Quotes About Genuineness

I grew up around a bunch of rappers and street dudes and they were always like: 'yo! She's a little different but she's her.' They respected it because you know it wasn't forced, I wasn't posing to be something I wasn't.

It's very rare that people are exactly who they appear to be.

I think being honest on TV is pretty rare. So if I can be that, I would like to be.

Very rarely have I had the opportunity to say lines which I would have said even if I wasn't working in a film.

I hate the word 'cool.' It gives me a rash.

I prefer to be a good human being rather than a good character on screen.

Because we're actors we can pretend and fake it, but I'd rather the intimate investment was authentic.

I'd rather be real in the ring then someone who is trying to play a character.

I'm being my real raw self, and that's what I always preach anyway. What you see is what you get.

I will a hundred percent sell out. Because I'll always be myself... my raw, authentic self.

There's no facade; it's very real. I just don't get along with Ronda, and we don't see eye to eye on anything. We're just two completely different people. People can tell that our rivalry is very raw. It's very, very real.

The most important thing to me is that it's all really raw.

I think the illest thing about Wiz Khalifa is how true to himself he's always been, and I miss that from artists. Nothing about what he does ever felt like he was reaching to be something that he wasn't.

That's a song about reaching deep inside yourself where you can completely be who you are.

I've never really been a character on TV. I think, if possible, you want to portray yourself. If you're in a situation where you're supposed to react, you need to react.

Have you ever heard someone tell a story but felt they are just mouthing the words without being emotionally connected? When you do this, you often create a more negative reaction than if you hadn't told a story at all. That's because others can see that you're just going through the motions.

I want to take the time to think through how I feel and why I feel. I don't want to feign expertise on matters I know nothing about for the purpose of offering someone else my immediate reaction for their consumption.

I'm very careful not to tell a joke just to get a reaction.

If I try to act cool and do things that get a positive reaction, then I'm not doing anything for the person I'm in the ring with.

Everything is real. It is one of our golden rules for the show. We won't do it otherwise because the show is built around real reaction, ours included.

Because of the nature of my brand, it's so important our readers know it really is me behind my keyboard.

Authenticity can't be replicated or faked. You're either real or you're not.

I don't have any issue with people seeing my real self.

Better to just be real. Show up and do your job and be a nice person.