Elsa Lanchester Quotes

When I was younger I probably didn't understand something basic about tact, but I think it kept faint-hearted people at arm's distance and that's not such a bad thing, because life is short and I know the kind of people I want to work with.

I've been very lucky, from the beginning. I've found that as long as you're fundamentally good - as long as you're not being bad to people - people give you a lot of room to be yourself, because being yourself is being honest. And that's what people want to see.

Women want honesty but sometimes get upset if you are honest, so you need to know when to be honest.

I tell it like it is, but I don't voice my opinion unless it's asked for.

I'm not going to pretend that I am the best thing in their life and they have to be totally loyal.

Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself.

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.

Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.

I've been very, very careful to tell people what I am qualified to talk about and what I'm not qualified to talk about.

My love life is good, and I feel like part of what's made it good is not talking about it.

Everyone appreciates me for my honesty. Why shouldn't I speak my mind? I will not say I am blunt. I don't speak about others.

Remain true to yourself, child. If you know your own heart, you will always have one friend who does not lie.

It's not enough to say I'm sorry. You have to also mean it. It's the same with saying I'm single.

The one thing I know, everyone respects the true person and everyone's not true with themselves.

When we are aligned with our highest selves, we trust ourselves enough to follow our hearts. Then we are able to be straight and tell the truth about who we are, and what we want, even if it disappoints someone else. Are you being straight about who you are?

You learn how to do good work by being honest with yourself.

I've always lived my life the way I wanted and been honest with myself and everyone around me.

Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth.

People respect me; I respect them. I'll never change. I realize who I am.

Every man is wholly honest to himself and to God, but not to any one else.

Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins

I appeal from your customs. I must be myself. I cannot break myself anylonger for you, or you. If you can love me for what I am, we shall bethe happier. If you cannot, I will still seek to deserve that youshould. I will not hide my tastes or aversions. I will so trust thatwhat is deep is holy, that I will do strongly before the sun and moonwhatever inly rejoices me, and the heart appoints. If you are noble, Iwill love you; if you are not, I will not hurt you and myself byhypocritical attentions. If you are true, but not in the same truthwith me, cleave to your companions; I will seek my own.

Be true. Be as true and honest with yourself as you can and then you've just got to let it go from there out into the universe. Whatever happens after that, I have no control of, but I do have control of what I'm willing to put out there.

Above all, do not lie to yourself.

We demand that sex speak the truth and we demand that it tell us our truth, or rather, the deeply buried truth of that truth about ourselves wich we think we possess in our immediate consciousness.