Authentic Quotes

Every writer knows he is spurious; every fiction writer would rather be credible than authentic.

– John le Carre

I like it when characters respond to things that are outrageous and movie-like in an authentic way.

– Jane Goldman

Dictatorship and authentic literature are incompatible… The writer is the natural enemy of dictatorship.

– Ismail Kadare

The only thing that’s authentic about what a writer writes is his work.

– Bryce Courtenay

I’ll listen to anything authentic whether it’s bluegrass or gospel or blues.

– Billy Collins

I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.

– Adepero Oduye

If we have authentic, honest, earthy materials in our houses, we’ll be more authentic, honest and natural.

– Alexandra Stoddard

Old is authentic. Old is genuine. Old is valuable.

– Billy Graham

I want to be myself. I want to be as authentic as possible.

– Cory Booker

I always felt that if I was going to do a movie, I wanted it to be authentic.

– Eminem

I like the dynamic of PBS. They’re very honest and authentic.

– Eric Ripert

In the history of Wikileaks, nobody has claimed that the material being put out is not authentic.

– Julian Assange

Malice is always authentic and sincere.

– Mason Cooley

Because we’re actors we can pretend and fake it, but I’d rather the intimate investment was authentic.

– Keanu Reeves

You can’t try to be authentic. You either are or you aren’t.

– Oscar Isaac

I’ll often use my real stuff in my writing because it comes across as more authentic.

– Rebel Wilson

Guys are really lucky. We become our authentic selves the older we get.

– Rob Lowe

Most politicians are not authentic.

– Simon Sinek