Quotes About Authenticity

What you sees, is what you gets.

In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.

Since I don't have an image to be worried about, I am not concerned about it when it comes to selection of my roles.

There are times I turn off my Wi-Fi, and I'm selective about what I want to share with the world now.

You have to find out who you are aside from what the media say you are. If you've become reliant on them for kind of a sense of self, then you're really screwed.

Accepting all that you are will lead you to live your best life and will allow you to be free and your true authentic self.

I'm still trying to find out who Paula Cole is. I always am - and I always will be - my real, inside self, which has no name.

I don't believe we have a professional self from Mondays through Fridays and a real self for the rest of the time.

I think it's important to have your own individual style and sense of self. It's kind of what I do.

The people who are most attractive to me are those who feel most comfortable in their skin - there's a sense of self-acceptance.

I have so much self-acceptance.

I try not to think too much about what the audience is thinking and what they think I should do. I'd be self-conscious if I did. Anyone becomes mannered if you think too much about what other people think.

I feel self-conscious for even having met so many other band people and artists, I don't want to be that artist that is only able to talk about themselves and their own band. I don't want to be that person. I'd rather just be quiet than be that person.

I'm self-deprecating - always.

My interest lies in my self-expression - what's inside of me - not what I'm in.

My brand is about self-expression and doing things authentic to me and not to make money.

I can't really stand self-help stuff myself.

At some point, I'd like to make a record that's more of a self-serving guitar album, because I really love to play. It's not really something I'd expect a whole lot of people to buy, though.

I'm very selfish in that I make music for myself, not for other people; I kind of only think about other people afterwards when it's out.

I just make music that I love. I'm kind of selfish when I make music. I'm like, 'Do I like this?'

Once you sell yourself, it's over. You've got nothing left.

I want to make music that I like; not something that I have to make because I think it's going to sell.

The last thing we would want is for our fans to feel that we're trying to find the 17th opportunity to sell them the same song.

I don't like ads. I don't like selling things. That's not me.