Danielle Steel Quotes

I just want to be a little more real. Maybe I'm a little bit darker than others.

I personally have a philosophy around authenticity and vulnerability.

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'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.

I think I've been inspired by Chris and his ability to be raw and genuine and admit flaws and let it be whatever it is. That's something I'm trying to do, too, is just be real... That way ends up being very healing with people.

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 just want to tell people how I am.

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.

I'm not ashamed to speak about anything. And what I'm telling you is real; it's from the heart.

We need more people like me who are real and aren't afraid to take a little criticism.

I feel like the more real we are, the more people will respect that.

I am how I am. I cannot explain it well, but I don't feel the nicest person, on the football pitch or in life, I'm just myself.

I'm not trying to be something that I'm not. I'm just trying to be myself and talk about what I know, and admit what I don't know.

I don't see myself in terms of artifice. I see myself as a real person who chooses to live my life in an open way - artistically.

In the hip-hop community, it's about how real are you, or how strong can you be, and really my music just reflects me. If you can accept me, then you can accept my music.

The thing that I like about being me is that everybody gets a different feeling from me.

Some people are more fluid than others at just being themselves and recognizing what's good about themselves.

I try to keep it real. I don't have time to worry about what I'm projecting to the world. I'm just busy being myself.

I've come more to terms with the fact that I sound like myself. No matter what I do, I sound like myself.

I'm not on the stage going, 'Look at me! I'm amazing!' I accept my vulnerability, don't pretend I'm something I'm not. I don't want to come across as fake.

I could do nice, but it's just not as much fun. Being nice isn't my biggest goal in life. I'm trying to be honest about who I am, and that's not always nice. I'm not always the world's cheerleader.

You don't want to spend your life explaining yourself.

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.

It seems that different people have an idea of what I am, and what I should be. And then there's me.