Quotes About Authenticity

We are never doing anyone any favors by withholding our gifts from the world. It's scary to be fierce, but you can't compromise that for fear of losing those around you.

And you can't have an Allman Brothers gig without an Allman brother. I've heard people try to argue that you can, but I'm not buying it.

Now when I say Sophie Ellis-Bextor I feel that's not really me because that's become this entity from doing the gigs and the shows and the make-up contracts and whatever else.

Whenever a young comic asks me for advice I only have two things to say. One is to try and do what you think is genuinely funny and the other is just do loads of gigs.

I've never wanted to use my age as a gimmick, as something that would get me ahead of other people. I've wanted the music to do that.

When it comes to the golf industry, I know that people see me as a gimmick.

Action should always be about character and story, not a gimmick.

I don't feel like I'm a character; I certainly don't feel like I'm a gimmick. I am who I am.

Trouble is, I'm not a real ginger. I'm just a ginger-bearded, pale-skinned, strawberry blond.

I'm a curvy girl, and I'm a real girl.

People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.

I'm proud of having a girlfriend; it just doesn't have anything to do with my music.

I just wanted to write about stuff that was happening in real life, and that's not just love songs about your girlfriend.

A lot of my girlfriends are always telling me they're really strong independent women, but they've got their boy on the side, and they only go over when he calls.

I'd rather grow alone with my girlfriends than with someone I'm not in love with.

I'm not a girly girl.

I'm not into makeup or dresses or typically girly things. But to me, those things don't really define what it is to be a female artist in this industry any more. It's being brave and courageous and true to yourself.

I'm not a girly girl, never have been. I really admire those who love to frock up.

I hear that I dress like a boy and that I should be more girly, which I can understand, but I just focus on what I want to do and enjoy my time with fans who love me for who I am.

Give me an authentic woman, and I'm happy.

It's not that I don't want to do commercial films, but if my part is just to look pretty, I'm not up for it. I'd do a role that expresses something. It's not that I don't want to look good, but give me a part where I have scope to perform.

I write what's given me to write.

I am a sensitive person and am emotional, but will never show it. I am a giver as I feel for people, but I don't give to everybody. But if I connect with the person and genuinely feel for the person, then I will.

I try to not to overanalyze, not to watch myself too much, but to be present in life and in my art. I'm so glad it comes off in that way.