Masks Quotes

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

We're all like the slaves in the fields now, putting on the front that says 'everything's fine, boss' while we worry about how to make ends meet.

Irvine Welsh

Glue

pretense

smile

"Least I'm not the one still hiding behind a mask."
"No. You're hiding in plain sight."

Watchmen

Walter Kovacs / Rorschach

I'm only laughing on the outside. My smile is just skin-deep. If you could see inside... I'm really crying. You might join me for a weep.

The art of disguise is knowing how to hide in plain side.

Maybe you're lying to yourself. Maybe you're not the good guy pretending to be a bad guy.
Maybe you're the bad guy pretending to be the good guy.

Fast & Furious 4

Mia Toretto

duality

You can't keep changing your identity, Miles... and expect people to trust you.

Perfect Stranger

Rowena Price

trust

Darkness. He was not happy. He was not happy. He said the words to himself. He recognized this as the true state of affairs. He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back.

One of my people said, "The boss should always smile." Father said: "Put a steel mask on your face and armor on your heart." I believe they are right, and I live by that. Because when you walk around the battlefield and sell weapons, your heart "rots".

— You don't have a mask. And you're very dull. But you're certainly better than nothing, now that what's-his-name...
— Does everyone here have a mask?
— Of course. How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?
— I've got a face.

The person is very embarrassed when speaking from his own face. Give him a mask and he will tell you the whole truth.

People are capable of creating another part of themselves inside themselves at any time. A part that they can truly like.