Scott DesJarlais Quotes

I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.

No one is perfect. I would never claim to be that person.

I'm not a perfect person - far from it.

I think I'm a pretty open book. We're all a work in progress, and I'm not ashamed to say that I don't have it all together - I don't really think anyone does.

Whatever my situation is, I want to show that I'm not perfect, and perfect isn't real. The youth need to know that, especially.

I'm not perfect; I've never professed to be, and I don't want to be. How much fun is that?

This is who I am. I'm not perfect. I don't want to try to be perfect.

I am someone who isn't always perfect.

Am I perfect? Not at all. I'm just like everybody else.

I am not perfect. That's for sure.

I'm not going to say I'm perfect. I never have.

In this modern world, where we have filters to make us look as nice as possible, it's good to take off the filter and go, 'I could look stupid here.' You'll learn something and be better for it.

I want to be able to show people that I have flaws and they have flaws, too. And you know what that means? No one out there is perfect.

I'm not perfect. I'm not polished.

I'm not trying to act like I'm Superman or better than anybody else in the game. I'm just telling my story, showing my strengths and weaknesses - as a human, as a person, as a man.

One of the biggest challenges for me is that I'm still a human being. I'm a very imperfect human being. I'm very open about the fact that I'm not trying to pretend to be better than anyone else.

I don't pretend to be perfect.

I'm not out here to be showing you I'm this perfect person.

I don't pretend to be perfect. I want people to see me as I am.

I'm going to write a book someday and the title will be I'm an Ass, You're an Ass. That's the most liberating, wonderful thing in the world, when you openly admit you're an ass. It's wonderful. When people tell me, You're wrong I say, What can you expect of an ass?

Your job is not to be perfect, your job is only to be human.

Everybody has parts of themselves that they're not 100% happy with - that's what makes you human. And being an actor, your job is to play human beings. Your job is to play real people.

Nothing like being visible, publishing one's work, and speaking openly about one's life, to disabuse the world of the illusion of one's perfection and purity.

When I'm doing a photo shoot, I'm not playing a part. I'm just trying to be myself.

The thing I always tell my audiences all the time is that I'm just two steps ahead of you on a good day. And I might be two steps behind you on a bad day.