Edna Ferber Quotes

I still think probably the only thing I'm suited for is being a boy from Texas.

People assume when my hair is long that I am a lot cooler than I actually am. I am not opposed to this misconception, by the way, but it is a misconception.

I think people will be surprised to find that I'm not as much of an idiot as they think I am. I'm not a real moron.

There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool.

A lot of the time, people think I'm really dumb or really uncomfortable talking to them, which is kind of a real thing.

I grew up in Texas, obviously a huge football state.

Those who think they know me are simply lacking in information.

I didn't look very sensitive and they didn't know me very well.

I read all the time that people think I'm arrogant. They say I am cocky, a bad character. I had that from a young age. But when they meet me, they say, 'That image doesn't fit you.'

My reality is the misconceptions about me.

I think some people see me as being some kind of lovable, bumbling buffoon, and I'm actually quite mouthy and sharp, and that doesn't compute.

Maybe there's a perception of me as grumpy old bugger who suffers from depression. It's a total misconception. I don't think of myself as any grumpier than the next person. I'm not even grumpy first thing in the morning.

I think for such a long time people had this misconception of who I was and what I was about.

I'm surprised sometimes at how some of my actions are misinterpreted.

You don't find anyone like Texans anywhere else in the world.

I still feel like I'm the girl from Texas.

People think I'm very nice, you know. And I'm not as nice as they think.

I sometimes think my earnestness is confused for stupidity, but it shouldn't be.

I am used to people underestimating me.

I'm quiet, so people might think I'm a mute.

People seem to think I got where I am because of the clothes that I wear.

I think people always misjudge me.

People tend to think I'm a lot more earnest than I am.

I think everybody who sees me would think that I'm really scary or something. But I'm not!

Don't misjudge my self-confidence.