Quotes About Originality

I learned to embrace my individuality, and if that meant writing a song on one chord over and over again, then that's what I do.

Janhvi has her own individuality.

This is my real concern: to give each film a unique individuality.

I've begun to realize that there cannot be a greater asset than individuality.

We must never lose our individuality.

What I would tell everyone is don't lose your sense of individuality.

I followed my own self and individuality so much that it automatically made me a game changer or set me apart from others. I did not think it was necessary to do things the way others are doing it.

What's great about this sport is the individuality of it. Everyone is different. Everyone has a different fighting style, different fan base. You can build your own self. You're kind of self made in this game.

I look at it like this: I'm being myself, everybody else in my industry is faking it.

When I came into this industry, I was never afraid to be myself.

I don't listen to film music at all. I don't want to be influenced.

Whether artists know it or not, I think we're all a little influenced by what came before.

I was not influenced by any artists.

I can't say I feel influenced by today's guitar players.

You'd have to be completely crazy not to be influenced by and take from other artists. It's completely impossible not to.

G.O.O.D. Music is on top because G.O.O.D. Music is the culture. When you think of, you know, just every aspect from music, influence, fashion, art level. If it's not G.O.O.D Music, then it's somebody who was influenced heavily by G.O.O.D. Music.

I don't watch too much television because I want to write something, and you never want to be influenced by other things that are on - and if they're really funny it'll just depress me because it's something I'm not a part of.

I learned then that an actor must always be himself, and must not be influenced by the people with whom he works.

I don't have any influences, any heroes, it's just me.

If I see a fashion show with literal influences, it doesn't make me think any more. It doesn't make me dream.

People always ask about my influences, and they cite a bunch of people I've never heard of.

It's amazing to me to see how bands evolve and how they take all their influences and come up with their own sound.

Don't copy another writer's style, because that is not authentic, and that's how it will sound. You develop your style over your whole life and through countless influences. Don't impose something artificial.

Don't be afraid to play what you feel and what you think no matter what it is. If you play long enough, you start to move past your influences and find your own music.