Quotes About Perception

There's a certain consistency to who I am and what I do, and I think people have finally said, 'Well, you know, I kinda get her now.' I've actually had people say that to me.

A lot of people believe what other people say.

When people say, 'Nothing's coming to me,' they usually don't like what's coming to them.

People say, 'You look like the girl who used to be on that show 'Angel' - they don't actually think I'm her.

People say, 'Gee, you do a lot of mafia movies.' I think I've done two, out of 60.

It harms me when people say I am 'non-mainstream' or 'non-commercial' actor. I try to fight off such labels.

Frankly, you're heading down a dangerous path if you take seriously what people say about you, and I don't read most of it.

People say that I am always serious and depressing, but it seems to me that the English are never serious - they are flippant, complacent, ineffable, but never serious, which is sometimes maddening.

People say they make movies to show what 'really happens.' But they only show what they choose to show.

No diss to any of my homies, but I pay very close attention to what people say about me.

People say I'm controversial. But I think I lead a very balanced and normal life.

People say that I'm always late, but that's a myth.

Well, you know, when people say stuff about you, it's always really flattering. But does it mean anything to me? It's not really real to me; there's no reality to it.

Most people say they talk to me and I sound older.

People say my music is English. I don't know what it is. Maybe it's not me writing English music, but that English music is becoming more like me.

I am not thinking that because people say I am great that I really am great. I am just doing a job, just like everybody else. The only difference is that a lot more people see what I do.

It's upsetting that it is such a big deal. I wish it weren't an issue all the time. It's funny that people say it's a departure, because I've been acting since I was a child. I've played three gay roles out of hundreds.

I think when someone becomes an actor, people say, Aw, you could see it in him when he was little. But I think you can see that quality in every little kid.

Some people say I chastise the Republican Party too much.

If you run for mayor, people say you're being egotistical. If you decide you won't run for mayor, people say you're being self-centered and egotistical.

I feel like people start to believe things that people say about them and start to think they're really important. If you have a family that is down to earth and cool, I don't see how you can be like that.

It's funny, in some of the interviews I've seen that were done for the film, some people say things like, 'Oh, I was never a very big Jim Woodring fan. I've never thought his work was that great.'

A lot of people say I am serious, but I don't think I am.

Acting itself is quite scary. Some people say that actors are show-offs, very egotistical and all that kind of stuff, but it is quite scary.