Being Real Quotes - Page 31

• Nothing beats being really honest about who you are and what you need. All the rest just works itself out.

  Jon Voight

  Truth, Reality, Needs

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• In my experience, if you steer clear of dogma and muster up more love than you thought you had to give, then your vitality increases, satisfaction sets in, sweetness surfaces. I believe in the creative power of good feelings. I'm convinced that the desire to be real is everyone's divine imperative.

  Danielle LaPorte

  Inspirational, Real, Believe

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• After 'Prom Night' I did two movies where I was playing a prostitute. I gravitate towards characters that have some sort of inner turmoil or some sort of character arc. That's the great thing about acting, so many different things and being really diverse in your choices.

  Brittany Snow

  Character, Night, Two

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• Be amazing. Be everywhere. Be real

  Jason Calacanis

  Inspiring, Real

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• There is a curtain, thin as gossamer, clear as glass, strong as iron, that hangs forever between the world of magic and the world that seems to us to be real.

  E. Nesbit

  Strong, Real, Glasses

  E. Nesbit (1907). “The Enchanted Castle”, p.170, Lulu.com

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• Someday, one of your friends is gonna get divorced, it's gonna happen, and they're gonna tell you. Don't go, 'ohhhh I'm sorry.' That's a stupid thing to say. First of all you're making 'em feel bad for being really happy, which isn't fair. And second of all: divorce is always good news. I know that sounds weird, but it's true, because no good marriage has ever ended in divorce. It's really that simple.

  Louis C. K.

  Sorry, Stupid, Divorce

  "Please Stop Saying You’re So Sorry" by Carly Israel, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 5, 2016.

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• The key thing is figuring out what your issues are, and it's really never about the food. You have to be real and honest with yourself. I had to stop and look and ask myself, ‘Why do I want this? What is the real reason?’ At times it was comfort food like chocolate. I love chocolate and I realized it relaxes me, so when you acknowledge what the issue is, you can control it better.

  Jennifer Hudson

  Real, Keys, Issues

  "Jennifer Hudson Talks Weight Loss And New Look In Book". Interview with Nicki Gostin, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 17, 2012.

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• I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act. It is an act that can be met with hostility, exclusion, and violence. It can also lead to love, understanding, transcendence, and community. I hope that my being real with you will help empower you to step into who you are and encourage you to share yourself with those around you.

  Janet Mock

  Real, Believe, Empowering

  Janet Mock (2014). “Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More”, p.18, Simon and Schuster

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• The streets respect me because I kept it real with me. You gotta be real with yourself, and the streets recognize game.

  Mary J. Blige

  Real, Games, Respect Me

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• I know [my breasts] have opened doors for me, let’s be real.

  Sofia Vergara

  Real, Doors, Breasts

  "Sofia Vergara Admits Envy of Gisele Bundchen" by Emma Koonse, www.christianpost.com. October 2, 2012.

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• Real-life people are often the hardest to play, people that you recreate who have actually lived, because you have to live up to people's knowledge of those characters.

  Derek Jacobi

  Real, Character, Play

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• You have to be real with yourself. No one is doing that. People are too concerned with making everything look nice and calm and pretty.

  Donald Glover

  Real, Nice, People

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• I would think that would be really liberating to play like a real cad or a villain or something like that, and that's something I haven't gotten the chance to do a lot.

  Luke Wilson

  Real, Thinking, Play

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• But it's fun to be something, have that, and you don't have to be real. It's like, comedians. They go on and they're doing all these jokes. I would be like that if I were more awake

  Parker Posey

  Fun, Real, Comedian

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• I suddenly realized that comedy, for me, was just being honest, and playing it for real. I've seen so many wonderful actors who turn into creatures from another planet when they're told they are supposed to be playing comedy.

  Bea Arthur

  Real, Actors, Just Being

  TV Legends, August 6, 2005.

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• I really enjoyed the sort of real crazy, eclectic layering stuff and how it all worked together. I could tell it was some of it was derivative of something. I could tell that certain things were being looped around and I just really enjoyed the way that it all came together.

  Kid Koala

  Crazy, Real, Together

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• And there was a real shedding of the old dogma, like boundaries of morality were being broken down and everybody was into the new party mode of just loving on each other. Which destroyed thousands of us. I lost 16 of my personal friends through that lifestyle.

  Barry McGuire

  Real, Party, Broken

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• Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity. Why would you be realistic? What's the point of being realistic? I'm going to do it. It's done. It's already done. The second I decide it's done, it's already done.

  Will Smith

  Mediocrity, Done, Realistic

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