Quotes About Self-expression

I wanted people to know just who I am and what I'm all about and what actually happened. And to remind people that I had a life before Clint, and I intend to have one after.

I never want my children to ever feel like they need to be a SEAL, or that they need to go into medicine, or be an astronaut in order to please me - because I don't think that's very fair. I just want them to live their own lives. I don't hesitate at every opportunity to remind my children of that.

My first rap name was Ralo. Because my first name is Carlos. I likened myself to what Busta Rhymes was doing when he first came out. And what Onyx did when they first came out - they reminded me of me.

I've always been drawn to the message of 'Be yourself. Love yourself.' I need to be reminded of that all time.

I think everyone at times feels awkward, like they don't fit in. But I was lucky to have super-cool parents who reminded me to embrace what makes you special - that you shouldn't want to blend in with everybody.

I had some difficult times when I first moved to Los Angeles when people would tell me I was saying things wrong. I felt different although my mum kept reminding me it was OK to be different.

I don't see anything remotely like me in boxing, past or future.

When I started 'Rent,' I already had an idea of how I was going to portray Angel, simply because of who I was at that moment. Everyone always perceived her as a drag queen, but the reality of the matter is that I truly believe she was a trans woman.

I am not, I repeat, NOT a lesbian - even though I'd like to be one when I grow up.

Everyone is different, and so I don't want to repeat anyone else's career. I want to do mine.

Cause I won't repeat myself, the way I dress and look.

I am a brat by nature and I don't repent what I do.

As a woman, you do have a sense that if you can do other things, then you should. If you feel, mmm, the roles are getting a little repetitive, and you know you can write, then you should write a different role.

I wanted to do more and not be stereotyped. The roles coming my way were getting repetitive.

I replaced Walsh, I replaced Blackmore, now I just gotta be me.

I liked the books I read that said things like 'I shan't'. I would try to find a way to say in my life, to reply, 'I shan't do that, mother.' That was so far away from my barrio world.

I want to be able to go on a date, hang with all of my friends, and not be outed on someone else's terms by some reporter.

The remarkable thing about 9/11 was that journalism pretty much put down its badges. People didn't worry about reacting as human beings. People who weren't reporters reported. David Letterman was sort of a brilliant reporter for a second - but it was a way nobody had ever covered a story. They just presented what was inside themselves.

I don't try to represent myself in a way that's not connected with my everyday reality, because I'm not smart enough to do that.

Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you.

I do not represent any product or any collection.

Others will always seek to define you based on what they think you represent or who they think you are. But you have to be the one to control what you do and what you say and how you present yourself.

I'm a black American, and I'm proud to represent who and where I'm from - unapologetically. There's no shame in my game.

I used to get in trouble with my old agent, because I've never been driven by fear or need or greed. I want my work to represent me as a person, so I can be quite fussy.