Perception : (20)

" If someone makes you feel wrong-footed, you’re unlikely to find them witty. " - Rosamund Pike

" People always remark on how I’m not as tall as I look in film. I tell them about the time I saw Lassie on a studio lot, and she was this tiny scruffy dog. Film makes you larger than life. " - Ann Reinking

" The conversation on Twitter and the way people are in the world are very different. " - Jon Lovett

" Since I worked with Prince, people assumed that I was black. " - Apollonia Kotero

" To be an artist is not a matter of making paintings or objects at all. What we are really dealing with is our state of consciousness and the shape of our perceptions. " - Robert Irwin

" I go into meetings, and people have this preconceived notion of me that I didn’t work hard to get where I am. " - Lauren Conrad

" I’m not a down-in-the-dumps person. I think some people assume that I am because of the music I write. " - Sharon Van Etten

" A lot of geeks are pale, bespectacled, wear dark clothing and don’t get out much – the stereotype exists because it is very often true. I could pass for a non-geek but it would be inaccurate. " - China Mieville

" It is critical that firefighters and emergency responders have the proper equipment, training and staffing to do their jobs. " - Conor Lamb

" I’m not really interested in the celebrity themselves. I’m interested in the perception of the celebrity. " - Alison Jackson