A Quote by Jennifer Tilly

I would rather be loved by somebody who respected me. — © Jennifer Tilly
I would rather be loved by somebody who respected me.
I would rather see the United States respected than loved by other nations.
And the greatest lesson that mom ever taught me though was this one. She told me there would be times in your life when you have to choose between being loved and being respected. Now she said to always pick being respected.
I'd rather be respected than loved.
I guess I'd rather be loved than respected.
My dad's mission for me has always been to be a man they would write about, somebody that can be respected in the world.
I would like to be remembered as a - somebody who could rock your soul or make your cry with a song. And somebody who's kind, who loved to laugh, and loved his God.
I feel it's better to be loved and respected. If people fear you, you can get killed. If you're feared, nobody likes you. If you're feared nobody treats you the right way. You never get the right answers. You ask somebody if this is good, they'll tell you it's good even if it's bad. Nobody wants to be feared. You want to be respected.
I would hit a scene about my mother screaming at me during her breakdown, drunk or using pills, and she'd turn into a monster. Which she wasn't. She was a human: somebody who loved me and somebody with a problem.
If I did meet somebody, I would only ever make room for someone that loved me how I deserved to be loved. Until then I've got my shoes, I've got my album, my dog.
If I did meet somebody, I would only ever make room for someone that loved me how I deserved to be loved. Until then... I've got my shoes, I've got my album, my dog.
I would rather be respected than elected.
We would rather be feared than respected.
I would rather be disliked for who I am than to be respected for who I'm not.
I felt that my decisions, whether good or bad, would always be supported by my parents, because I was loved and respected.
I would rather be loved by millions and hated by the same number rather than moderately liked by everyone.
I love sitting down with my friends at dinner and actually telling them a story, as opposed to going, "Hey, did you see that thing I posted on Instagram?" For me, I would so much rather sit there and actually share a story with somebody and have somebody tell me about their trip, or things like that. I don't need to see it.
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