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title: "12 Reality Actually Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Reality Actually quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Reality Actually sayings and thoughts."
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> [I know it's easy to say the box-office numbers doesn't matter, but the reality is it actually does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahira-khan/i-know-it-s-easy-to-say-the-box-office-numbers-doesn-t-matter-but-the/)

[Mahira Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahira-khan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/mahira-khan-6654_actually_i-know-it-s-easy-to-say-the-box-office-n_3205966.jpg)

> [How much of what we call 'reality' is actually out there or rather within our own head?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-k-dick/how-much-of-what-we-call-reality-is-actually-out-there-or-rather/)

[Philip K. Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-k-dick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/philip-k-dick-502_actually_how-much-of-what-we-call-reality-is-actu_2270574.jpg)

> [“Reality is actually a malleable and a pliable construct.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-redhead/reality-is-actually-a-malleable-and-a-pliable-construct/)

[Steven Redhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-redhead/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/591/steven-redhead-550_construct_reality-is-actually-a-malleable-and-a-pl_2603226.jpg)

> [I want my job to include a little adventure, a little more of a heightened reality than what I'm actually living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/i-want-my-job-to-include-a-little-adventure-a-little-more-of-a/)

[Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75d/nathan-fillion-3284_actually-living_i-want-my-job-to-include-a-little-advent_1932928.jpg)

> [Reality has actually very little to do with truth; there is no necessary connection between the two.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edith-hamilton/reality-has-actually-very-little-to-do-with-truth-there-is-no/)

[Edith Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edith-hamilton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b67/edith-hamilton-7366_connections_reality-has-actually-very-little-to-do-w_1170333.jpg)

> [The people who say you are not facing reality actually mean that you are not facing their idea of reality](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-halsey/the-people-who-say-you-are-not-facing-reality-actually-mean-that-you-2/)

[Margaret Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-halsey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/margaret-halsey-6554_facing-reality_the-people-who-say-you-are-not-facing-re_2028070.jpg)

> [I think I spend most of my time not living in reality, actually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-serkis/i-think-i-spend-most-of-my-time-not-living-in-reality-actually/)

[Andy Serkis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-serkis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ea/andy-serkis-1548_actually_i-think-i-spend-most-of-my-time-not-livi_581226.jpg)

> [I am not interested in representing reality. Actually, I am interested in representing reality, but that doesn't mean a naturalistic approach, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yorgos-lanthimos/i-am-not-interested-in-representing-reality-actually-i-am-interested/)

[Yorgos Lanthimos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yorgos-lanthimos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c09/yorgos-lanthimos-4870_i-am_i-am-not-interested-in-representing-real_1442451.jpg)

> [They must remember that they are constantly on the run, and that the world's reality is actually expressed by their escape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-arendt/they-must-remember-that-they-are-constantly-on-the-run-and-that-the/)

[Hannah Arendt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-arendt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/622/hannah-arendt-610_emigration_they-must-remember-that-they-are-constan_899624.jpg)

> [The worst part about being heart broken by someone is that knowing you thought it was just all a dream, but in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maddie-powell-princess/the-worst-part-about-being-heart-broken-by-someone-is-that-knowing/)

[Maddie Powell Princess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maddie-powell-princess/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a92/maddie-powell-princess-258774_being-betrayed_the-worst-part-about-being-heart-broken_345489.jpg)

> [At the most simplistic level physicists tell us that what we see as reality is not actually accurate. A rock looks solid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-krauss/at-the-most-simplistic-level-physicists-tell-us-that-what-we-see-as/)

[Nicole Krauss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-krauss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92f/nicole-krauss-920_empty_at-the-most-simplistic-level-physicists_176963.png)

> [“The people who say you are not facing reality actually mean that you are not facing their idea of reality. Reality is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-halsey/the-people-who-say-you-are-not-facing-reality-actually-mean-that-you/)

[Margaret Halsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-halsey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/889/margaret-halsey-6554_facing-reality_the-people-who-say-you-are-not-facing-re_1320701.jpg)

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