Jose Padilha Quotes

My biggest pet peeve is when people don't admit what they've done.

We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark does not dispel fear.

I will always be the first to admit when I have done something wrong.

A good man with a good conscience doesn't walk so fast.

We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.

I fear that many a man's good resolutions only need the ordinary fire of daily life to make them melt away. So, too, with fine professions and the boastings of perfection which abound in this age of shams.

Hypocrites in the Church? Yes, and in the lodge and at the home. Don't hunt through the Church for a hypocrite. Go home and look in the mirror. Hypocrites? Yes. See that you make the number one less.

It is a true man's part not to err, but it is also noble of a man to perceive his error.

If you wanna cross somebody, then do that. Don't act like it wasn't you.

It takes a real man to make a true confession - a Chocolate Soldier will excuse or cloak his sin.

My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.

Looking back, I am ashamed that I have not always upheld the values that I profess and believe in.

There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow-men is that I do not say what I mean and I don't do what I say.

God knows we are subtle creatures who are more than able to use candour to avoid acknowledging our deceptions of others and ourselves.

If I think something is right, I'll fight for it - always have. If it's wrong or I've been proved wrong, I'll walk away, and I'll apologise.

I've told lots of lies in my life. I try not to lie, but I still do. It's very difficult to get to 37 and not be ashamed of something you've done. But I think your life is easier, ultimately, if you're honest.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened.

I chose to compromise my principles. I broke my promise to always tell the truth.

If I told a lie, then I got to come back and correct it years later. I hate that I have to be the person that touch on their life and be personal and be direct with certain situations, but man, I'm glad that it's me than them.

I can deal with imperfection, but I can't deal with people who lie to themselves and lie to the world to make the world feel better.

I'm obviously going to own up that I cheated and I got caught.

My conscience is clean.

I'm a human being and I will make mistakes from time to time but what I will say is that any mistakes I make are very honest ones.

When you say, 'When you're wrong, you're wrong,' I would 100 percent agree. I've always handled my punishments head on.