Superficial Quotes

You put anyone in the outfit, and they look like Gandalf. Not that clever.

A man of extreme fickleness of principle and full of childish vanity

I want, by understanding myself, to understand others.

Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true.

I have no Facebook page or Twitter - I don't participate in it, and I don't like it particularly. I mean, it's a form of interaction, which strikes me as extremely superficial.

I respect my work. But also I think it's very superficial.

Films are always pretentious. There's nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker.

Some things really don't matter.

Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.

Just because it sparkles doesn't mean it's good.

Reality TV is sleazy, it is manipulative. It is as momentary as anything in popular culture.

I saw him turn his charm on and off, like water from the tap at the kitchen sink. He said nothing of substance. He seemed to me essentially an actor.

The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should disdain the superficial and let the true beauty of one's soul shine through. If there are places on your body where this is a possibility, you are not attractive - you are leaking.

I always feel that a viewer has an expectation about every moment of the film and where it's going, so if I act against that, I've created a twist. In fact, it becomes a kind of game with the expectations of the viewer. This is the superficial appearance. In the layer beneath, there is a hidden theme.

Faith is only a word, embroidered.

Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of no more value than their dress.

When you come right down to it, opinions are the most superficial things about anyone

It is very difficult to give a 15 second sound bite on why there is pain and suffering in this world and not have it come off as being flippant or surface level or superficial.

The war against terror is like a war against dandruff. It's a metaphor. It's not about anything.

Rock and Roll is instant coffee.

I am deeply superficial.

Too often, campaigns are all flash and no substance.

The trite objects of human efforts-possessions, superficial success, luxury-have always seemed contemptible to me.

Without meaning, without substance, without aim: a mere 'public opinion'.

Money is not an aphrodisiac: the desire it may kindle in the female eye is more for the cash than the carrier.