Quotes About Honesty

The reason I became an actress is because I wanted my acting to reflect life as it is. I want to put truth on the screen. I want real women to see real women on the screen.

I never reflect or convey that which I have not experienced myself.

I think your program has to reflect what your basic feelings are. I'll plead guilty to that.

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see that the choices that you've made don't reflect that, then there's something for you to look at.

You don't need to over-dramatise life, you can just reflect it. It's more interesting, in a way, if it appears to ring true.

I always want to tell the truth. It doesn't have to be a pretty truth, and it doesn't have to be a life-changing and life-threatening truth like 'Chi-Raq.' But I want to tell someone's truth in an effort to inspire people to see themselves reflected on the screen.

In 'Ta Chuma,' we used folk language so that the honesty reflected in it can live in people's hearts forever.

I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if that defines a punk, then yes, absolutely.

Reflecting the truth sounds easy, but sometimes it's not.

I believe in reflecting honesty and reflecting reality in my music and making music that touches people emotionally - music that can bring us together.

When I opened Milk Bar in November 2008, I was quite adamant about making sure the bakery was an honest reflection of life and food through my eyes. I had no intention beyond that.

A leadership competition is not an ideal context for honest reflection. The aim is, after all, to win, not to learn and build.

I drink Peet's Coffee, and they're a very authentic company. They don't try to be something that they're not, and I think that's reflective in my comedy as well.

I completely take on the risk, the poker game, which being an artist means, and I'm going to try to make a film which honestly reflects what I have in my head.

I can honestly say I've never thought for a second about whether a character reflects poorly on any group. All that matters to me is that the character is true to my belief in who he or she is.

If you're an honest person, it reflects on the screen.

It's refreshing to just see someone that you can have honest communication with.

I think it's refreshing that someone on TV can admit they drink beer, eat meat, and wear fur.

America's very refreshing when you go over there; they're all just open about what they want, and they want you to be open, too.

I refuse to lie to children.

No one should be so precious as to refuse criticism of their work. But to respect an opinion, we have to know that it was given honestly and with proper thought.

I refuse to say things behind people's backs.

Be honest with yourself about what you're blowing off. A little cancellation here or a bow-out there can add up... but only if you refuse to acknowledge your actions.

In my experience in Washington, when people refuse to come clean, it is usually because they are hiding dirty laundry.