Quotes About Authenticity

I know I could have a better public image if I were less open, if I ducked more issues and didn't speak out. But it's not my nature.

Montanans know who I am: They know I'm a lifetime Montanan. They know I understand rural America. They know I understand public lands and not privatizing them. They know I understand the importance of public education.

I thought, I'm out in my life, that doesn't involve my public life.

Anyone in public life who comes out, comes out primarily for themselves, and their life is immediately improved. That's what happened to me.

When you want to know something about the character of somebody in public life, look to see if they have a passion that began long before they were in office and that they have consistently held it throughout their career.

I'll go to my grave saying a gimmick is not good public policy.

I go to public school, which is nice because that's where I can go to be Darci, and when I perform, I'm Darci Lynne. It's my balance.

The fact that a book or publication is popular does not necessarily make it of value.

You are your main news platform, so no publication has as much power as you do about posting about yourself.

Anything I do has to have integrity, so if you just want to make music, it's not difficult finding support. The hard part for a publicist or manager is making a star.

There are a lot of public figures who, before they take a stand on a issue, they talk about it with their publicist and they figure out how it's going to affect record sales. Life is really too short to worry about that sort of thing.

Say something personal, not from a publicist.

I don't have a publicist. I don't go to events or self-promote, or endorse things, or whatever it is people are meant to do in that world.

I only do the press for the work. I don't have a publicist. I don't go to events or self-promote or endorse things or whatever it is people are meant to do in that world.

I don't have a publicist.

I don't have a manager or a publicist and am hardly seen at film parties. I am not ambitious.

I don't want to dedicate my life to getting publicity.

People think Selena and The Weeknd are dating for publicity, and that's not how things works. These are real human beings. They don't just date to get more famous. They're already the most famous artists!

It almost hurts me to walk down a road and have people grab my hand and ask for my autograph and not sit and talk. When I'm finished I'm not going to be on the front page, but I'm going to be just as happy without the publicity.

I'm not interested in publicity for myself.

I don't do things to try and get publicity or anything like that.

If anyone can crack the publicity nut and figure out how to not come across hammy and contrived, I'd love to talk to them.

For those of you familiar with me, you know I'm the last person to chase publicity or attention.

I don't want to be seen as the kind of person who does things and then expects publicity in return.