Frank Sinatra Quotes

I hope they see the genuine side of me, of my music, of my voice. I hope that they feel me. I hope that what I sing and what I say really gets across to the viewer because everything that comes out is true.

A little style is a good thing, but you can’t trust a person who won’t be ugly in front of you.

This is unusual for me. I have given readings and not lectures. I have told people who ask for lectures that I have no lecture to give. And that is true.

As a fan, I connect with realness. Whether it's strong or vulnerable, if it's real, I can connect with it.

To make music that means something, you kind of have to drop the cool. You have to be prepared and willing to be uncool.

I don't want some pretty face to tell me pretty lies, all I want is someone to believe.

You can write anything you want to,--a six-act blank verse, symbolic tragedy or a vulgar short, short story. Just so that you write it with honesty and gusto, and do not try to make somebody believe that you are smarter than you are. What's the use? You can never be smarter than you are.

Acting is about being real, being honest.

Autobiography is not important. Authenticity is important. The writer must fire herself through the text, be the molten stuff that welds together disparate elements. I believe there is always exposure, vulnerability, in the writing process, which is not to say it is either confessional or memoir. Simply, it is real.

Learn to express, not impress.

If I made an album just to sell you a story about how I'm the man, it really doesn't show any human side to me. It's good to talk about what's real and what's relevant.

What is the thing you want most from me? What can I do to make you love me?' Be yourself,' said Ipek.

I wear my heart on my sleeve and live my life as openly and honestly as I can.

It is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky..but to express oneself honestly not lying to oneself, now that my friend is very hard to do

I want to be loved despite my faults. It isn't exactly true that I'm a provocateur. A real provocateur is someone who says things he doesn't think, just to shock. I try to say what I think.

I really believe there's more honesty in one live show than there may be in my whole output.

Intimacy comes from being yourself on the stage and making the audience feel, without trying, that you're sittin' down there with 'em, playing, and that can happen in a big hall, if you have a good audience that want to listen.

Anytime I hear songs that are so honest, whether they make the person who's singing it look good or not, there's a level of honesty that resonates with people.

If you're performing music that is not who you are or where you're at, it is painful. It's painful for the performer and for the audience.

I just try to show up and be relaxed and present and honest. And that's my only trick. And sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. Honestly, sometimes it really doesn't work.

I'm not performing anymore. I reveal myself to the audience. I reveal myself. That's the show now.

I always found that the closer I got to who I really am, on stage, the more they responded to it.

I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.

I would love to have an ocean of love right now. That said, the number-one rule of acting is, 'Do not seek approval from the audience.' People don't realize that. You can't do stuff to get applause. You have to live in the truth.

If you really want to flex, you have to be real.