Quotes About Sincerity

No one wants to follow someone fake or boring. Being accessible on social media, being honest, and having fun with it is key.

I don't need a sensationalized headline to sell music or to bring attention to my music. It's the music and it's always been about the music.

So the better thing to do is to be right and be doing the right things for the right reasons rather than trying to be cool and popular and saying whatever thing is going to get good headlines or a big cheer at Glastonbury.

I only act from my heart.

You can't live a lie. You have to follow your heart.

Never try to copy other writers, and never try to have a formula. It has to come from your heart and soul.

I think there's nothing better than a comedy that also is not afraid to have those heartfelt moments.

People have goodness in their hearts.

I know, in my heart of hearts, I don't do things for money.

It doesn't matter how big the set is or how florid the music is: if it doesn't touch people's hearts, then I don't want to be in it.

I speak my heart out. My outspokenness and forthrightness won hearts.

I don't want to do a cameo just for the heck of it.

I've always held to the belief, though, that people who do too much acting training always look like they're acting, you know?

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

Pretty much all children are helpful to act with; they lack any guile when they act.

Most people aren't these grandstanding heroes.

I've listened to 'Frank' so many times. She was so honest and herself. I think one of the hardest things for an artist to do is tell the truth, but that's what Amy Winehouse did, and it's what I want to do - if you want to write songs that connect with people, I think they really need to believe what you're talking about.

I don't think songs have to be like these super-#1-smash-hit-sounding songs, because I think it's more important that it's like, 'Hey! This is coming out of me. This is something I connect with. This is something that I like to sing.'

Hey, I'm nothing but honest!

You don't want to be a gimmick. You don't want to be a set piece, where people go, 'Hey, that's weird.'

I think people come and go, 'I'm going to find the real Gary. What is it... the real Gary? I've got to find it.' But the thing is, it's pretty much what you see is what you get. I'm just like this. There's no hidden viciousness.

I've never hidden anything in my life.

Where I find things tough is when things are hidden, and people don't say what they mean.

I've got nothing to hide.