Quotes About Autonomy

I do less waiting by the phone than anyone I know in the business. I don't wait for a job. I just go on to my own work.

There are a lot of decisions to make, creatively. Now, with digital, you can really be the author of your own work. From the beginning to the end of the process, you control everything.

Does anyone actually think I'm going to call Tiger Woods and tell him what to do with his swing one day, and he's going to go out and do it, simple as that? It doesn't work like that.

I work so I don't need to make rent through my songs, and I think if more people engaged with music without needing it to provide for their welfare, you're not beholden to anyone.

Never follow somebody else's path; it doesn't work the same way twice for anyone.

I would never never read a work of fiction and want to know about the person's life.

I think as an artist or a writer it's OK to want to control your own work.

I do what works best for me, but it might not work for somebody else.

I quickly realized I had to have my own style and strategy and find my own way.

I've always felt it's ridiculous to say, of any of the females in my life: You're my friend, you're my wife, you're my girlfriend, you're my co-worker. This is your box, and you're not allowed to stray outside of it.

I was born a limited-government person. I've always had this streak going through me.

I didn't do the marching down the streets, jumping in front of the lines and holding hands... that wasn't me.

Save money; never rely on other people to lend you money. We call it having 'walking the streets' money - money in your back pocket or bank account that belongs to you.

Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.

One way I deal with stress is when I feel a certain way, I just do it. It's like, I want a hamburger, so I'm just going to eat a hamburger. I don't want to answer your phone call right now - I'm not going to answer your phone call. Just be able to say, 'This is how I feel. This is the way it is, deal with it.'

With Priyadarshan, he is extremely strict but lets me do what I want. You have that kind of freedom as an artiste.

From a strictly business perspective, it's like, 'Even if you leave Eric alone, he'll do stuff. He puts his own album together, he gets his own gigs, he does everything on TV. Let him be, he's fine.'

No one can dictate what I will wear and I am strictly against such moral guardianship.

I'll handle living on my own. You've got to learn somehow. I'll take it all in my stride like I do everything else.

I know that when I was on my hunger strike, I reacted very negatively to people telling me what I should and shouldn't do.

I am always very grateful that I do not have to rely for my meal on a nationalised dinner service working as well as the Post Office on strike day.

I let my boy go and do and say pretty much as he likes, as, and perhaps because, my father kept no string on me.

Parents who achieve a successful work-life balance don't live and breathe to make their kids happy. Instead, they strive to raise independent children that will grow to become responsible adults.

My plan growing up was to leave home and try not to panic. I always knew that to strive to be self-sufficient was an important ambition.