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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 didn't have any real idea that I was going to be an artist; I had no idea what that meant.

Quotes by Melanie Martinez

'Cry Baby' is like this fairytale version of me. A lot of it is based on real events, and some of it is made up to make it more whimsical.

Quotes by Melanie Martinez

If I had any real idea of exactly where inspiration comes from, I'd go there, find the foolish thing, bottle it, sell it, and retire to Tuscany.

Quotes by Melanie Rawn

We're so used to seeing Agatha Christie's work on screen that going back to the original is a real joy.

Quotes by Mel Giedroyc

A bloke once yelled out: 'You've got chubby knees.' I was 19. I've had a real complex about my knees ever since.

Quotes by Mel Giedroyc

I think people have an idea of what Fox News is. If people don't watch Fox News, then it's just a caricature, it's not real, they have it in their heads that it's something very different than what it actually...

Quotes by Megyn Kelly

What I want from my Lovers is real unadulterated love, and from my genuine workers I expect real work done.

Quotes by Meher Baba

I'm just a real person, not a caricature.

Quotes by Megan Thee Stallion

Any time you are put in the same category as Jane Fonda, a real legend, it feels surreal, perhaps even undeserved.

Quotes by Megan Ellison

My parents lived, breathed, ate and slept theatre. Emotions were right on the surface. Growing up, the unreal had as much importance as the real.

Quotes by Megan Follows

Browbeating the tech industry for a problem that does not exist also draws attention away from the real problems with Google and other tech companies.

Quotes by Mazie Hirono

There is only one real deprivation... and that is not to be able to give one's gifts to those one loves most.

Quotes by May Sarton

Be who you are, do what you do and let us get on with discussing the real issues of this country.

Quotes by Maxine Waters

I'd say the real turn in my career came when I did the Dolce & Gabbana International Ad Campaign playing Madonna's son, which was just an incredible experience and I still can't believe actually happened.

Quotes by Max Schneider

To me, part of the fascinating profession of acting is to participate in all these strange situations, to try to understand all these interesting characters, fictitious or real, their human nature... It's extraordinarily fascinating.

Quotes by Max von Sydow

For a girl, the wedding is when you're married. For a guy, it's when you get engaged. It takes a real aggressive human being to back out between the ring and the wedding.

Quotes by Max Greenfield

Depression is real, and that really hit me hard. I was going through a phase where I wasn't talking to no one. Only my son. Me and my son would do stuff, but I was talking to no one.

Quotes by Max Holloway

I hardly need to abstract things, for each object is unreal enough already, so unreal that I can only make it real by means of painting.

Quotes by Max Beckmann

I passed blindly many things which belong to real and political life.

Quotes by Max Beckmann

If I receive a phone call from Real Madrid, I won't answer.

Quotes by Mauro Icardi

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.