Quotes About Genuineness

Hip-hop has always been about keeping it authentic and being authentically you. That is what I try to do in my music and when I speak about the Bible.

I'm not gonna force something or fake something to try to get more black people at my shows. I'm not gonna do some big hip-hop crossover.

Hippies are so phoney and fake.

I'm not trying to be anyone. You know why other executives always hire phonies? Because they're phonies. They hire phonies because they like phonies. They're comfortable with them.

I'm not a guy who holds up a product and says, 'Drink this.'

I don't do divas. I don't do entourages. I don't do the Hollywood crap.

We not from Hollywood, so I'm not playing Hollywood's game.

I'm the same guy I've always been. I'm the same guy now as when I was hitting 50 home runs. I don't change.

What I mean by being real is just when you are doing dance celebrations, sports celebrations, like the cooking dance or anything like that. When you're an artist, you want to always try your best to do the homework and see where it originated from.

I've always been honest with my fans, and I want to keep that up because I feel they can see through the fakeness.

Nothing's wrong with honest emotion.

Good design should be honest.

Honest always sells. Always has, always will.

It is a very honest world, our work. I think you cannot fake anything.

The reason I love kids so much is because they're so honest, so you know right away if they like you or they don't.

Music really makes you keep your feet on the ground. People can really see if you're honest. That is the truth, they really can see through you.

At least I can say that I'm honest.

I always write what feels really true and honest and me.

An honest man is always a child.

If your film is honest, people will accept it.

I'm past my wooing days now. See, I am an honest person. If I like a girl, I will go and tell her.

My definition of sexy is someone who is expressing themselves honestly.

I like people who enjoy life. I can't stand women who play games. I lose interest very quickly. I prefer up-front honesty.

All I'm ever looking for in my work in general is honesty and truth and people being real to themselves.