Major theme of the book ["Hotels of North America"], from my point of view: what is persona, what is self, in the… — Rick Moody Copy Share Image
We're creating multiple personas. We're creating a thespian sense of personality where we see ourselves as works of art, and we see… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
When I was younger I was attracted to people who had that kind of artifice - people who were incredibly polished and… — Dan Chaon Copy Share Image
The overall commentary on what I'm doing is saying, 'Hey look! I get to create whatever persona I want to, and it's… — RuPaul Copy Share Image
Shane Douglas's work in the first 11 months as The Franchise of ECW was so groundbreaking. He made people forget about his… — Paul Heyman Copy Share Image
I don't want to work with anyone who has not sat down with me and has gotten to know me. I don't… — Jennifer Hudson Copy Share Image
One of the hardest aspects of this protracted public persona is not knowing others as well as they feel they know me.… — Christopher Knight Copy Share Image
It's strange - there's a public persona of me that does nothing for me: the side of me where it's 'US Weekly,'… — Pete Wentz Copy Share Image
She had always been a reader… but now she was obsessed. Since her discovery of the book hoard downstairs from her job,… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
I have that need in me, I want everyone to love me, but I'm embarrassed by that need, so I wanted to… — Anthony Jeselnik Copy Share Image
I see parody as another form of comedy. If you are making a comedy, there are a lot of different ways to… — Bruce Campbell Copy Share Image
I admire Joyce Maynard a lot, specifically her memoir "At Home in the World." Her writing is beautiful and fascinating and seemed… — Marie Calloway Copy Share Image
The visual world has blown up, the world of writing has blown up; there's so much text online. Anyone and everyone can… — Laurie Simmons Copy Share Image
Everything I learned and didn't do in New York I would put into place here in the London West Hollywood. It's fascinating,… — Gordon Ramsay Copy Share Image
I'm a New York person. I've never gone out of the way to speak to the press to change my persona -… — Michael Rapaport Copy Share Image
It's the way I feel about acting. That we are given clues by a writer about someone's essence or persona and it's… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's… — Dionne Warwick Copy Share Image
A lot of comics aren't their on-screen personas; Chris Rock isn't always ranting and raving. What I do is make myself this… — Billy Eichner Copy Share Image
I have prayed for years for one good humiliation a day, and then, I must watch my reaction to it. I have… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“Introverts are often caught between the need to create a persona in order to relate to others and the need to stay… — Lenore Thomson Copy Share Image
I think my perception of my own life is different and the fact that Lauren and myself are together. I've never felt… — Rick Allen Copy Share Image
“(reporter interviewing Broadway dancer Tommy Tune:) 'Do you think that greats like Fred Astaire possessed some kind of magic?' (pause) 'No. Magic… — Tommy Tune Copy Share Image
“Whatever they may think and say about their "egoism", the great majority nonetheless do nothing for their ego their whole life long:… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
We're into this barrage of pop culture - you know, TV, movies, the Internet. We become creatures that we've made up, made… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
There's this large trend - I think the next trend in the Web, sort of Web 2.0 - which is to have… — John Doerr Copy Share Image
Most people, I believe, when they're asked profound questions about their own persona are not really able to enunciate it, because it's… — Haskell Wexler Copy Share Image
One of my favorite artists is Tom Waits, whom most people think of as a wonderful singer-songwriter and a great poet. I… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
“Human beings are complex information consumers: they have active needs, passions, and preferences. They lead different lifestyles — some that you will… — Laura Busche Copy Share Image
I made the decision when I came to Seagram that it had to be OK that my public persona would be bad.… — Edgar Bronfman, Jr Copy Share Image
Some of these actresses or public personas who are very public about their disciplined diets, more power to them. I just don't… — Amy Adams Copy Share Image
It's one of the main things that I love about my job. You are never playing yourself, so I really love that… — Sasha Jackson Copy Share Image
Women innately have this weird thing where they try to have a perfect persona - to look perfect, be perfect, act perfect,… — Mila Kunis Copy Share Image
When you play a character it's the persona you bring across from a book to film, or book to script to film.… — Alex Pettyfer Copy Share Image
There are different gradations of personhood in different poems. Some of them seem far away from me and some up close, and… — Anne Carson Copy Share Image
If you can perfect the booth, the stage and just your persona, like maybe in interviews and when people talk to you,… — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
I always thought I was a good person, a decent person. I never harassed anyone or touched anyone. And you say to… — Jim Jefferies Copy Share Image
a public persona that might be different from what we truly feel inside... everyone wonders if they are good enough, smart enough,… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
I can't find anything wrong with Ashton Kutcher. I think he's great. It's odd that in America there's a very mixed reaction… — Nigel Cole Copy Share Image
As far as the lack of hits goes, I think perhaps it's because I've played a lot of different roles and have… — Jeff Bridges Copy Share Image
James Brown is the perfect example of flashy but classy. Classy doesn't have to mean boring. His gear was flamboyant but without… — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share Image