Quotes About Authenticity

I have to be honest with myself, and make sure I am doing things the right way.

I have a lot of respect for Eminem and Rihanna. They are both very real in their music.

I'm not one of these guys who is going to build myself up to you for an over and put myself over. I do my talking in the ring.

Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about.

Go out there and let it rip and don't worry about overthinking things and trying to be perfect. Because when you try to be perfect, that's when you make mistakes.

If I did a show and didn't do Hootie songs, I would be ripping people off.

The risks are 'How country can you go?' rather than 'How rock can you take it?'

I don't want to change how I am, how I play, so if it means taking more risks, it's always going to be the case, and that's fine for me.

Production has a lot if risks but I think acting is more challenging. You have to make a character look real.

When you roast yourself, it makes everybody else comfortable.

I am not a fashionista, and I don't dress up. Usually if I'm at home, where I am now, I'm wearing a robe.

There were absolutely times in my life when I tried to get people to call me Robert.

I admire that Robin isn't scared to show up every day, since he gets embarrassed every day.

I'm not a robot.

I think I am the same kind of person I would have been if I wasn't an actor. I am not a robot.

I've done a few face palms after things I've said because it's stupid. But if I'm not like that, I won't feel human anymore. I'll just feel like some robot saying what I'm supposed to say. I think that's when people lose it.

Unfortunately I am a human being and not a robot.

In rock and roll, homosexuality was accepted, but it was less cool to say it.

Rock and roll reaches people because it's honest and doesn't shy away from the issues.

For a rock band, I didn't see the point in live albums. To my mind, you've got to be there.

I didn't want to box myself into writing just rock music because you can try to force it into moments that don't want it.

If I were a rock star, I'd design my own clothes. I'd do it because that's the mark of a true rock star.

I know I'm not a rock star.

We're not really band guys. We're shlumpy guys. We don't look like rock stars.