Truth Quotes

What is truth? These quotes explore honesty, reality, and the courage it takes to face both.

40912 quotes

J
"The truth will set you free, but in Hollywood, the truth just gets you fired."
Joe Gillis
J
"Betrayal here comes with a smile and a contract."
Joe Gillis
J
"I've become expert at lying - to others, to myself, to her."
Joe Gillis
M
"The camera captured my soul, and the world devoured it."
Max von Mayerling
M
"The camera never lies, but directors always do."
Max von Mayerling
M
"The camera sees the truth; the director decides what truth means."
Max von Mayerling
M
"I taught her that the only truth is the one captured on film."
Max von Mayerling
L
"I've never been wrong - the world is simply wrong about me sometimes."
Lina Lamont
L
"The truth is whatever makes me look best."
Lina Lamont
H
"I'm not real. I don't exist."
Holly Golightly
H
"You're the first real thing I've met in years."
Holly Golightly
H
"I think the saddest thing is that you think you know yourself."
Holly Golightly
H
"The only real thing about me is my loneliness."
Holly Golightly
H
"What makes you think I'm so complicated? I'm very simple."
Holly Golightly
H
"Let's just be honest about what we are."
Holly Golightly
H
"I'd rather be honest and lonely than dishonest and surrounded."
Holly Golightly
P
"The truth might hurt, but lies hurt more in the end."
Paul Varjak
P
"The truth about life is that it's beautifully complicated."
Paul Varjak
P
"I wish I could tell you what I truly feel without fear of consequence."
Princess Anne
P
"The truth, however painful, must eventually be faced."
Princess Anne
J
"Some stories aren't meant to have happy endings."
Joe Bradley
J
"The real story is never what you expect it to be."
Joe Bradley
J
"You think you're going to get out of this, but you're not."
Joe Gillis
J
"You can't escape your past. It has a way of catching up with you."
Joe Gillis
J
"Betty was real. This place isn't real. None of it is."
Joe Gillis
J
"The truth always comes out, usually at the worst possible moment."
Joe Gillis
N
"The public wanted me to be a certain way, and so I became that way."
Norma Desmond
N
"They took my life and turned it into entertainment."
Norma Desmond
N
"The truth is, I was born to be a star."
Norma Desmond
N
"The only truth is the one I tell myself."
Norma Desmond