Jessica Clark Quotes

If I had to give one piece of advice to incoming college freshmen, I'd say always be true to yourself.

Being true to yourself really means being true to all the complexities of the human spirit.

I decided very early on that it took too much of my energy to pretend to be someone else. People will make up their minds about me whatever I do or say, but at least I know I am being true to myself.

I'm not interested in trying to work on people's perceptions. I am who I am, and if you don't take the time to learn about that, then your perception is going to be your problem.

When I started working with Maryse is when I really felt like people can start to see what I stand for and who I am.

I am confident about who I am as a person, my character, and as a human being.

I like people who are authentically themselves, and they own it, and most importantly, they own their story.

I want to continue to show what I'm all about.

The most significant thing is to always stay true to yourself. What brought you to where you are will continue to separate you. The thing is to be different.

I needed to focus on what is good for my career long-term and when you decide to do something - you stay true to yourself.

I do my best to be true to who I am.

I always focus on myself in what I want, where I want to go, who I want to reach, which message I want to put out, how I want to dress.

I didn't want to lose my sense of myself in my profession.

I'm not just a boy toy. I have feelings and dreams like anybody else.

How you present yourself is nobody's business but your own. The stylists have an opinion. The hair people have an opinion. The fans and the management have opinions. Ultimately, you have to trust that you are the safe-keeper of yourself.

You have to be someone.

You have to assert something about yourself in order to be yourself.

The most important thing is to continue to be yourself. The day after the Oscars, you have to get on with your life. To be honest and true to yourself.

What is interesting about me isn't that I am a mother, it is who I am. I love my family, but if I just talk to you about being a mother, it's boring. I am sorry, but it's reducing who I really am, and it's really boring.

All I can tell you is that you cannot make choices in your own career, either career choices or choices when you're actually working as an actor, based on trying to downplay or live up to a comparison with somebody else. You just can't do that. You have to do your own work based on your own gut, your own instincts, and your own life.

You don't have to look like George Clooney. You just have to know yourself.

You don't build your character by doing what everybody else is doing.

You don't want to spend your life explaining yourself.

If a man is not faithful to his own individuality, he cannot be loyal to anything.

I think a part of being successful or trying to be successful is staying true to who you are. Be genuine.