Sian Clifford Quotes

I've been really lucky thus far with acting, in that I can do things I believe in and feel good about, and feel good about myself. If for some reason one day that ends, I won't do it anymore. If I feel like I have to compromise myself to continue to be in this industry, I don't want to do that.

I'm never gonna sell my soul or violate myself for no amount of dollars or fame.

I have refused money sometimes for a film. I have refused films when I felt that it was not for me. When it was just a job or just about making money, I said no. I wanted to make every film count, and when you are true to yourself, this gives you a certain integrity and a certain reputation.

When the sacredness of one's word is matched in the attributes of his character throughout, all that constitutes a man, then we find that there is something in a man's life greater than his occupation or his achievements; grander than acquisition or wealth; higher than genius; more enduring than fame.

My concern is to continue respecting my work as I've done since I began as an actor and I could only do that if I'm strong enough to keep on doing what I think best in an artistic way.

I am not going to take a role because there's money. It might extend my checkbook, but not my integrity.

A scrupulous man will never produce a great novel.

I know in my soul when something feels like a sell out and I think for me, I knew that if I did the Jane's Addiction reunion thing, that I would feel like a sell out. That's how it would feel to me.

Ain't nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but you should never compromise who you are, your values or your morals.

My only career strategy is to just not do anything that I have to be completely ashamed of afterwards! Whether it's TV or movies, I feel lucky to be working.

Don’t put yourself in a situation where you will not be able to achieve your ideals without violating them.

I want to try to live my own values as consciously and purposefully as I can.

Throughout my career, I have lived by the principles of personal honor and professional integrity.

Of course, you want to be respected by your peers, and you want people to connect to you as an artist, but for me, it's more about staying true to myself and doing something I believe in and focusing on that.

Being your own person and standing for what you believe is a critical aspect of a good professional life.

It doesn't matter even if I am slow or fast as long as my films are honest and carries my integrity.

Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself.

I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.

I'm not saying I wasn't flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music business.

Our ideals are our better selves.

You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.

We can live our own lives in a way that does not bring reproach on the principles we claim to support.

I never want to compromise my act just to get a laugh.

I hope there's some kind of morality in all my work.

I need to hold onto my soul and my integrity, and I can't compromise that.