Quotes About Genuineness

All I've ever tried to do is play real people.

I've never tried to be something I'm not.

I tried to do the commercial thing. But I don't want to keep shoving Twinkies down everyone's throat. People are hungry for something of more substance.

There's a difference between fake hustle for show and being someone who tries hard to win.

If a show ever tries to be cool, then it's going to be doing something wrong.

I'm not an actor that works in front of a mirror, who tries to repeat her actions or whatever.

I don't do like diva trips and stuff.

I ain't got no magical powers and mystical trips and all that kind of crap. It's kind of silly.

If you are you, 24 hours a day, then you do not have to remember who you are supposed to be in different situations - something that I imagine could be troublesome.

Always be original. Never duplicate what you've seen another actor do. Be true to the character that you've been given, and the rest will come easy.

I have tried to do what is true and not ideal.

You make your mark by being true to who you are and letting that be your staple.

Everybody can relate to being real or true. Somehow, someway, you want to be real and true.

I've got a soft spot for true individuals.

People need to be true to themselves, and if entertaining and content-creating is something that does not come naturally and is really difficult, they should find something they are passionate about and love and do that instead.

Those things don't happen today. I feel sorry for the kids in the industry today. They have on sunglasses, eat caviar in jet planes, but they'll never know the true feeling that we did.

True friends appear less moved than counterfeit.

Overall I think that the most important thing is to have true friends, and always to stay true to yourself and never try to be somebody that you're not.

Never change the person that you are just to fit in. You'll find your true friends that like you for you, and if you are happy with doing things that you genuinely enjoy, it shouldn't matter what other people think.

I guess I have friends around me but when you're paying them can they ever really be true friends?

I never really did abandon my true self. It's not like I invented this imaginary person and started to be her.

I believe in the fact that to portray a character convincingly, you need to live that character, own that character. You have to be earnest with every line that you deliver. However, it doesn't mean that you have to cut off your true self.

The way I write, I need to tell the true story. I can't just make a story up. So I have to let the things happen to me and allow myself to work through my thoughts.

Because 'The Boy With The Topknot' is a true story there are so many specific details that are true, current, accurate and haven't been made up.