Quotes About Authenticity

I mean you pull the curtain away, and you see I'm just as insecure and neurotic and scared and vulnerable as anybody, you know.

I do have a vulnerable side. I think a lot of people have a misperception of me. They only see the tough, defensive, aggressive side. But every woman is vulnerable.

In order for life to be more than a frustrating game of one-upsmanship, one has to remain emotionally open and vulnerable.

I like to bring a level of vulnerability and real humanity to the characters I play when appropriate, and I feel like Dr. Culber lives pretty comfortably in that vulnerable world, but he's a professional first.

I think sexy is vulnerability, and there's no way you can act vulnerable. It just has to be there.

As a fan, I connect with realness. Whether it's strong or vulnerable, if it's real, I can connect with it.

I've found myself very vulnerable in some of my moments, but that's because I'm opening up to invite people to come on this journey.

I'm very used to playing the tomboy or the sarcastic cynic. That's my go-to. Playing the vulnerable of a real girl that's in real womanlike situations, where it's romanticized, I'm a little nervous about it.

I really respond to human scripts, scripts that are raw and real and risky. I love playing scary characters - not horror film scary, but vulnerable scary.

Bringing out your vulnerable side and shedding your privacy in front of complete strangers is so very difficult, but when you are into the performance, the relief and release is so extraordinary that you get addicted.

I know you're supposed to be thick-skinned in this business, but I'm not. I kind of like to hang on to being vulnerable.

If I can show people how vulnerable and how flawed I am, maybe others will relate.

There's nothing wrong with the feminine, there's nothing wrong with being vulnerable.

Interestingly, I matured as a musician and as an artist before I matured as a man. What I mean by that is, I was ready to be completely vulnerable and honest with myself and unapologetic when it comes to how I express myself in my medium. But I wasn't as secure in doing that when it came to just being myself.

To be vulnerable, to be raw, to virtually expose your guts, I like doing that.

I'm never nervous about being vulnerable with my songwriting because my favorite artists are ones that are vulnerable. I want people to feel like they know me.

Communication is so much better when people are vulnerable.

I really enjoy being vulnerable, and it's how I connect with other people, and part of how I do that is through food, by sharing something that I feel is very intimate and personal because it's something that I create out of nothing.

My obvious happiness and open, sharing nature made me vulnerable to people with ulterior motives.

My music is super vulnerable, raw, and intimate.

I don't care about me being vulnerable or embarrassing situations.

I think there's a contrast between being vulnerable and, you know, 'Girl Power!' I think it's important to have that balance because you don't have to be strong all the time.

If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable. You must reach the emotional and intellectual level of ability where you can go out stark naked, emotionally, in front of an audience.

That's why people come to live music, right? To see something go wrong, something human, something vulnerable.