Unrealistic Representations Quotes

Don't let the Disney princess hair fool you.

There are so many of these young-adult movies with these cold guys who act like jerks to girls but are hiding soft sentiments. But in the real world most guys who act like jerks are jerks. Generally they are. I spent a lot of high school thinking that horrible guys must be very sensitive and interesting and it's not true.

Divorce, and broken marriages, are all around us, but they're not frequently depicted on screen, or if they are, they're often depicted in ways that have very little to do with reality.

You don't really see ugly people that are old, or a bit grotty and smelly, in the media. If a Martian came down, they would think we were all tall, thin, attractive and wealthy.

I think that's something people need to convey because you see all these celebrity moms out there, and the perception is they can do it all, but they have sooo much help. And it's kind of an unfair image to project for many women, because it is really hard, and if you have help, you should indicate you have help.

I never imagined myself playing a superhero because I don't see myself the way superheroes have been portrayed or shown to me my entire life.

In America, you watch TV and think that's totally unreal, then you step outside and it's just the same.

When your culture comes from watching TV every day, you're bombarded with images of things that seem cool, places that seem interesting, people who have jobs and careers and opportunities. None of that happened where I was. You're almost taught to realize it's not for you.

If you look at American studios, the big productions have nothing to do with reality.

Writers of novels and romance in general bring a double loss to their readers; robbing them of their time and money; representing men, manners, and things, that never have been, or are likely to be.

Hollywood large is so different than real-life large.

Hollywood is horrible... it's beyond satire.

One reason why in Hollywood we are so often inventing heroes is that real heroes are vexing.

We only see female protagonists who are likeable, with one cute flaw, such as adorable clumsiness. I'm fed up with it.

When you use the word 'fair' in television, you're already in a fantasy world. Nothing is really fair in television.

Maybe entertainment is not supposed to be reality.

Did you ever notice that nobody you see on television looks like anyone you know?

I wish my real life could be as simple and scripted as it is on television.

Among adults, we can admit that of course, characters are creations. They aren't real people.

Life isn't like a 'Full House' episode.

With the indiscriminate touching-up of photos, we've grown accustomed to seeing personalities drained of all their humanity, yet we consider them as real.