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Pretending Quotes

On the masks we wear and the ones we drop.

These quotes explore pretending as both performance and survival, a musician refusing to fake a new sound, and a longer, quieter act of appearing fine when the truth felt far more complicated.

As a kid, I was always pretending to score the goal in the FA Cup final, and I managed to live my dream.

Quotes by Aaron Ramsey

I love pretending more than reality.

Quotes by Sylvia Hoeks

I'm really good at pretending.

Quotes by Sophie McShera

'McHale's Navy' was a disaster. I'm not pretending it wasn't a disaster.

Quotes by Sidney Sheinberg

Acting Quotes

I made some games, but I'm pretending like I didn't because they all turned out weird.

Quotes by Shigeru Miyamoto

Pretending that we live doesn't make us alive.

Quotes by Serj Tankian

That's what acting is. You're pretending to be someone else.

Quotes by Saoirse Ronan

An awful lot of gay pop stars pretend to be straight. I'm going to start a movement of straight pop stars pretending to be gay.

Quotes by Robbie Williams

Even when I interact or meet my fans during events, I let them know of my actual Twitter handle so that they are not taken advantage of by anybody online pretending to be me.

Quotes by Rithvik Dhanjani

Always Quotes

I had no real idea I was going to become a writer. It was just a game for me. I just liked pretending, daydreaming and imagining.

Quotes by Rabindranath Maharaj

A lot of my audience are in their 50s. But they want me to pretend to continue to be pretending.

Quotes by Pete Townshend

I've definitely gotten a few jobs by pretending like I knew what I was talking about.

Quotes by Patrick J. Adams

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

Quotes by Oliver Herford

It's a blue album, but it's not a blues album. I'm not pretending all of a sudden now I'm blues.

Quotes by Neil Young

Anything Quotes

Being is like pretending.

Quotes by Mira Sorvino

This game of pretending that to be Never Trump doesn't lead to a President Hillary Clinton has to end.

Quotes by Mike Gallagher

Pretending to be other people helped bring me out of my shell and shed my inhibitions.

Quotes by Michael Musto

China is a civilization pretending to be a nation.

Quotes by Michael Ledeen

Pretending that voter fraud does not exist puts the integrity of our voting process at risk.

Quotes by Mercedes Schlapp

Art Quotes

It's not like I'm pretending to be Freddie Mercury.

Quotes by Marc Martel

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the theme of the Pretending quotes page?
It's about the gap between how people appear and how they actually feel, covering musical identity, long-term emotional masking, and the exhausting effort of seeming normal.
Is there a quote about resisting a genre label?
Yes, one musician pushes back on being labeled a blues artist just because of one album's tone, insisting they aren't pretending to shift styles.
Does this page discuss long-term emotional pretending?
It does, with a quote describing years spent pretending to be normal, hinting at a long private struggle behind a calm exterior.
Is there a broader philosophical take on pretending?
Yes, one short quote compares the very state of being to a kind of pretending, suggesting identity itself can feel performed.
What other pages connect to Pretending quotes?
Browse Acting and Art quotes for more on performance and authenticity.

Related themes: Acting and Anything quotes on identity and appearances.