Quotes about Authenticity

You want me to tell me the truth or do you want me to stroke you?

I've always said that sexy is having a really strong sense of yourself and never taking yourself too seriously.

People assume when they come into a church and see a person up there speaking, 'That person must be a good person.' My challenge through the years has been believing that: 'I guess I must be a really good person.' I struggle with it. It just helps me to keep that confessional posture.

Doing 'All Good Things' really felt like I was acting for myself rather than anyone else. It gave me a freedom I'd never had before, or knew I had, to do whatever I want to, and to argue my opinions and not just feel like the cute girl on set or the girl in a boy's club. I figured out how I could be both. And it's been different ever since.

On 'Think Like a Man,' they got the best out of me because they allowed me to bring my own cadences and opinions to the character that I was playing. I think we got the best of that particular character.

Well, honestly I feel like an ordinary woman.

Whatever I'm writing comes organically out of my life.

Of course I want to look nice and have a good appearance, but more than the outer shell, I want people to want to be around me for my heart.

With a woman, a man always wants to let himself go. And it is precisely with a woman that he should never let himself go ... but stick to his innermost belief and meet her just there.

We want them [senators] to be themselves, and I told them, be yourselves and say what you want to say. Don't worry about me.

The media wants me to change, but it would be very dishonest to supporters to do so.

The only people who aren't hypocrites are those whose morals are so twisted, whose consciences are so seared, that they don't believe in any ideals higher than those they actually live out.