Chris Bauer Quotes

I never brag, how real i keep it, cause thats the best secret.

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.

If you're going to do reality, you need to do the good and the bad. I think that's why so many people love Nicole and me. We're real and honest.

I find I don't need to be polished. I feel that you have to keep it real, and that's the best way to go.

I think it's because I'm real. Inside and outside of the ring, what you see is what you get. I'm CM Punk. I'm not trying to be something I'm not. I'm not trying to lie to the people or be fake. I'm not trying to be some crazy, outlandish character. I'm real and they appreciate that. Everything I say, it comes from the heart. It's all real.

I've never been that person to fake it, and say what everyone else wants you to say. Then you never have anything personal. If I wanted to be an actress all the time, I could do that. But I don't. I want to be real. I want to be a real person. That's what an artist is. An artist has to be honest. Without honesty, there's nothing.

It is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky..but to express oneself honestly not lying to oneself, now that my friend is very hard to do

I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.

When I'm onstage they know I'm honest, and I try to be as humble as I can.

I am, by nature, an honest person. I wear my emotions on my sleeve. There is no 'behind closed doors' with me.

I'm not trying to be something I ain't. That's right. I'm me.

I just like talking, and I'm really truthful. Sometimes things come out of my mouth, and I think, 'Maybe I shouldn't have said that,' but at the end of the day, I am who I am! When I'm not acting, I'm going to be fully Hayley Hasselhoff, and that's what you're going to get. And I enjoy that.

I think you have to be honest and not try to be somebody that you really aren't.

Some people would rather have a lie that makes them smile than a truth that makes them cry. I'm the opposite; I'd rather have people make me cry with the truth than try to make me smile.

I am the same on camera as I am off. I can't imagine being any other way.

Some people have a persona that they bring, and I can't do that. It's just me that you get, I'm afraid.

To be honest with my music... for me to expect anyone to connect it has to come from a place of honesty.

Being real is what is important.

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.

I've learned not to hide behind a veil of irony - to talk about my work in a more honest way.

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

If you really want to flex, you have to be real.

I don't mean to be so sensitive, but that's just who I am. And I'm not afraid to admit it.

Authenticity in any format is important, so I try as hard as I can to stay as real as possible.