Quotes About Genuineness

If we get out there trying to be inspirational, then we probably won't be.

There's nothing I despise more than people trying to be something that they're not.

If you're real, you've never got anything to hide away from. You're not trying to fake anything, you're not trying to have this other persona - you're just yourself. And if I could be myself for as long as possible, I will.

I'm an honest dude, not trying to be anything other than who I am.

It's the people who try to be clever who never are; the people who are clever never think of trying to be.

There's not much difference between what I appear to be on stage and what I am. I think people like that, that I'm not trying to pull a caper.

I'm not trying to be anything other than the way I was born and raised.

The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.

If you're trying too hard to be the girl next door, you're not going to be.

I don't have an image that I'm trying to, like, portray. I'm just being me.

I think that people in general appreciate honesty and not trying to cook something up just to fit a mold that would be beneficial for you. I never made music like that.

Trying to be fascinating is an asinine position to be in.

I know people that could serve me canned tuna and saltine crackers and have me feel more at home at their table than some people who can cook circles around me. The more you try to impress people, generally the less you do.

I never try and tune anything out. I think that's a mistake. You want to bring all the honest stuff that's going on inside you into your work. Otherwise, you're keeping a lot of authenticity out.

I have no secrets. Neither did Tupac, neither does my daughter. We don't live behind secrets, we don't live lies, we are who we are, and we are pretty happy to be who we are.

Tupac was real and honest about every question I asked.

I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.

I just think that things should be allowed to run their course, and not turned into a Disney ride.

I don't doll myself up for TV because I want people to accept me for who I am.

I've learnt that I've had the best results from just trying to be me, trying to make a movie or TV show I want to see or write a script I want to read, and that's really all I can offer - being authentic.

I don't like movies, TV shows, or books or anything that's preaching to the audience or speaking down to us.

Authenticity is absolutely the key to a great tweet.

Somebody with a billion followers can tweet, 'See my movie,' and it can still tank. Followers don't always translate into success because I think people are too savvy. When something takes off, it's because people are connecting to it - not because someone with a lot of followers says to care about it.

I'm naturally shy, so the social media thing is new to me. I haven't really figured out how my voice sounds on social media, you know? I don't want to tweet everyday just for the sake of tweeting. I want to make sure whatever I do there is honest. Social media can very quickly get fake, and I don't want to be that guy.