Aaron Donald Quotes

Well, you create your own persona, don't you? And you have to live with that. But the people that I meet, they don't think that I'm a lunatic. And if they do, then that's OK, because it means that I'm playing the parts all right.

At times, I come across as crude or crass, that irritates you when I come across like a Neanderthal or a babbling idiot at times. But I like to be that person. I like to show you all that person because that's who you come to see.

I'm not really good at fun-to-know, human interest stuff. We're not 'celebrities', whose life itself is a performance. Good or bad or ugly, we are our words. They're what people meet.

I mean, I would hope that I have a style or personality that is evident wherever I go.

I'm just trying to be Emory Cohen.

Whatever big movie I work in, ultimately my concern is my personality. I make sure that I keep it up.

I never tried to put myself in situations where I had to be anything other than what people saw on TV.

I am me. I've always been a character, and my character's story lives into pro wrestling.

Certain people do need to stay in character the whole time, and that's just what they require as a person.

People are expecting me to be a certain way all the time. It's not like if I come in here with a totally different personality and right before the camera starts they see this new character. It confuses everything. Life has a consensus reality to it and if you use that to your advantage it makes it much easier.

Every role you do is kind of a side of yourself. That's why they give you the part.

Who am I, if I'm not this singer with big high notes? I identify with my voice. But I'm more than just the acrobatics.

You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.

You have to be someone.

Being an actor, you are recognized for being somebody else, whereas these books are distilled from me.

All of us have a lot of sides to ourselves, but the fun thing about being actor is you make one side predominant for the character you're playing.

Singing is about telling a story. When you are onstage, you get to be your own self... When acting, you're someone else.

A lot of times, I feel like people come up to me because they think I'm like my character in 'Easy A', or because they've seen me in interviews, but really what they're a fan of is a movie or a character.

I do not want to play a character who is exactly like me.

I think I'm always adopting a persona. That's how I look at pop music. I don't feel like I have to be myself. I feel like I have to be true to myself, but I don't have to show an exact picture of who I am.

I want a part where I can use my own hair, my own voice, and maybe even be literate.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

When you're playing a romantic version of a real person, you're playing a version of the truth.

There's more pressure to be famous for being yourself than if you're being a character.

I'm a real actress.