Zaza Pachulia Quotes

At the outset, I think that one should be natural, not just when it comes to writing but in every area of life. If you try to be something that you are not just to impress others, then it's a rather sad life.

Don't worry about what's cool and what's not cool. Authenticity is what's cool.

I think as long as you're authentic, people will relate to that.

Being yourself is the most important element for me, because, if you're trying to be something you're not, the audience will pick up on that.

You don't want to come in and be phony and be someone you're not.

If you're authentic, people smile because they sense there's a piece of themselves there.

At the end of the day, you just want to be yourself because people can see when you're not.

I'm not too good at being fake or being somebody else.

I think it's always best to be who you are.

Some people, they feel like they have to change and try to go out and do this or do things for the cameras. I'm myself at all times, whether I'm at a grocery store or I'm speaking to a school. I want to be as levelheaded and down to earth as possible, because that's who I am.

The most important thing you can do as a performer is to be yourself, or be an onstage version of yourself. If you're not being true to yourself, and somebody likes that other version of you, you're kind of stuck.

Just be yourself. As an actor, you pretend all day - that's what the job calls for. So, when it comes to my personal life, a woman who keeps it real is a breath of fresh air.

I'm not hiding who I am anymore - not pretending I'm something I'm not.

It's not an act, it's just my way.

I just always found it easier to be the same guy onstage as you are offstage.

I don't try to be likeable. The worst thing people do is present versions of themselves to the world that aren't real.

I think the worst thing a player can do is just not be yourself.

It's quite hard to act yourself all the time.

I don't like putting on airs; that's not my thing. I'd rather just be myself, just connecting to people genuinely.

If you're trying to be something you're not, you can see right through it.

Don't change being you, because it's hard work being something that you're not.

Honestly, you cannot go wrong with being yourself.

I don't think you can do something wrong with your identity if you're living in your authenticity.

I'm not going to be somebody I'm not.

I never act like something I'm not.