Quotes About Self-reliance

I'm too old to adapt to somebody else's ways.

I really always wanted to be an adult. I didn't really like being an adolescent at all.

There are great advantages of making things on the independent market. There's freedom and control there, and kind of a cleanness to the process that I like.

You do not want cricketers who are cowed by adversity, waiting for someone to tell them what to do.

I was the only actor in my family. I wasn't given a lot of advice; I had to work it out.

Don't take too much advice.

I don't ask other artists for too much advice.

Be your own advocate.

I don't let people affect me.

One of my strong points is that, no matter what anyone says about me, it will not affect me, it's because I believe in my ability and what I can achieve.

At this point, I don't listen to other people too much. I'm not really that affected by anyone.

Nothing really affects me. That's from being brought up well by my parents and where we're from, and we're a hard working family.

I am not afraid of being a pariah.

People buy into my agenda. I don't buy into anyone's agenda.

I didn't have an agent, I didn't have a headshot. I didn't even know if anyone would know where to find me. I just went back to highschool and started playing with my band.

The best agent for me is myself.

I know my value. Nobody has to tell me my value. I know my value, so no team, no person, no agent, can tell me my value, and I believe in myself.

Not any amount of aid is going to move Africa forward.

I really don't align myself with anything.

I don't need anybody to tell me how to be alive.

I've taken care of myself all my life.

To be adult is to be alone.

I am too ambitious to get into a relationship.

I'm not ambitious and I don't need to work for The Man.