become A Statistic.

To me, the responsibility of an actor is to recreate humanity honestly. I never feel like an actor, I always look at it from a blue collar perspective.

Not gifted with genius but honestly holding his experiences deep in his heart, he kept his simplicity and humanity.

True emotions and sincere words never perish. The great heart of humanity gladly receives and embalms every true utterance of the humblest of its offspring.

The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?

I keep things pretty loose. I'm always attracted to the artists that have a, like a really loose, kind of, human style, you know, you can see, you can tell there's, there's a humanity in there.

I'm interested in acting because I'm interested in exploring humanity, and we're all nuts, we're all damaged, and we're all gorgeous, so anything less than that is dishonest to me.

The outlaw is the radical, the one close to the roots of existence. The one who refuses to forget their humanity and, in remembering, helps everyone else remember, too.

I'm not trying to redefine sexuality or humanity or say that my answer is right and yours is wrong. I'm just happy with who I am.

I don't want a perfect character, I want a character who has, as strange as it sounds, some humanity, some flaws, some needs.

I would like, in my arbitrary way, to bring one nearer to the actual human being.

The important thing is for the characters to feel real, and to be given the humanity they are due. That granting of humanity is what separates a full portrait from a stereotype.

They told me I was everything. 'Tis a lie, I am not ague-proof.

Confidence is at the root of so many attractive qualities - a sense of humor, a sense of style, a willingness to be who you are no matter what anyone else might think or say.

I remain just one thing, and one thing only - and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.

I don't trust anyone who doesn't laugh.

Silly is you in a natural state, and serious is something you have to do until you can get silly again.

Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.

Relaxed Empiricism -- I only believe something to be true if someone I know quite well tells me if happened.