Quotes About Self-expression

Never categorize yourself, society does that to you, don't do it to yourself.

People put you into a category and if you don't fight it you're stuck there for the rest of your life.

I don't want to be put in a category.

As much as we were very proud of being a pop band, I know we never felt like we fit into that category.

I don't like being put into a category.

I don't want to have any category stamped on my face.

I just do whatever I do, and put it out there without tryin' to cater to anybody. If you like it, you like it.

You can be accessible without catering to an audience.

For me as an actor, I find it's most creative when I'm bringing myself into the role rather than putting the role on. I feel like it's more of a cathartic experience.

It's really cathartic to play my songs live. I'm a really non-confrontational person, so my songs are kind of like all the things I never get to say to anyone.

I don't like to be part of the cattle. I like to just do my own thing.

I would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up.

I didn't feel that my identity was caught up in being a cartoonist, and that if it stopped I'd stop.

A lot of people don't realize that hair is a big thing for a lot of people, not just African-American women. It's something to be aware of and to be cautious of.

Don't be anything you're not. Be yourself. And people will either celebrate that or say, 'It's not for me.'

Even though I'm in this big, crazy business, I'm still just myself. I still celebrate Christmas; I still live at home.

We should celebrate make-up. It's a lucrative industry; a massive employer.

Celebrate the things that make you individual and unique, and realize that there's no one in this world that looks like you.

I celebrate the things that make me different, and it's worked to my advantage.

I remember people were horrified when I celebrated my 50th! 'Don't announce your age,' I was advised! How stupid is that.

All that celebrity stuff isn't me. It's just not acting.

I don't do celebrity.

I censor myself all the time.

I can't censor myself; it's really important for me to say how I feel.