Quotes About Truth

Power can shape 'truth,' but not forever.

The public will forgive you almost anything if you're honest about it.

That's the God's truth - I've forgotten that I was famous. I guess it's laughable.

For me, every film is actually a form of documentary.

When you work at a magazine, you have to tell the truth. When you're not working in that format, it's fun to see where your mind takes you when the dictates have nothing to do with anyone but yourself.

Authenticity in any format is important, so I try as hard as I can to stay as real as possible.

Fiction writers tend to err either making people more than they are or less than they are. I'd rather err on the side of the former.

Everything I do is true to the person I am. To me, there's not too much distinction between Elias and my former name.

Lying does exist in crazy forms.

Under each formula lies a corpse.

Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense.

I couldn't lie to get myself fame and fortune.

Nothing is ever off the table at 'The Fosters' as long as it's based in reality.

I never want to lie about my age. If I look around at the actresses I admire, they are all women who have not fought growing older, but embraced it and been proud of it - women like Sophia Loren or Audrey Hepburn.

If you ask a founder how their company is doing, they always say, 'Oh it's great. We're totally crushing it,' and that's almost never true.

Has Werner Herzog ever said anything that wasn't true? What a brilliant fountain of wisdom. Everything he touches I'm just fascinated by.

Conservatives watch Fox News and read 'Breitbart.' Liberals watch MSNBC and read 'HuffPost.' When we agree, it's the truth; when we differ, it's fake news.

I think that 'Fox News' is fair and balanced.

You do not have to ladle on the impasto to make a point about human frailty or ambitions.

If someone is trying to frame you, don't you want to know who, what, when, where and why?

When something favors France, I say so. When it doesn't, I say so, too.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

My existence was never a Francis Ford Coppola existence.

I am just very honest and frank, and a lot of people cant handle that.