Tom Bodett Quotes

I never want to be pretentious.

It's the people who try to be clever who never are; the people who are clever never think of trying to be.

Americans are generally very self-sufficient and I think generally averse to pretension, just as I am.

No one wants to be pretentious about what they do or take it seriously, because that is just weird.

There's nothing I despise more than people trying to be something that they're not.

What I'm bringing to the pop table is that I'm not pretentious.

The best that can be said of my life so far is that it has been industrious, and the best that can be said of me is that I have not pretended to what I was not.

I'm not a military general, a business guru, not a philosopher or author. It's only me.

I don't like living around too many fancy-pantsy folks. That ain't my thing. I'm not into phony people.

I never want to be one of those artists who feels untouchable and extraordinary. I have to be genuine.

I don't try to represent myself in a way that's not connected with my everyday reality, because I'm not smart enough to do that.

If you're a humble person, and you walk in, and you start talking, people are going to be able to tell. You can't fake it.

I don't like false modesty.

I'm not trying to be modest of self-deprecating or in any way trying to do that.

I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned affectation. It's like decal stuck up on a person.

I don't want people confusing what it is that I'm about. I just stand there and sing. And I don't do stunts or anything. if I wanted to do all that, I don't think I'd get away with it.

I come from an Irish working-class background but went to a posh school, and any type of pretension was quickly mocked at home. I've always had a keen eye for pretension.

I don't know, the word 'famous' just sounds really weird to me, because I'm just me.

People are ridiculous only when they try or seem to be that which they are not.

Inside, Penlee House is without pretension. It is a space that knows its limitations and its strengths - and makes the most of them.

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.

I like attractive people who aren't so terribly aware that they are attractive... people who aren't afraid to roll on the floor and make fools out of themselves.

I'm not really a flirt; I just try to be myself.

When I'm onstage they know I'm honest, and I try to be as humble as I can.

I was raised to be charming, not sincere.