Hima Das Quotes

I think people have a misconception of me, period. My life has been a whirlwind sometimes, but it's different to what people think. I definitely feel like there's a misconception about me and who I am.

When I was 18, 19, I was presented as the 'aw shucks' Nebraska kid who's coming up with a big serve, and then I flipped out a couple of times, and then I was ueber-brat, when I feel like there's parts of both, but I don't think I am either one, if that makes sense.

It's funny: people who meet me say, 'I thought you'd be different.' But I'm still the same guy.

I think for such a long time people had this misconception of who I was and what I was about.

I think people have a warped sense of who I am.

As far as fan perception, it's probably worse than it should be. I think it's getting better, but I think I still get perceived based on the things I did earlier in my career.

I want to show people that I'm not what everybody thought I was.

Some people have called me arrogant or believe that is my reputation, which is far from what I really am like.

I wanted people to see me, to change their minds about me.

People can have so many ill-conceived ideas about me based on the parts that I play. I've had guys, when I've been single, come out of the woodwork to date me and I've found out very quickly that they were expecting some kind of whirlwind, some dramatic crazy person - and that's just not me.

I knew Henry Fonda was my father, but I didn't know who I was. They all thought of me as Henry Fonda's son. Unfortunately for them, they never got to know me.

I understand people have preconceived notions of who I am or what I do.

You grow and you change, or at least you think you do, but you're kind of the same.

The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm stupid.

I think people will be surprised to find that I'm not as much of an idiot as they think I am. I'm not a real moron.

I know I come off differently than I think of myself. I'm always surprised by what people say about me.

I would literally have to go meet people so they could see I didn't have big red hair and wear high heels constantly. It was just really ingrained in people.

I think people seem to sort of associate me with danger. And I don't see that at all.

When people assume that you're one way and you're not that way at all, it's hard.

I read all the time that people think I'm arrogant. They say I am cocky, a bad character. I had that from a young age. But when they meet me, they say, 'That image doesn't fit you.'

To people who don't know me I'm defined by a number of things that people know about me that are entirely untrue.

How you define yourself is a major issue for young people and adults alike.

I'm perceived to be this solitary character, but nothing could be further from the truth.

People have always made assumptions about me. I become very territorial about my identity because it's been hijacked by so many people with their own projections.

It's really odd that I've got this kind of sullen reputation - I never saw myself that way.