Quotes About Expression

I just keep it real, and I have written songs from my heart and performed them how they should be performed.

I performed in plays like 'Ashwatthama' and 'Andha Yug.' It was hardcore theatre.

I must say that Bengaluru has been one of the best places where I've performed and I would love to associate with the theatre scene here on a personal level.

I used to love 'Ladies Night' by Lil' Kim so much that I performed it in school without really knowing what it was about. I just knew that she was getting at a guy and winning.

Because it's our first official album, we wanted to show our color, the color of Blackpink. We wanted to present an image that people would think of when they think of Blackpink, and what kind of music we put out... we channeled the girly side of ourselves and performed according to the girly lyrics.

The first song we ever performed, actually, was an instrumental, which says a lot about how shy we are.

I have thought about some kind of musical involving my music. That would be kind of interesting. I have thought of it in that way, as a creator of something, not so much a performer. So that's in my head.

I always considered myself a performer. It's what God gave me. It doesn't matter if one person hears it or a million.

I'm not a natural born performer.

I did feel from day one that I was a born performer.

I believe that comfort level is crucial for a performer.

Objectivity is almost a choice you make. As a burlesque performer, I didn't choose to be objectified.

Any actor can be glamorous, but not everybody can be a performer. That's why I'm focusing more on the performance side. I feel that's what even people want from me.

I always felt of myself as a composer, performer, improviser. I've never called myself a jazz man. I make art.

When you're a performer, of course you want an audience, but it's very, very different from courting fame.

As a performer, I groove to my own songs.

I never wanted to perform and never proclaimed myself to be a performer.

Why, in such a case, should the performer essay any sort of considered approach at all?

I became a performer because it was what I enjoyed doing.

To put what you see on paper is the same as funneling what you feel through yourself as a performer.

The ego certainly is the biggest obstacle as an artist or performer, so any chance you get to destroy that is really healthy.

I was never a child actor. I was a child performer.

For me, there's a fine line between being a cheeseball and being a good performer.

I know I'm a strong performer. I'm not an evolved musician.