Authentic Quotes

I always felt that if I was going to do a movie, I wanted it to be authentic.

Of course there are regrets. I shall regret always that I found my own authentic voice in politics. I was too conservative, too conventional. Too safe, too often. Too defensive. Too reactive. Later, too often on the back foot.

We all perform our lives in a way. And the actor is a perfect metaphor to get at that theme of 'how do we find our authentic selves?' And that we all - whether we're actors or not - perform ourselves. As a way of searching. As a way of fumbling around and trying to say, is this my voice? Is this who I am?

I mean, whatever kills you kills you, and your death is authentic no matter how you die.

Then I realized that secrecy is actually to the detriment of my own peace of mind and self, and that I could still sustain my belief in privacy and be authentic and transparent at the same time. It was a pretty revelatory moment, and there's been a liberating force that's come from it.

Feelings or emotions are the universal language and are to be honored. They are the authentic expression of who you are at your deepest place.

The aim of every authentic artist is not to conform to the history of art, but to release himself from it in order to replace it with his own history.

Strive to be authentic all the time. That's sort of my philosophy on life, which applies to acting.

All of my children are ideologically and politically in sync with me, they all have authentic Christian faith. It's something I'm very grateful for.

There's so many young women today who look so lost. And I feel like, of course they're lost. They have no one around them to give them real, authentic reflection.

Just be your authentic self because there's nothing sexier or more beautiful than that.

I like men with quick wit, good conversation and a great sense of humour. I love banter. I want a man to like me for me - I want him to be authentic.

Design works if it's authentic, inspired, and has a clear point of view. It can't be a collection of input.

Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts.