Authenticity

“Theatre is rooted in the real world, and I think that is probably its greatest strength.”

“I just want to make a tray of good tofu. If people want something else, they should go to the restaurants and shops.”

“This time, I was telling my own story instead of creating characters in my head.”

“Music is about the sound you invent.”

“I don't act, I relive.”

“做人不是一件容易的事，所以要好好做人，像一个人。”

“I would say it's 20 or 30 percent of me in my songs, but it's not completely me.”

“Jestem w jakimś sensie uosobieniem optymizmu, ale na scenie, nie w życiu prywatnym.”

“I am not being arrogant or narcissistic either. But I know I have to be different from myself instead of competing with others.”

“Let us not mark this anniversary with fine-sounding words, but with deeds.”

“I may follow a script for my on-screen roles, but the attitude that I carry is my own and that is original.”

“The concept of originality is completely relative.”

“When you do that let me tell you what I know for sure. That’s when your story gets really good.”

“the creative treatment of actuality”

“Communities don't need to be big in following; they need to be rich in substance.”

“As someone who was both funny and authentic.”

“Everything I did in films, I truly lived.”

“I wanted to be known as a person first, and not just an entertainer.”

“The choice was between being true to my craft or prostituting myself.”

“Philosophy begins with the self set on living truly. It is a way for the self to become self-aware and to live.”