Quotes About Expression

Bipolar disorder is something that is mine. And it is very difficult to talk about it.

My work is always on display, and my life is always on display when I make my work.

I'm a striker. That's what I enjoy doing. And any chance to display that, I'm happy.

There's just no great rock albums anymore. There's a lot of rock music out there, but it's very bland and disposable.

Playing and listening to music gives you a sense of fulfilment because you have to put everything in you at its disposal.

I would never dispute the fact that music is my greatest love.

One thing is for sure, for the rest of this career, I will play this game how I want to play it and, while I am not going to disrespect anyone, I am going to voice my opinions.

I never wanted to be called a fan, and that's no disrespect to any artist who calls them fans, but I never wanted a boundary in between the people listening to my music and me - for them to feel like I'm doing something that they can't do.

Without no disrespect to any artist, there's a lot of degrading music out there as far as degrading the culture and degrading society as well. That's individuals that choose to make that kind of music.

There are certain things you don't say that's disrespectful. They detract from the point you're trying to make.

I think that black people making art, women making art, and certainly black women making art is a disruptive endeavor - and it's one that I enjoy extremely.

Film is an art form. Dissecting and understanding it is a part of our own interest in humanity.

I don't like to discuss my work in a lot of detail; I'm afraid of dissecting it in a way that is not good for me.

I don't want our right to be able to speak and dissent to be taken away.

I think both comedy and dissent are liberating, for the listener as well!

I try not to think of actors as I'm writing because I think you do them a disservice by writing for things they've already done.

You've got to stick up for what you believe in. If you don't do that, you're doing a disservice to the audience, because you're making something really diluted. And if you do that when you're a guy, you're seen as artistic - 'difficulty' is seen as a sign of genius. But it's not the same for women.

Some actors can distance themselves from the parts they play, but I fall into the category who use bits of themselves.

If you are writing something, you automatically create a certain distance. It can be very little. Even within the same city you imaginatively have a certain distance from your subject, and at the same time, you have to have a connection.

When you really get it right in acting, it's an act of empathy. You feel less distant from others, and that is really exciting.

I feel like I have a distinct voice.

But, I think that as long as you have a distinct voice and personality, you can kind of dress how you want.

For me, if its television, if it's theater, if it's film, and it's good, I don't make much of distinction between the 3. I think there's only so many great stories out there. If you get the chance to be a part of one, it doesn't matter what it is.

Art is anything people do with distinction.