Morten Tyldum Quotes

I have been known for some time as a person who speaks the truth and speaks it strongly. I have always called a liar a liar and a hypocrite a hypocrite.

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.

I don't like nice people. I like tough, honest people.

Let me get you to understand I don't bully anybody. I stand up for what I believe in and I'm very honest and I always tell the truth. I'm not a liar, I'm not manipulative and I don't stab you in your back because I will stab you in your chest.

Donald Trump was straight up. I mean, he told me what he thought of me, and that's cool. I might not like it, but at least he did it to my face. That's what Montanans like. They like people to be square with them.

People think I'm rude. I'm not rude; I'm just not networking. It's just honesty.

Honest doesn't necessarily mean unfiltered.

If a coach is not straight, players soon find him out. Mourinho is very straight. He says what he thinks and he says it to your face.

If you don't like somebody, just be genuine about it. You don't have to be anything else.

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.

I'm honest and fair, but I don't dispense false kindness.

Tommy [ Lee Jones] doesn't suffer fools easily. I think everybody knows that, but I have great respect for someone that's very direct and very honest. I don't have thin skin so I'm okay with that.

I'm just trying to be fair with everybody and also with myself.

I think a lot of people that don't know me would say that I lead by example, which I feel like I do. But at the same time, I'm someone who's always been very up-front with people. I'm gonna get straight to the point.

I'm not a politician; I'm a very open, honest guy, and that's the way it is - that's the way I am; take it or leave it.

It would be disingenuous to say I don't have some sensitivity to the seamy side of issues.

People who know me know that I'm not going to open my mouth and say something if I don't mean it. I'm very short and sweet. I'm old-school when it comes to it: I say what I mean and mean what I say, and then get off of it. It's simple as that.

I just don't stand for any nonsense.

I say what I think, and if somebody attacks me unfairly, I definitely tell them.

It is my drawback that I am not manipulative and this trait doesn't work in the industry. People in the industry are very manipulative. For me, I will say it if I don't like, and I don't know how to butter people. Even Salman Khan is like that, he is very straightforward and not manipulative at all.

If you are willing to say something about someone, you should be willing to say it on Twitter, to their face, whatever.

I'm brutally honest with people.

The number one thing I look for is personality. For me, the personality of someone makes them more and more attractive over time ... and for those with bad personalities, less and less attractive. I look for honesty, intelligence, kindness, and a good work ethic, to name a few.

There's no bias when it comes to facts, and there's no bias when it comes to decency.

You can't start anything and not trust nobody. You trust everybody until they do something wrong.