Quotes About Nonconformity

Souls wouldn't wear suits and ties, they'd wear blue jeans and sit cross-legged with a glass of red wine.

Don't be afraid to be weird, don't be afraid to be different, don't worry too much about what other people think. Whatever it is that's original in you and your work might sometimes make you feel uncomfortable. That probably means you're on the right track, so just keep going. Dare to be foolish.

You just say the opposite to what everyone else thinks. Is that why people think you're so clever?

Normality is death.

few are so conformist as rebellious youth.

To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can have.

To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see everyday, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.

I will go on adventuring, changing, opening my mind & my eyes, refusing to be stamped & stereotyped. The thing is to free ones self; to let it find its dimensions, not be impeded. (Diary 4: 187)

For our senior picture, they said, 'Black or navy blazer.' And I thought, Why do I want to look like everybody else?

I've got an allergy to looking too neat.

But I've always liked to be the kind of drummer and musician who likes to go outside of what's expected of me, and I've always been able to do more than you necessarily hear with every band I've ever played in.

My definition of cool is finding your own definition of cool and not necessarily taking your lead from what other people tell you or from what you might read from magazines or see on TV.

I've been arrested several times. I've been known to dress in ludicrous fashions. I've also built a career out of negative reviews.

The best thing about Mick Jagger is how uncalculating he is. He does what he wants to do and it feels right. He's not a dancer - neither am I.

I feel like I'm neither a girl nor a boy. I don't feel like a man.

This idea of the geek or the nerd, all that person really is - and I would consider myself one - is someone who is not ashamed of liking what they enjoy.

I've never followed a list in my life, and that's probably what has created so much nervous energy in my body.

Nadunisi Naaigal' is new age Tamil cinema. I have tried to break the rules of regular cinema with this film.

I discovered when I was young that I was not like everyone else, and that was great, because it's the people who are different who bring about change and new things.

I don't think I constantly have to be on a promotional spree or be seen in the newspapers every day or even be part of social parties and film gangs. I'm having my own set of journey, and I am happy with it because I don't want to be like everybody.

I could never play the ingenue, the girl next door or the very successful young doctor. That would be a bore.

I was every mother's nightmare - I was a hair model from 14, and I started coming home with red, blue, green hair.

I cannot see myself sitting at a desk from nine to five!

I'm just not Mr. Joe that goes to work nine-to-five. I never will be.