Quotes About Identity

I made my living as an actor, and I love acting, so I'm an actor. But that gets you in a lot of trouble in the art world.

If there's a group of articles written about me, I can usually tell the difference if someone's writing an article and they know me from someone who doesn't know me. They're usually very different.

I am not an artist.

I'm an artist, I'm not an activist.

If only the people around you know you're an artist, then you're doing something wrong.

I didn't want to be an artist.

I always say I'm an artist with the soul of a realtor.

I'm not artistic nor am I all that creative.

As Devin, the person, I'm very different from my artistic self.

My artistry is my baby.

I guess, just being in a group, I had never thought to question my individual artistry.

People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?

I was the least Pop of all the Pop artists.

I think it's the way I talk. I think they thought I was too country. And I'm not ashamed of that by any means.

The things people are ashamed of come through in whatever their outerwear is. I suppose I am always looking for that, even if it's somebody who, on the outside, seems to be perfect.

I was so ashamed of who I was.

I'm not ashamed of who I am.

It's not about me. It's about not having to be ashamed.

I don't think I like characters who are afraid and ashamed of who they are.

I was ashamed of it, of the poverty I came from.

I'm not ashamed of being American; I'm very proud.

I'm not ashamed to be gay.

For some reason, I was deeply ashamed of the theater early on. I think it had to do with this growing sense I was gay, although I couldn't have put a word to it back then.

I'm not ashamed of myself.