Quotes About Expression

The thing about doing mashups and covers is it's great, but a part of you never gets to really showcase what your original sound is like or what your writing voice is like.

We didn't understand why it should be obligatory to be on the covers of magazines as yourself when you are making music and are not a showman.

I want to make movies and pieces of television and pieces of art that crack everyone's assumptions.

Sometimes I definitely crack up in the ring. If I tried to consciously go in there and keep a straight face, I'm sure it would be very difficult.

With writing, obviously you can really take the time to crack what you're going to say and build to a big point.

That's one of the reasons I got into country music: because of the craft of that lyric and how much you could put into three minutes.

As long as I can apply my craft, I'm happy.

Read and write with a sensitive ear. The craft of writing is very important. Practice the craft.

I always envisioned working in film and in theater. Theater and film are not, they're not in any way substitutable. What I love about theater is so different from what I love about film, and I enjoy the craft of both.

Writing is a conviction before it is a craft.

There's the craft of acting, and then there's a quality. There's a quality that someone has.

I have my little craft bag that I bring with me to set everywhere I go.

I say funny stuff in my songs sometimes, but it's still all in the seriousness of the music and the craft.

For me, that is the craft of acting: literally creating something from nothing.

Whenever I have to work on my skills or add to my craft, I do theatre. It's one place where I can learn a lot as an actor.

What I want people to take away from my music is that it's important to listen. Especially for young people, your opinion is the one that counts the most when it comes to your craft.

I used to feel that if I wasn't living out my songs, I wasn't doing myself or my craft justice, and that's a dangerous way to live because then you become what you make.

I honed my craft in the military, because it's the only thing that got me through it, to be honest. Working on music - being able to come home and work on music whenever I got off - was essential. If I didn't have that, I probably would've lost my mind.

We want to be good at our craft, whether it's writing music or playing it live.

I enjoy the challenge of trying to say things beautifully. The message is secondary in that sense. Obviously, I have something that I want to say that's very, very important to me - but the process of actually crafting it is essential.

Whether I'm working with a Top 40 artist or crafting my own music, it goes back to one thing: telling a powerful story and having that story resonate with people.

I like arts and crafts.

I love arts and crafts.

Here in America we're doing the most wonderful crafts.