Quotes About Expression

I think that's the key to any artistic endeavor: You want it to feel fresh and not have people look at it like it's re-creation of something else unless it's done in a really strong way.

I try to leave things as open ended as possible, not too overladen with meaning.

Those of us who write spend our entire lives in an endless English class.

When you write, no matter what, it ends up personal.

I hope that my life ends up being my greatest work of art, not just my music.

Personally, I love athletes on Twitter. I think it gives them an opportunity to engage and show some of their personality.

I love to engage in creativity everyday.

Much of my work is engaged with 'America' - the idea of America.

My first engagement with any art was music.

My gift seems to be that I am able to tell a story in a comprehensible and engaging way.

I think artists are driven by the engine of their own talent, but it's a question of what use they put it to.

I'm the haphazard engineer of my own music.

I've always loved the English language. I just like words, you know?

Who'd want to be a modernist writer in the English-speaking world?

You don't have to have a specific style. It can enhance how you want to feel on a specific day.

All makeovers should be about enhancing who you are.

I'm 60 years old, and I want to enjoy life, and I want to be free to speak for my country.

I enjoy reading and thinking, and it's hard to make that space as an artist.

It's much more enjoyable being an actor.

I get to hang with people that I make music with, people that I laugh with, people that I write with, and it's enjoyable to me.

I've always enjoyed Acting. Acting is acting.

I have enjoyed acting very much, because I know it's not for real!

I have, all the days of my life, enjoyed singing very much.

I've always enjoyed the physical side of acting.