P. D. James Quotes

People like me because I'm real.

Charm is simply the art of being pleasing.

Charm is often despised but I can never see why. No one has it who isn't capable of genuinely liking others, at least at the actual moment of meeting and speaking. Charm is always genuine; it may be superficial but it isn't false.

He looked less handsome without the smile and glow in his eyes, but he also seemed more real. Being real will get me into trouble faster than any amount of charm.

A lot of those people aren't their best salesmen. They're the opposite of a salesperson and I think there's something attractive about that.

Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere.

I've never been no superficial cat.

I think people respond to me as a down-to-Earth, girl-next-door person, because I am one of those people. That's something I don't have to act very hard at.

I think there are very few people who have a real style, a real personality, and real beauty.

A woman who knows that she doesn't have to get all decked out to look good is sexy. A woman who can make you feel smart with her conversation skills is also sexy. I believe the sense of humor is important.

People connect with me just as a cool, around-the-way type of guy.

I find a lot of really hot people to be extremely boring because they haven't had to work at it.

It's never been a priority for me to concentrate on the likability of the character.

And I always tried to be not a star. To be someone who people like to talk to.

I think people like it when you have a bit of personality.

Being the hot girl... you wouldn't want that. It's overrated. Being sexy is actually really boring to me. I'd rather be... I'd rather be interesting.

Being told that you are good at banter is like being told that you are a good person.

I'd never want to do something just for the show of it.

You can be a pretty face, but if you're not a nice person, it just doesn't work. I'm not traditionally a beauty, but apparently people think I'm all right. If you're a nice person, it definitely helps.

That's the one criteria I have - I can't do an impression of someone I don't like.

What you bring to the stage is what you are in real life... people sense that.

I'm not a persona, and I'm not a character. I'm always the same person.

The role that people think I play is not a role. When I go home, and I'm with my sisters, I'm the same way. When I'm with my boys, I'm the same way.

When somebody comes across as authentic and genuine and sweet, people just want to spend time with that person.

I don't really have a type. I don't want to be a cliche. But personality is a big thing for me. You can find cute guys all over. But he's got to have some sort of sense of humor, which is so hard to find in a guy. He's got to be a bit smart.