Quotes About Self-expression

I was a weird but definite kid, and there were essentially no gender roles for me to fit into.

I've never played on my gender.

If I want someone to recognize the gender identity I feel, I'd have to ask for that. I can't assume people will know how I'd like to be treated on their own.

While dressing up as Courtney is a performance, there is a part of me that is expressing my gender in feminine and masculine ways.

We should not be assuming anything for anyone else's gender, because gender is defined by the individual.

At the end of the day, the real goal of fashion is to create clothes that make you feel as comfortable as possible, inside and out - no matter what your gender.

There are many people who probably don't agree with my acting, and it should be that way: they don't have to agree with me in general. I'm not here to be loved by everybody. I want to be. But I don't think it's humanly possible to be unanimously loved. But I think I've voiced it clearly that I'm not here to be a baby doll.

I don't think a lot of artists have the freedom that I have when it comes to dressing in general.

Some women are forced by men to look a certain way to be accepted by the general public, and I find that terrible.

I really just do what I like. I don't understand what the general public likes sometimes.

I think it's very difficult to generalize as to why, in a particular league or a particular industry, somebody has or has not come out. We certainly don't want a player to come out for our sake. It should be what's right for him and something that he has to be comfortable with.

My goal is to generate more material for myself.

I realized I could be myself, and I wasn't going to pay a consequence for that, and that people liked me for who I am and not necessarily for the generic, sanitized version of myself. And that was very liberating for me and, frankly, a huge confidence boost.

When critics called me a duplicate of my father, I knew I can't do anything about my genes but I ensured that I shed the romantic image and create my individual style.

Just make games for yourself and try to have a critical eye to what you do. If you genuinely like the game, there will be other people who like it as well.

The first lead that I ever played was a young Boy George when I was seventeen. I shaved my eyebrows off. That's as far from leading man looks as you can get.

I grew up in Georgia, and my mom would tell me how to perform and act. So I learned to repress a lot of myself so that other people would feel comfortable.

I call myself a geriatric starlet.

Sometimes when we think about femininity, we think also fragile. But I think you can be feminine and very strong. I think make-up goes with that femininity. I think it's a natural gesture for women and one they do more for themselves than for others.

I've been to acting coaches and everything, but they had to open me up and all that, so now I'm getting better with it.

Getting dressed was always the best part of every night.

I love getting dressed in New York - I feel so much more confident wearing things that are a little bit crazy.

I'm not getting dressed to make a scene or, like, 'Oh, look what Westbrook has on today!' If I like something, I'll put it on. I go to the game. That's how it is.

Part of my job is getting dressed up and having my picture taken and the best way of dealing with that is finding a way of enjoying it.