David Duval Quotes

I'm not a big fan of just cultivating an image.

I'm grateful that the public think of me as a sweet guy, but there are times when I get worried that my behavior would disappoint the public. I'd like to show them that there are different sides of me.

I feel that responsibility to really be authentic with people because I think that's what they deserve, especially in a time when it's very easy for people in the public eye to sort of cultivate an image.

In Gerald Ford, the man he was in public, he was also that man in private.

The moment you sense someone is making something because they think people are gonna buy it or like it, it's just so phony! The public has a nose for phony like nobody else.

I'd like to get my public image nearer to my reality. People have a lot of misconceptions.

I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.

I'd rather tell you how I really feel.

My interviewing style and my approach to things is that, yes, it's okay to be sincere; it's okay to be yourself; it's okay to be real.

Sometimes I got scared of being too honest, because being in the public eye, I have always tried to hide my personal life. But I realized that isn't healthy.

I am not good at first or second impressions, and you have to spend some time with me to know me. Also, I don't want to put my best foot forward and prove something, as that is not me. I would rather be me and have you like me for who I am, instead of being someone else.

I've never tried to be something I'm not.

I come out of real life.

What most people do is try to find a comfortable persona that they're in alignment with and the public likes and appreciates them for.

You know, there's nothing you can do about your public image. It is what it is. I just try to do things honestly. I guess honesty is what you would call subjective: if you feel good about what you're doing, yourself, if you figure you're doing the right thing.

If I was going to pretend to be the supermom next door, it would've been counterfeit and a lie. I figured I had to write something out of a new place.

When you're true to yourself - not the audience that reads about me in the newspaper or sees a clip someplace, but the audience that actually comes and watches, just like Oprah - they get to know you and they sense something genuine.

As a fan, I connect with realness. Whether it's strong or vulnerable, if it's real, I can connect with it.

People can judge me for what I've done. And I think when somebody's out in the public eye, that's what they do. So I'm fully comfortable with who I am, what I stand for, and what I've always stood for.

All I'm ever looking for in my work in general is honesty and truth and people being real to themselves.

Well, if you're true to yourself you're going to be true to everyone else.

I don't want to fake anybody out and make them think I'm a great actress.

When you are in the public eye, you have to protect yourself. There are so many people judging you. I just try to be myself.

I'm crap at pretending to be something I'm not when I'm in my real life.

When you are in the public eye, it is really counterproductive to think about how you're viewed in the eyes of others. You just have to be who you are.