Richard Lewis Quotes

During 'Hawthorne', I was constantly trying not to be too outrageous and keep it serious. This has been so refreshing for me because it's such a good outlet for the inner me to just be. That's the whole point of 'Glee' anyways - to just be who you are and that's enough. I really feel that way on set.

I'm totally myself.

I wanted to step forward and be on TV and for people to see who I really was.

We all have our ambassador that we send forward into the world. We all have people we are varying degrees of real with. There's a public face we all wear. As I get older and more comfortable in my skin, I am trying to combine the two so the real me is there all the time.

I must be very clear in one thing... Being a pageant girl is not who I am or what defines me.

When you were on stage, you could be absolutely open about your emotions and indulge them and express yourself in a way that - in real life - I wasn't doing.

It's important to find what really suits who you are, because style isn't only what you wear, it's what you project.

It's the face and the body and the thing that we hide inside that can keep us from the world, but my voice is my voice.

In my job, I am portrayed as a misfit, a grandiose high fashion lady or an unearthly creature. At home, it's important I can look in the mirror, strip away the disguise and be comfortable with who stares back.

I used to hate getting dressed, getting in front of the camera and walking down the red carpet. It bothered me because I felt like I couldn't be what they wanted me to be. Now it's still not my favorite thing, but I get through it a lot easier because I know that my work brings value to who I am.

Always be yourself. At the end of the day, that's all you've really got; when you strip everything down, that's all you've got, so always be yourself.

I'm an actor; I have made my living by acting, and I almost think I owe it to the public to express my feelings and not as a character on a screen but as myself.

I once wanted to prove myself by being a great actress. Now I want to prove that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll be a great actress.

I think a person has to just be herself.

Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.

It's nice to look good, but the most important thing is to be you.

No matter what you do, your person comes through. You can't completely change yourself on the screen. I had in mind someone colder and more in control, but I couldn't do it. This human note just crept in and maybe it's better.

The audience changes every night. You're the same person. You have to speak your mind and do the stuff that you think is funny and makes you laugh.

Everyone has to decide how they're going to appear in their lives, how they're going to put themselves out there to the world.

People think I'm just sort of this P. T. Barnum, razzle-dazzle guy. They think I go out of my way to be outlandish and theatrical at the expense of having emotions. They don't get that there's another side to me, and I keep trying to show that other side.

It is important for me to feel like myself on a red carpet - not the way somebody else thinks I should look.

I want to show people that I am comfortable enough to go on national television and just be myself.

As I grow older, I feel like my authentic self has been able to shine through more and more, and people can see that.

Once I decided to be a different person on stage, I got the chance to be larger than life and over the top, which I love.

I just want to tell people how I am.