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title: "2 Be a man Quotes By Riley Stearns"
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> [I was questioning what it means to be a man. I didn't feel as masculine as I thought I should. I was out of shape, slightly depressed, inactive, and didn't feel like I belonged to something. I started thinking about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/i-was-questioning-what-it-means-to-be-a-man-i-didn-t-feel-as/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/763/riley-stearns-18275_be-a-man_i-was-questioning-what-it-means-to-be-a_1072154.jpg)

> [When everyone decides that they have to be a certain way, that there's one way to be a man and one way to be a woman, that's when we go down the wrong path.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/when-everyone-decides-that-they-have-to-be-a-certain-way-that-there-s/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/riley-stearns-18275_be-a-man_when-everyone-decides-that-they-have-to_1093995.jpg)

## Other authors on Be a man

## More by Riley Stearns

> [When I was nineteen, I moved to L.A.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/when-i-was-nineteen-i-moved-to-l-a/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

> [I always wanted to learn French or Italian growing up. I love the romantic sound of those languages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/i-always-wanted-to-learn-french-or-italian-growing-up-i-love-the/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

> [My perspective is a white man's perspective and nothing else. I can't speak for anyone else or say something I'm not versed in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/my-perspective-is-a-white-man-s-perspective-and-nothing-else-i-can-t/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

> [For me, I never look down at my characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/for-me-i-never-look-down-at-my-characters/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

> [I play bass, and I wanted to be a musician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/i-play-bass-and-i-wanted-to-be-a-musician/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

> [As long as you're a good person and you're doing things that don't hurt other people, whoever you are, just embrace that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/as-long-as-you-re-a-good-person-and-you-re-doing-things-that-don-t/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

> [I don't plan a lot of shots, but going into shooting and prep, I've got certain things that stand out to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/i-don-t-plan-a-lot-of-shots-but-going-into-shooting-and-prep-i-ve-got/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

> [I'll admit I'm still getting used to using preferred pronouns here and there. Actually changing the way that you address people can be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/i-ll-admit-i-m-still-getting-used-to-using-preferred-pronouns-here/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

> [I lost ten pounds while shooting 'Faults' somehow and by the end of the shoot people were basically handing me stuff to eat in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/i-lost-ten-pounds-while-shooting-faults-somehow-and-by-the-end-of-the/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

> [I went to UT in Austin for a year as an undeclared liberal arts student. After that year I applied to the film program…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/i-went-to-ut-in-austin-for-a-year-as-an-undeclared-liberal-arts/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

> [I think it's so cool that the younger generation is so much more fluid in this regard. You don't have to be a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/i-think-it-s-so-cool-that-the-younger-generation-is-so-much-more/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

> [I love making movies that I want to see made and I want to see on the screen, but I also want to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/i-love-making-movies-that-i-want-to-see-made-and-i-want-to-see-on-the/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

> [Tattoos are traditionally super masculine, but I just like it. I like the art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/tattoos-are-traditionally-super-masculine-but-i-just-like-it-i-like/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

> [I've always been fascinated by cults even as a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/i-ve-always-been-fascinated-by-cults-even-as-a-kid/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

> [I was questioning what it means to be a man. I didn't feel as masculine as I thought I should. I was out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riley-stearns/i-was-questioning-what-it-means-to-be-a-man-i-didn-t-feel-as/)

[Riley Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riley-stearns/)

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