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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.

Mork, played by Robin Williams, was my introduction to improv, and my first real peek behind the curtain of television production; I had seen Williams riffing on 'The Tonight Show' and soon put it together that certain scenes with Mork...

Quotes by Paul F. Tompkins

My style of comedy is very real and bittersweet, and sort of always on the verge of kind of being tragic.

Quotes by Paul Feig

'Constitutional' is just a real pip of a word. Positively rolls off the tongue. In fact, it's downright fun to say. 'Con-stit-too-shun-al.' It's the verbal equivalent of skipping down the street with an ice cream cone in your hand. It's...

Quotes by Paul Feig

The nice thing about baseball is that all of the possible outcomes are known - it's not quite as messy as the real world. That makes the game an excellent playground for probability.

Quotes by Paul DePodesta

I'm not saying I talk to cartoon characters all the time, but the characters are very real to me. In a very non-insane way.

Quotes by Paul Dini

'Batman' is pretty much real world-centric.

Quotes by Paul Dini

Enjoying fiction requires a shift in selfhood. You give up your own identity and try on the identities of other people, adopting their perspectives so as to share their experiences. This allows us to enjoy fictional events that would shock...

Quotes by Paul Bloom

The real problem with natural selection is that it makes no intuitive sense. It is like quantum physics; we may intellectually grasp it, but it will never feel right to us.

Quotes by Paul Bloom

Imagination tends to be truly useful if accompanied by the power of mental control - if the worlds in one's head can be purposefully manipulated and distinguished from the real one outside it.

Quotes by Paul Bloom

What's the subject of life - to get rich? All of those fellows out there getting rich could be dancing around the real subject of life.

Quotes by Paul A. Volcker

My view was that the campaign had been a sacred thing, that it had been a real compact, because I was there and I saw the connection that Clinton made with people, and the connection that they made with him.

Quotes by Paul Begala

My real priorities were my family - my kids and Bruce - and my work with the E Street Band.

Quotes by Patti Scialfa

I'm an intuitive musician. I have no real technical skills. I can only play six chords on the guitar.

Quotes by Patti Smith

What I do know is that traditional gender roles are very real and flipping the norm is difficult for even the strongest, funniest, smartest men.

Quotes by Patti Stanger

I have a real pet peeve for women who play damaged characters but don't look damaged.

Quotes by Patty Jenkins

I grew up in a family of fighter pilots, and I have a real kindred spirit to that kind of fast-moving aggression and momentum.

Quotes by Patty Jenkins

There's Batman, there's Superman, there's Wonder Woman. She's the full-blown real deal.

Quotes by Patty Jenkins

Red Interactive, the digital advertising agency, is a real, systemic kind of business, as opposed to a one-off thing. We can help advertisers frustrated by old media find clients they can work with.

Quotes by Patrick Whitesell

Carnegie Hall was real fabulous, but you know, it ain't as big as the Grand Ole Opry.

Quotes by Patsy Cline

I keep showing decade after decade that I am a real performer.

Quotes by Patti LaBelle

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.