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Mask Quotes

On face masks, self care, and staying yourself underneath.

A face mask gets treated as ordinary self-care here, something reached for after too much sun or too much makeup, made from ingredients as simple as egg whites and olive oil. This page also gathers quotes about masks in the identity sense. Related reading continues on Cover quotes.

Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or all thought, when he wants to.

Quotes by Paul Valery

When I started out, I preferred to watch my films without music, as its presence tends to mask the underlying pace of the film. I felt I could feel the rhythm of the film better without music to influence me.

Quotes by Paul Hirsch

I didn't get why I was wearing a mask. But I understand it now - why my dad would want our face to be covered.

Quotes by Paris Jackson

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

Oscar Wilde

Actually, the most difficult time I had was not in the mask. The first time you see 'Michael Myers', he doesn't have his mask yet, and he's jumping onto the back of a car. from the insane asylum.

Quotes by Nick Castle

I know it will be the thing that'll be my epitaph: They won't say anything about my movies, I'll be this guy in a rubber mask.

Quotes by Nick Castle

There are so many role models who I watched and idolised growing up, mainly guys with a similar athletic style to myself. I loved Dynamite Kid, Eddie Guerrero, and Rey Mysterio, as well as Japanese juniors like Jushin Liger, Ultimo...

Quotes by Neville

Since I was 18, I've been under orders from magazines and newspapers - chiefly The New York Times and Rolling Stone - to step into the lives of musicians, actors, and artists, and somehow find out who they really are...

Quotes by Neil Strauss

Putting on someone else's clothes is like putting on a mask.

Quotes by Nancy Jo Sales

In the initial stages of my career, I was actually hiding behind a mask to hide who I was, but I was getting frustrated. I wasn't getting better bookings; I wasn't competing at bigger events.

Quotes by Mustafa Ali

I was like, 'Hey, I love highflying. I love lucha libre. Can I just put on a mask and pass myself off as a luchador?' Everyone was like, 'You're going to do what you want to do,' so that's what...

Quotes by Mustafa Ali

Love often wears a mask in order to test loyalty.

Quotes by Minna Antrim

The freedom to connect to the world anywhere at anytime brings with it the threat of unscrupulous predators and criminals who mask their activities with the anonymity the Internet provides to its users.

Quotes by Mike Fitzpatrick

He's so ugly he should have to wear an oxygen mask.

Quotes by Mickey Rivers

Makeup is not a mask that covers up your beauty; it's a weapon that helps you express who you are from the inside.

Quotes by Michelle Phan

I wish I were a character actor. Of course, if I played hockey without a mask, I could become one.

Quotes by Michael Vartan

The 'Doom' thing is to be able to come at things with a different point of view. I decided the mask would just add to the mystique of the character as well as make Doom stand out. I though it'd...

Quotes by MF Doom

I can't perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it'll distract from the whole persona.

Quotes by MF Doom

A visual always brings a first impression. But if there's going to be a first impression, I might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on?

Quotes by MF Doom

Doom is a classic supervillain, akin to the Phantom of the Opera. It's not about revenge so much as, like, 'I'm back - now watch this!' It all boils down to the music. The mask is a slight theme for...

Quotes by MF Doom

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Frequently Asked Questions

What different kinds of mask appear in this collection?
It mixes the literal and the figurative — skincare masks (a hydrogen mask to soothe skin, an egg-white and olive-oil hair mask), a public figure's mask worn on camera, and a political accusation that a "war on women" narrative was used to mask an economic record.
Does the political quote take a side?
It's presented as one side's accusation — that a "phony 'war on women' narrative" was used to distract from a poor record on the economy and jobs — included here to show how mask gets used rhetorically in political debate, not as an endorsed claim.
Are there beauty-routine quotes in this collection?
Yes — two describe literal face and hair masks, including a hydrogen mask "supposed to soothe and relax your skin" and a homemade egg-white, olive-oil hair mask for shine and conditioning.
Is there a quote about hiding behind a mask personally?
One reflects on not feeling very different with "the mask on or not," while also admitting a dislike of interviews and public appearances — suggesting the mask matters less than the discomfort of being seen at all.
Where can I read related quotes?
For the idea of concealment more broadly, see Concealment quotes, or for what a mask protects against, Protection quotes.

One line insists a person feels no different underneath a mask, whatever it happens to be covering. For nearby themes, browse Concealment quotes or Emotion quotes.