Leonard Maltin Quotes

What you haven't seen from me are false attacks.

I'm just in an unfortunate business where if you ask me a question I have to answer it honestly and if I don't answer it truthfully then I'm not respected.

I've always operated under the notion that audiences don't always know when they're being lied to, but that they always know when they're being told the truth.

For me, the greatest fault would be to tell somebody something I'm not.

You can't lie to your audience. You can't lie to your fans.

Because no matter what you say in life, the truth will always be the truth. You know when someone is telling the truth, you look in the eyes. I have a tendency to believe people.

The thing that I've learned, not just from writing comics but also from writing television programs like 'Law & Order,' is that you can fool some of the people some of the time - but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.

I never lie to my fans.

I don't want to lie to my subscribers, so I'm really honest about my reviews and stuff.

You tell me the truth, and I am hooked for life, because the one thing that you can't find nowadays is the person who is going to be absolutely honest with you.

As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.

Trust is that there should be no difference between what you do and say, and what you think. /

Trust is the most important aspect of being a journalist. If people don't trust or find you relatable - you will not have success.

Pat Boone is an icon in this country. He's not a guy who's going to pull the wool over people's eyes. He's going to tell them the truth.

It matters to people that the president tell them the truth.

That's the compliment I get most often - 'You guys are so honest.'

People can see it when you're honest and sincere.

People are just looking for honesty and authenticity more than anything.

My thought process is I have been lied to so much by people who I thought I could trust that it motivates me to want to be as honest as possible, to project that energy, because that is how I want people to treat me.

You can fool the people once, twice, but you can't fool them all the time. You should tell them honestly what you can do for them.

You cannot lie ever, because a lie destroys the credibility of the product, and credibility is more important than anything. Credibility's even more important than clarity.

You never have to look over your shoulder when you tell the truth. You never have to remember the details, because they are what they are. And you don't have to make sure your story matches everyone else's.

I'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world - honesty.

Sincerity is the surest road to confidence.

Trust is built on telling the truth, not telling people what they want to hear.