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Real Quotes

On staying grounded in what's real.

This set plays with double meanings, from researchers chasing clever ideas over practical relevance to a footballer's memories of a transfer away from a famous Spanish club. For more on genuine feeling, see Like.

I knew off by heart the names of the Real Madrid team that played Liverpool in the European Cup final of 1981.

Quotes by Rafael Benitez

Real Madrid approach each match and each competition with the idea of winning it.

Quotes by Rafael Benitez

You have your real life and then you have your work.

Quotes by Rachel Weisz

In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.

Quotes by Rachel Weisz

I think part of that is to create an environment where it's like real life, where you don't really know what's going to happen to you in a certain scene.

Quotes by Radha Mitchell

Self-knowledge is the foundation of real success.

Quotes by Rachel Simmons

I'm not cool - quite the opposite. I'm a real geek.

Quotes by Rachel Miner

In real life, I'm gorgeous, beautiful.

Quotes by Rachel Dratch

I'm drawn to people who find themselves on the outside of things. I'm moved by that in real life.

Quotes by Rachel Joyce

I teach kids to read on a Saturday for this charity called Real Action. It's a voluntary school because lots of the kids around my area of London are from immigrant families and need extra help with reading.

Quotes by Rachael Stirling

I've been in so many love triangles on TV and in real life.

Quotes by Rachel Bilson

The Real World' perfectly captured the politically correct, multicultural zeitgeist of the 1990s, and it was exhilarating to be at the center of a pop culture phenomenon.

Quotes by Rachel Campos-Duffy

I don't think I was bubbly in 'Oohalu Gusagusalade.' It was a real character.

Quotes by Raashi Khanna

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

What is Art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of the Real.

Rabindranath Tagore

When I came into the business, things changed a lot, and my life was in a real state of flux.

Quotes by Rachael Leigh Cook

I want people to notice my writing abilities are real and that I'm not just stuck in one situation.

Quotes by R. Kelly

I've never turned into a bee - I've never been chased by a mummy or met a ghost. But many of the ideas in my books are suggested by real life.

Quotes by R. L. Stine

I love theme parks but I'm a real chicken on rides. I'd rather invent scary rides for my books than go on them for real.

Quotes by R. L. Stine

When I write for kids, I have to make sure they know what can't happen. They have to know it's a fantasy. But when I write for adults, they have to think it's real. Every detail has to be real...

Quotes by R. L. Stine

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about cryptography or technical research?
Yes. One quote observes that a lot of people working in cryptography have no deep concern with real application issues, and are more focused on discovering things clever enough to write papers about. It's a candid critique of research for its own sake. Browse Know quotes for more insight-driven lines.
Does this page include the same baseball confession found on other topic pages?
Yes - one quote here reads: "I never threw the spitter, well maybe once or twice when I really needed to get a guy out real bad." It shows up here because it uses real as an intensifier, alongside its baseball subject matter.
Is there a quote about a football transfer between clubs?
Yes. One quote reflects on being sold from Real Madrid to Inter, saying the speaker would have preferred to have remained in Spain. It's a personal look at how a transfer can feel from the player's side. For more on preferences and personal choices, see Like quotes.
Is there a quote about the movie "Scream"?
Yes - one quote notes that in 'Scream,' there is very real drama that would be in almost any drama, pointing out that even a horror franchise can carry genuine emotional weight. For more reflections on everyday life and entertainment, browse Life quotes.
What does "real" mean across these different quotes?
It covers a lot - real-world application in research, real bad as an intensifier in baseball slang, the real experience of being transferred between football clubs, and the real drama within a horror movie. For more quotes that return to familiar words in new contexts, see Always quotes.

A film quote points to drama that feels real rather than staged, tying the theme back to authenticity in storytelling. Explore related pages such as Know and Life.