Quotes About Authenticity

I felt like I needed to be a 'pretty girl' for someone else. I felt like I needed to change a lot about who I actually was to be perfect for them instead of just being who I am genuinely.

I was a pretty good imitator of Roy Acuff, but then I found out they already had a Roy Acuff, so I started singin' like myself.

'Colors' is pretty good. It takes you inside the cop car bit. I like reality myself. I like reality-based kind of movies.

If you fail on your own terms, that's a pretty good way to go down.

The world doesn't need any more pretty good songs.

We actually have some pretty good songs. But if they come out too serious, then we have to scrap them.

I am not a very good dancer.

I'm not a dancer at all.

I'm not a dancer. Never took a dance class.

Whether it be in acting, music, or even in dancing, I only want to do things that I truly connect to, and with my music, it's everything that I am.

If I feel like doing something, I do it. If I feel like saying something, I say it. If I feel like dancing, I do. If I don't, I don't.

The best advice my dad ever gave me is that acting is believing. Acting is not acting. It isn't putting on a face and dancing around in a mask. It's believing that you are that character and playing him as if it were a normal day in the life of that character.

Acting is not acting. It isn't putting on a face and dancing around in a mask. It's believing that you are that character and playing him as if it were a normal day in the life of that character.

When you're watching a documentary, the danger is to romanticize.

I'm probably one of the most dangerous men in the world if I want to be. But I never wanted to be anything but me.

You can stay in situations just for the sake of it. That can be a very dangerous thing and tough on your soul and heart.

I'm very much aware of the dangers of becoming a cliche. Mr. Anger, someone who gets meaner, angrier on record.

Anytime you're on camera, 95 percent of whatever character you're playing, unless you're Daniel Day-Lewis - or maybe, no, pretty much just him - you're cast because you're you.

I hope, then, that every one who sees 'The Danish Girl' might be galvanized themselves to lead more authentic lives. How much lovelier would the world be then?

For the first six months of my stand-up career, I was talking like Danny Dyer. I was doing a lot of 'alright guvnors?' It wasn't true to who I was.

In our society, no one dares to be themselves.

Christine was me wanting to break free. I was tired of being prissy and shrinking and apologising all of the time, so I created a character that could be daring for me.

You'd have to spend a lot of time with me before I'd be comfortable enough to show my dark side.

I just want to be a little more real. Maybe I'm a little bit darker than others.