Quotes about Individuality

He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.

I am I, and I wish I weren't.

Everyone looks at your watch and it represents who you are, your values and your personal style.

I don't ask other actors questions. I think that's too intrusive. I just watch. I don't want to be constricted to an idea of what acting is by anyone else. I want to take my own education.

I dress the way I want. I don't pretend to be someone I'm not.

All ways of living can be sanctified, and for each individual, the ideal way is that to which our Lord leads him through the natural development of his tastes and the pressure of circumstances.

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.

We all have hourglass figures; your sand just settles in different places.

Doesn't matter what people say, doesn't matter what they are going to say about you. You gotta go out there and play your game.

You have to take criticism with a grain of salt because you're never going to please everybody.

I hope that what you take away from my album is not just the music - which I did want to be fun, and I did want it to be about individuality, but please also take away from it that there's no dream that's too big.

You have to understand that your music isn't for everybody; your job isn't to please everybody.