Quotes About Authenticity

I'm not 'one of the guys.' I don't want to pretend to be one on stage. I'm not going to dress like a guy or carry myself like one.

Often, when I finish a film, I'll have that feeling inside me: 'I never want to do this ever again. I don't want to pretend anymore. I want to be myself and do that.'

I decided very early on that it took too much of my energy to pretend to be someone else. People will make up their minds about me whatever I do or say, but at least I know I am being true to myself.

Everyone wants to pretend like they sprang out of the ground with an Animal Collective record in their hands and a David Bowie haircut, and that's just not the case. You discover these things gradually.

If you're gonna pretend to be something, then you have to at least live up to what it is.

Just be yourself. As an actor, you pretend all day - that's what the job calls for. So, when it comes to my personal life, a woman who keeps it real is a breath of fresh air.

It's a horrible thing to have someone pretend like they know what you're about and call you a fraud when they haven't given you a fair shot.

I don't pretend to be a great interviewer; I don't even pretend to be good at my job.

As for the kind of writer I am? I am who I don't pretend to be.

I think that always, as an actor, I don't want to overstep or pretend that I'm doing anything more than I'm doing.

I like befriending my collaborators because I'd rather make music with people I like than people I pretend to like.

I'm not going to pretend to know one more thing than I know.

If I have to pretend to be anything else than French, then I know it's work for me. It's not that it scares me, but it's work. I cannot just pop up on the set and say 'Okay, today I'm Italian!'

I've always wanted to do an Indian film, but I didn't want to come to India and pretend that I could play an average Bombay girl.

I'm not going to ask musicians to sit there and pretend to play. It feels insulting to the musicians to me.

For a long time, I felt that was actually the best I could ever hope for - to pretend to be a good person - because I was quite the opposite.

I'm so damn lucky to make a living acting, but it's not that I love it, not all the time. If I couldn't act, I wouldn't die. I'm much more interested in the human aspect of life than the pretend.

I can't just pretend to be someone else all my life. I have to mix it up.

We all try to pretend we're the person we want to be when we're really not, and you've just gotta be willing to say, 'Here are all my flaws; here's who I am - take it or leave it. If you love me still, then let's do this.'

I'm not dyeing my hair and trying to pretend I'm 40. That's not going to work for me.

I don't even watch basketball. I can't even pretend.

I don't hate people who colour-blind cast, but I hate people who colour-blind cast and pretend that they're not, who pretend that these bodies on stage don't actually carry specific meaning.

If I don't belong because of what I think and because of my opinions, then so be it. What can one do about it? One can't bend over backwards or pretend to be someone else just to belong. And in any case, it doesn't work. Once you no longer belong, it's over.

I think performers who pretend fashion doesn't matter are huge liars.