Quotes About Self-expression

I think realising that you're individual and unique is really amazing.

I rarely got retouched when I started modeling, and it was crucial to me to show an accurate, realistic picture of me because that's beautiful, too.

'Funny People' is my favorite performance of myself to date. Even though it's a comedy and there are serious moments, I really felt like Leo felt like a real person. It didn't feel like I was playing myself. Whether it's a comedy or drama, I just try to make it as realistic as possible.

I'm interested in people forging their realities.

I don't want to be known just as 'Carrot Top.' I don't always want to be this crazy, goofy guy.

I may be goofy, I may be corny, and I may be cheesy, but I'm me.

I like girls who really don't care what other people are thinking - girls who are a little goofy. I think that's sexy.

I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'

I can be quite last minute because I'm all over the place. Sometimes you can be thinking 'Oh my gosh, what am I wearing?' on your way there. It's a learning experience with each thing you go to.

You don't have to watch 'Gossip Girl' to have an attitude.

You've gotta do what you like to do. If you do things you don't like to do, what sense does it make?

I gotta be me. I'm going to go to ball games, because that's what I do. I'm going to go to live music shows, because I love live music.

I was just writing songs because, if a song shows up, you've gotta write it. I didn't know what to do with them. I didn't have any faith in my voice.

I'm not mainstream. You gotta find me.

You gotta do things your own way. You have to find your own path. You have to take what appeals to you and leave all the rest.

I've gotten a lot of attention, I think, just for being myself. I think that a lot of people, when they come to a competition, are afraid to be themselves no matter who they are.

I'm never going to be a gourmet cook.

I don't want to do any more covers. It's good to learn to make things your own, but the education's over. 'Grace' is putting a lot of things to rest.

There is something to grace and deportment, but you determine that for yourself. That's something you own.

I love showing people that I wasn't that guy, the guy in 'Will & Grace.'

I'm not trying to get in good graces of anybody. I just want to be myself and be the guy that helps out in the community, because that's who I am.

I changed my name from Gail to Gayle in seventh grade because I liked to make a loopy 'y.'

I am more than my measurements. I'm not Ashley Graham just because I'm curvy.

I've heard complaints from women all over the country that plus-size clothes aren't sexy enough. You know, I'm a grandma, but I don't want to look like a grandma! I want to feel confident and sexy in the clothes. I like my stuff tapered and well-fitted, not all boxy.