Unvarnished Quotes

There's a certain lack of gimmickry to what I do that makes people in England go: 'Where's the thing?'

One of my unique features as a politician is that I am so blunt and so forthright, and I put my cards on the table to such a degree people aren't used to, that there's nothing left to hide.

Don't ask me something if you don't want to know. Because I will tell you.

I've always been exactly who I am on TV. I'm not playing a role.

When you think Tink, you should just think of me as that around-the-way girl - relatable and honest. Even in my lifestyle, my entire aura is real. I don't sugarcoat anything, whether I'm on stage or home in Chicago or just behind the scenes just chilling. I'm the same person you see on stage, always.

Less is more! I don't wear makeup if I don't have to.

Trump says what he thinks at that moment. He's a totem pole of transparency.

Stripping away artifice - it's the constant standard I aim for in acting, to approximate life. People talk about being bigger than life - but there's nothing bigger than life.

I am a direct person.

As for the kind of writer I am? I am who I don't pretend to be.

You must live life in its very elementary forms. The Mexicans have a very nice word for it: pura vida. It doesn't mean just purity of life, but the raw, stark-naked quality of life. And that's what makes young people more into a filmmaker than academia.

I don't like to talk about typical things in my music - my music is more about real life situations.

I call it like I see it. I don't hold back when it comes to being candid on the hot issues.

It's good to stay as close to real life as you can, and then kind of dress it up.

When I take up a film or role, I don't want to be fake; I don't want to wear a mask. I want to be myself.

People say I'm tough and too blunt. I'm a product of my organization. MSF is a blunt, tough, no-nonsense organization.

Crime is just unvarnished capitalism, after all.

I'm not a politician; I'm a very open, honest guy, and that's the way it is - that's the way I am; take it or leave it.

I'm just me. I'm just very opinionated. I react to whatever I see. If it's good, it's good. If it's bad, it's bad. I don't mince my words.

We were told our campaign wasn't sufficiently slick. We regard that as a compliment.

He’s not a typical politician. He speaks his mind.

I'm a straight shooter, a New York City girl. I see things as they are and call them as they are.

I'm never going to be this polished politician. Nor am I going to be perfect.

I don't like anything too perfect, or anyone who looks like they have just stepped out of a salon; that's not for me.

I have always been open about the way I live my life, because hiding skeletons in the closet and presenting a picture-perfect image is not my style.