Quotes About Authenticity

Being a rocker, to me, is equal to living as much of the truth as possible.

Not every artist is a role model.

Being a role model is about being true to myself.

I think a role model is a person who says, 'This is who I am.'

I can't be a role model. I just can't be.

I wanted to be my'self and I wanted the play'ers to take pride in ev'ery'thing they did. We rep'resent the Pitts'burgh Steel'ers but we also rep'resent the city of Pitts'burgh. You're a leader and a role model, whether you want to be or not.

All the roles I play have something of myself in them.

What I want to do is play roles as a black man, instead of playing black man's roles. You know?

I'm attracted to roles where I don't have to wear makeup.

I choose roles that are not me.

I loved being a rock and roll star, but it wasn't what I wanted in life.

There's an edge to real rock 'n' roll. It's all that matters.

The best movies are rooted in reality.

All my stories are mainly slice-of-life and rooted to real issues and situations that I have experienced myself.

I've always rooted on kids that do what they want to do and are being who they want to be.

You can't run from your roots of who you are.

The thing is, we've changed our style but we've never changed the actual roots of what we've done.

I try to stay very, very true to my roots and my lifestyle and I wanted to be able to share that with my fans.

I'm pretty rough around the edges, but I'm a very open person.

I knew that the artists that I loved the most had something about them that was very unfiltered and very rough.

I'm not writing about the 1 percent of people who have this fairy-tale, amazing life. I'm writing about people like me, who maybe had a rough childhood.

My style has definitely evolved. When I first started out I think I was a little all over the place and the clothes kind of wore me rather than the other way round. But now I'm at the point where I'm comfortable dressing for me, I know what works and what I like.

I wouldn't go down the route of having an assistant. I don't want to be like that. I want to be normal.

Each person's voice is very different, so you need to find what works for you. Make sure you keep to your routine.