Lena Headey Quotes

Even today I meet people who think of me automatically as a tough, insensitive, coarse guy named Stanley Kowalski. They can't help it, but, it is troubling.

I've only ever been mistaken for myself. People draw a lot of comparisons to all of the round-faced, mustached men of entertainment that make me cringe and sick to my stomach about how the world really sees me and they're right.

Some people have called me arrogant or believe that is my reputation, which is far from what I really am like.

I think it does surprise me a bit when people have a very fixed idea of what I'm like, based upon the work that I do, which is something that is very separate.

I think I'm pretty misunderstood, because I'm not just about football.

Maybe I'm misjudging people, but I feel like a lot of people still have an image of me in a bonnet at nine years old.

I think for such a long time people had this misconception of who I was and what I was about.

I guess people expect or figure me to be a lot of different things.

There are a lot of people who don't know me and what I am all about.

For me, I've never really thought of myself as labeled as a shooter or whatever. People can say whatever they want.

People who think they know me would be surprised that my whole life doesn't revolve around sex.

You're never going to get beyond other people's preconceptions of what you are and what you're about.

People ask me questions like, "Oh, you look so theatrical in your photographs. Is that what you're like when you walk down the street?" It's like, "Of course not." It's such a silly question - it's like being theatrical is a crime.

In a way, you kind of get caught up in whatever image of yourself you think is out there.

I understand people have preconceived notions of who I am or what I do. But I do find it a bit bizarre that people find it bizarre that I've grown up.

I understand people have preconceived notions of who I am or what I do.

To be completely honest, it's shocking to me that I keep getting the villain roles! I do not see myself as the villain and I know, growing up, I was the opposite of a villain. I would never try to be a villain to anyone - but maybe other people I grew up with feel differently about that.

All I want is for people not to see me as this cartoon monster.

I feel like when people judge me they're not judging me, because they don't know who I am.

But people who do not know me are surprised to see me as a real person I guess.

I know me, and those close to me know me. But sadly, the outside world thinks I'm some kind of a crook.

I think the problem I have is that first impressions are the ones that stick with people. And people's first impressions of me are obviously from the film, from 'Gregory's Girl.'

Men are what they see and judge; though some do not fill up their light, yet none go beyond it.

I've given up on trying to explain myself, or trying to set the record straight, or trying to get people to understand what I'm really like as a man, outside of my acting, outside of my job.

I think people always thought I was more of a Guido than I am.