Gaby Hoffmann Quotes

I'm a very open person, very self-deprecating. I accept my flaws.

I think you have to be yourself, and you have to be real and you have to admit what you don't know, and talk about what you do know, and talk about what you don't know as long as you say you don't know it.

I'm not going to pretend I'm some saint, because I'm not.

I try to be thoughtful when I speak but not edited. I make mistakes, but people like vulnerability.

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.

I don't really know any other way than to be vulnerable or just be myself.

When you eliminate vanity from an art form, and I would think that this would be any art form, what is left is an opportunity to be incredibly naked and truthful.

I personally have a philosophy around authenticity and vulnerability.

I think I'm a pretty open book. We're all a work in progress, and I'm not ashamed to say that I don't have it all together - I don't really think anyone does.

I'm no saint. I'm no angel. I never proclaimed to be.

Honesty is about the scars. It's about the blemishes. But it's more than just bragging about failure, which could be a form of ego. It's about truly helping people.

I've learned that maybe sometimes it's better to show people who you are and what you are thinking about. That way, you can be more relaxed with yourself.

This is who I am. I'm not perfect. I don't want to try to be perfect.

I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest.

We're not perfect; we all have things that people might not like to see, and I like to show my faults.

Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it - not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation.

I've learned not to hide behind a veil of irony - to talk about my work in a more honest way.

Anytime I hear songs that are so honest, whether they make the person who's singing it look good or not, there's a level of honesty that resonates with people.

I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.

We tap into something when we're honest about what's going on in our lives.

No one is perfect. I would never claim to be that person.

I think people on Twitter know that I'm real and I speak from the heart most of the time, and sometimes I'm going to make a mistake.

Mainly, I hope to inspire honesty. We live in a space where so much can be manipulated, and so much is expected to be manipulated - curated, contrived, edited. I think that's a real detriment to self expression and happiness in a lot of ways. In my mind, honesty and vulnerability is the way forward.

Whatever you think about me, I was pretty open about how I felt about people.

All I know is real life. I don't know how to act. I don't know how to pretend.