Quotes About Authenticity

Who am I, if I'm not this singer with big high notes? I identify with my voice. But I'm more than just the acrobatics.

There's something safe about playing a character, but then it's like, 'Who am I underneath it all?'

You have to figure out 'who am I?' 'What do I want to do?' 'What do I want to say?'

A lot of nerds aren't aware they're nerds. A geek has thrown his hands up to the universe and gone, 'I speak Klingon - who am I fooling? You win! I'm just gonna openly like what I like.' Geeks tend to be a little happier with themselves.

At least when you're acting you can be someone. In front of the camera you have to be yourself. And who am I?

I've had people hang around me because I'm Bruce Lee's daughter, and it's kind of a blow. You start to ask yourself, 'Who am I?', 'What's valuable about me?', 'Is what's valuable about me that I'm Bruce Lee's daughter?'

My dream is to one day just be me and my guitar. I'm working myself to the core. Who am I, underneath everything else? I'm still on that journey, to find that core.

I never want to sell my soul for something I don't believe in. Because guess what? Somebody somewhere in the world would have believed in that part and should be playing it - who am I to not allow that person that opportunity?

People have always asked me, 'Haven't you wanted to sell out?', and it's like, who am I going to sell to?

I had been getting relaxers since I was eight or nine. I had no clue. It was a personal mission to really find out who am when I'm not altering myself to look like anybody else. Who am I when I wake up and I don't do anything to my hair? Who is that woman? I want to meet her. And that was what catapulted my journey into going natural.

Many people look at me and think they know me but they don't at all. This is the real me. I am a humble person, a feeling person. A person who cares about others, who wants to help others.

I don't give a damn what people say about me. I like me the way I am, and who cares what other people say?

I'm this big believer that culture is not what you say, it's what you do. Who cares about your PowerPoint and about what you've carved into your cornerstone? If it's not being modeled, it won't be readable.

Just do what you want to do, and who cares what people think. That's always been my thing.

If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception of me.

I just don't think I'm that interesting. I don't think what I have to say is that interesting. To hear me go blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I mean, who... cares?

Who cares who comes out of the closet or not, so long as you're happy?

I mean, MTV or the mainstream media can tell you one thing, but when there are 40,000 people in front of you, who cares about all that?

I don't want to be doing fashion shoots and being interviewed about where I shop. Who cares?

For a long while, I was really against Twitter. I mean, who cares if I'm in an airport or had broccoli for dinner?

Who cares if your outfit is black and you're sporting a brown belt? Wear it, rock it, love it - and others will, too. Nothing beats a belt.

Vocally, I'm definitely pushing out more. That feels good. It's very freeing. I've always been very private and consciously private. Now it's kinda like, 'Who cares.' I'm gonna be free and gonna be me. I feel good.

It's certain rappers that can really rap, that really spit all bars, so I understand why someone would say, 'You not a real rapper.' But the main thing is, if you can make good songs, who cares? So I don't know why guys be tripping on Drake. He makes great music. He's dope.

If I started being braggy, my family would be like, 'Shut up, Maisie! Who cares? Get off the sofa.'