Quotes About Self-expression

When you acknowledge that there is nothing repulsive or unforgivable or shameful about yourself, it becomes easier to be that authentic person and feel like you're living a less performed life.

My interests are guitars, cars, and vacation. I've been playing guitar all my life. My dad was a professional guitarist, but I'm terrible, which lets me off the hook, so I just play for myself.

I am a woman now! It's true. No, honestly, I've never worn a bra in my life, ever!

So if I get pegged as a bikini girl, that's fine, and that can still translate into acting or other areas. But, no, I don't wanna be doing bikini shoots my whole life.

It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into some form of our own choosing; when we do, the performance is itself the wage.

I had this vivid image of myself at the age of 60 looking back on my life and truly regretting the fact that I hadn't tried to be an actor

I've never really lived a conventional life, so I think it's quite foolish for me or anyone else to start thinking that I am going to start making conventional choices.

And also I didn't want my future to be just sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn't want to see my life in that way.

I have tried and failed to lead a conventional life. When I try to be like other people, I fall out of bed.

Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don't get stuck for life with a self-image developed over the course of high school.

I came to the conclusion that there is an existential moment in your life when you must decide to speak for yourself; nobody else can speak for you.

I'm not videotaping my life, but in a way I am trying to put certain things about myself on canvas.

What fun is life without a bit of showing off?

Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.

I think one's sexuality can be the center of life, and coming out and discovering your sexuality is something that really can define your existence.

What makes your life different from the next n***a? There is something special about you, so let me help you bring out your individuality.

I've just gone through so much in my life that pulling my top up just doesn't seem like that big a deal.

It's up to each of us to get very still and say, 'This is who I am.' No one else defines your life. Only you do.

With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice.

You can't accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself. If life teaches you nothing else, know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.

I have decided to tell the world that I accept my homosexuality and celebrate this gift that life has given me.

My vocal cords lived their own life, wild and free.

I have the motto that says, 'Whatever you see in your closet that you like, pick it and wear it.' It's not just your closet, but just your life. Whatever catches your eye. Pick it.

Step back from your Facebook Wall for a moment: Doesn't it, suddenly, look a little ridiculous? Your life in this format?