Paula Deen Quotes

The flaws, the mistakes I make - that's the real me.

Regrets? I think everyone has regrets, and people who say they haven't are either liars... or narcissists.

I'm not perfect. I'm not polished.

I don't pretend to be perfect.

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

I'm not perfect.

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

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

I couldn't not be who I am. That bubble eventually bursts down the road. So you just have to be real, and when you goof up, say you goofed up.

I am someone who isn't always perfect.

I wanted fans to know that I'm human and not perfect.

I don't want to read about the fabricated version of someone's life. I want to know what haunts you, what are you ashamed of, what embarrasses you, what do you wish was different?

I am not perfect. That's for sure.

We're very, very flawed, myself included.

I'm not a perfect person - far from it.

One of the biggest challenges for me is that I'm still a human being. I'm a very imperfect human being. I'm very open about the fact that I'm not trying to pretend to be better than anyone else.

Everybody has parts of themselves that they're not 100% happy with - that's what makes you human. And being an actor, your job is to play human beings. Your job is to play real people.

I'm very open and honest, and I feel like it's important for women to hear that we're not perfect; none of us are perfect. And sometimes we aspire to have these ideas in our heads of what perfection is, and I probably would've been better off if I'd left myself alone.

Nobody's perfect, and to try to pretend you're perfect is an exhausting fool's errand.

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.

I think people assume I'm perfect. I'm not. I make mistakes. I do things I regret. I'm stubborn.

I am an open book, and I'm fine being me: I'm not a perfect person.

I primarily have had my career in comedy, and that is something that I have never been too concerned about because I know there is really no room for vanity in comedy. Comedy comes from pain and it is a lot easier to empathize with somebody who is out of shape.

The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those - those are growing pains. Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I'm not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey.