Quotes About Expression

I didn't want to feel constrained, so I took on the Mutants.

I'm phobic about the idea of being constrained.

But sometimes I've felt a little constrained by that idea of who I'm meant to be.

When you write, you don't have the social constraints of having people in front of you, so you talk about abstract matters.

I'm not a tabula rasa type. In some ways, the more constraints I have, the work is more interesting to me.

There is a little bit of me in every part I do... I'm not really good enough to completely construct an all-new character.

The lyrics are constructed as empirically as the music. I don't set out to say anything very important.

It's true that stammerers can become more adept at sentence construction.

Anger is so constructive.

When an actor constructs reality, it has to be riveting and entertaining. There has to be an emotional connect with the audience.

I consume music the way other people consume movies.

This exploded in me almost more music than I could consume.

Music, music, music. It doesn't get much better than that! It pretty much consumes my life.

We want people to watch and consume what we do, but we are not trying to sell anything. So that does give us a freedom in a way.

Design is my biggest love. It consumes me!

I guess the bottom line is I don't make music that is consumed en masse.

When I'm given a role, I'm consumed by a passion to bring to life a character that exists only on paper. I mull over the character for days and internalise his feelings.

We consumers have to send a message every day of what we want and what we don't.

'Boxers' was more time consuming simply because it was longer, but 'Saints' was definitely harder. I think it's just hard to talk about faith in general.

As actors, we are always playing other characters. It's so exhausting and time consuming to figure them out, so when you get the time to be yourself, you should take it.

I'm involved in all things musical. It's all consuming, even if it doesn't necessarily manifest as a record or a concert.

Some of the music I listen to is pop. I sing it in the shower - and then for public consumption.

People think the world of music is so great, and it's just not. It's so boring, the way music is conceived and then declawed for public consumption.

I would love to do more on the stage; having actual contact with the audience is great. You can give them a good seeing to!