Quotes About Authenticity

Whenever I've seen shows or films set here, they just don't feel like the real Nashville to me.

Try and use less make-up whenever you can.

Whenever I Instagram or Vine something of myself, I like to go extreme and be crazy and silly.

I think that whenever there's a good script we try to make that happen, but it's all based off of a good story, a good script, but I don't believe you should do it just because it's African-American.

Whenever you see people talking about how real they are or how normal they are, it seems odd to have that self awareness that you could potentially not be normal.

Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.

I am an extremely private person. I always feel that I come across as a caricature of myself whenever I do interviews.

Some people be game-goofy and words don't sound right coming out of their mouthpiece. But whenever E-40 says something it's just solidified.

Whenever the subject of doing reality television comes up, I immediately disregard it, because most people don't come off well, and it's embarrassing.

Whenever you're in any acting role you are mortgaging your own character.

Being myself is what got me to where I am.

I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart where God put it, on the inside.

I have certain things that I stand for, certain things that I believe in, and if you don't like it and you tell me to go to hell, I think that's your God-given right as a fan. It's one of those deals where I'm that one guy who is outside of that realm of good guy, bad guy. I'm just me, and it elicits a response both positive and negative.

In this modern world, where we have filters to make us look as nice as possible, it's good to take off the filter and go, 'I could look stupid here.' You'll learn something and be better for it.

People where we come from hear so many lies that the truth stands out like a sore thumb.

You get to the point where you're like, 'I'm just doing me, and if people don't like it, then it is what it is.'

My dad raised me with some good advice: 'Always tell the truth. Always shoot from the hip. You might not have many friends, but you'll never have enemies, because people will always know where you're coming from.'

Do not tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish.

I come from Detroit where it's rough and I'm not a smooth talker.

We're in a world where masculinity, especially with these big spectacle movies, is often pushed by rippling six packs and forcing an image down someone's throat trying to prove masculinity. Whereas I think true masculinity comes from having a strong sense of self.

I've had to really teach myself that when you're not feeling it, you shouldn't write anything down because you're going to end up coming back and re-writing it later. Whereas, if you write when you're feeling something, when you're really in the streak, then that's when you're going to get your best stuff.

I just find social media such a robotic experience, whereas punk was right in your face.

An actor can change himself to fit a part, whereas a personality has to change the part to fit himself. The personality has to say it his own way.

I think if you write from your own gut, you'll come up with something interesting, whereas if you sit around guessing what people want, you end up with the kind of same schlock that everybody else has got.