Quotes About Boldness

Look, if Givenchy is going to lend you a dress, I'm not going to turn it down. I would wear that dress to just go out and buy a pint of milk if they would lend it to me.

Rock is all about writing your own script; it's all about pioneering.

It's not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.

If you want to get my attention, wear a pirate outfit.

I've said some things that are a little bit off the wall, but I don't run away and hide from them.

I'm like this wiry freak they pulled out of a bar two months ago and said, 'Let's throw it on the wall and see if it sticks.'

There are designers who say, 'Oh! I see wallpaper and blue carpet.' I usually start by knocking down walls. 'You thought you just needed some new drapes? Well, guess what: That wall's gotta go.'

My mum was quite a wanderer. She had a real sense of adventure and a cheekiness to her, which is something I like and that I try to take into my style of work.

I want to become so successful that if I wanna fart on a track, I can, and it will sell.

That's what fashion's really about. Rocking whatever you wanna rock, embracing it and having confidence in it.

When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want they bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass!

The one thing I learned is to just give everything a shot. You don't want to live in regret.

If you like something, rock it. If you want to rock a cape every day, go for it.

The most important thing I can tell you about aging is this: If you really feel that you want to have an off-the-shoulder blouse and some big beads and thong sandals and a dirndl skirt and a magnolia in your hair, do it. Even if you're wrinkled.

When I was a kid, I always wanted to dye my hair crazy colors.

I've never understood why some people hesitate before diving into unfamiliar tasks or activities. I couldn't imagine wanting more instructions about anything.

I once invested in a risky business. Quite a few people warned me not to do so, but I still went ahead and invested the money.

There was a time when a studio executive would really love something and have no proof at all that it would work and just do it because they believed in it. That's how 'Star Wars' happened.

I am sufficiently wary of dangerous situations, but I'm not scared of having a go.

Sometimes people can be wary of standing up... but I don't have a problem doing that.

I don't wash my hair.

I can sleep on a bloody washing line if I want to.

That's the secret to performance: conviction. The right note played tentatively still misses its mark; but play boldly and no one will question you.

That's the secret to performance: conviction. The right note played tentatively still misses its mark, but play boldly and no one will question you. If one believes there is truth in art—and I do—then it's troubling how similar the skill of performing is to lying. Maybe lying is itself a kind of art. I think about that more than I should.