Quotes About Expression

Sometimes a break-up song is perceived as that because that's what the person who's hearing it needs.

I know that I'm often perceived as this odd guy who's a bit out there, and I've probably, once in a while, reinforced that image, but I'm really not that person, and, in a way, I want even less so to be seen like that.

I've been working on the way my originality, my body, my face, my original form is perceived by me.

I wanted to go beyond what K-pop is typically perceived as, and through 'Move' I was able to show a concept that's more edgy, more powerful.

I don't only like R&B. I always love in life when you see people acting in a way that is true and genuine to them but doesn't fit into the perceived notion of how they would respond to something.

It was just really exciting to see dark people in white people's clothing, or what is perceived as white people garb.

I love art so much because of curiosity. At the start of a painting, I know 10 percent of what the painting will be, and then I have to improvise the whole thing.

Well, rhythm is 90 percent of the interpretation.

Ninety percent of my clothes are women's.

All artists, no matter who they are, have always come into contact with criticism. No one's gonna like what you do 100 percent of the time.

I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music.

I don't know how to overcome this perception that I'm extravagant.

My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life.

Costume, hair and makeup can tell you instantly, or at least give you a larger perception of who a character is. It's the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth, so it really does establish who they are.

I don't know how to be like a Bill Murray or a Will Ferrell, these guys who know how to make a line funny just by, I don't know, some extra-sense perception. I only know character and emotion and real acting; that's all I know how to do.

When it comes to the lyrics, I write about my own perception of things and use characters for that.

Your voice determines people's perception probably more than your style or your jokes.

What shaped my perception about my body and myself was finding better clothes - that's what changed my world.

Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being an artist.

I will not bow down to others' perceptions of me; I will only rise in the name of art, love and music.

The fun of being in the pop world is you can really play with people's perceptions of what the word pop means.

One of the things I love about writing is the way you can use what you know and what you've experienced, without actually writing about yourself. I've given many of my experiences and perceptions to many of the characters in the book, but none of them is me.

Percussion is so good for me!

I really just wanted to play the drum set and match that. I was never really into the percussion thing.