Quotes About Authenticity

I'm not a natural born performer.

I never wanted to perform and never proclaimed myself to be a performer.

As a performer, the thing you want the most is to be your authentic self.

For me, there's a fine line between being a cheeseball and being a good performer.

The stuff I do and say onstage I can do easily. As a performer, that comes easily. But being social offstage, it's not easy for me.

I miss my hair, but I feel like going out there with some fake braids wouldn't be right. I want to be the most genuine performer I can be.

No matter how much money I make, no matter how many hit songs. I still perform like a street performer.

I needed the time to go to college and spend years with people who aren't in the business and become a person on my own in order to be the person that I am and the performer that I am. I wouldn't give that up to be in blockbusters or have more money.

I'm not running after glamorous roles, honestly. I'm a performer and want to perform instead of standing like a mannequin wearing a lot of makeup.

If a comedian has a strong following, and the branded segment feels different compared to what you typically do, people will know right away that it's not authentic to who you are as a comedian or performer. Brands need to keep that in mind.

You put me in the room with my family and everyone I grew up with, and I'd be the last person that you'd say is the performer.

It's important to be out as a performer.

I am not a circus performer.

I'm still a really shy performer and can't wear high heels and need to be with bare feet.

I don't want to be just a performer.

All you have to offer as a performer is yourself.

To others we are not ourselves but performers in their lives cast for a part we do not even know we are playing.

I want to work with performers who really are ready to lose their minds, you know? People who are established and have talent, but who are ready to break new ground and really be cracked open in a new way.

It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That's not what I'm about.

Most people don't think of actors and people like us that are performers and out in the world as introverts, but I like to know I can trust someone first.

I think that's what makes a great show: when the performers onstage aren't putting on a show, they're legitimately just having a freaking awesome time.

I learned a lot from Elvis. He never took his image seriously. So many performers today put their image before themselves. It can ruin them. Like Elvis, I never took my image seriously.

You can do 'Hamlet' while performing cartwheels... as long as the audience sees your eyes - you can make the performance real.

If you're performing music that is not who you are or where you're at, it is painful. It's painful for the performer and for the audience.