Masiela Lusha Quotes

Poetry was the first step, and from the age of 18, there was nothing else I wanted to do.

Where my heart lies is in the real-life, but at the same time part of it lies in this creative realm where I need to go in and put out that fire, scratch that itch, in order to be all rounded.

My interest lies in my self-expression - what's inside of me - not what I'm in.

One of the primary motivations for the series is that I never really felt that I was a person who could explain verbally what I thought all that well.

I am what I do, and that's partly why I don't want to give up singing. But when I can't sing well, I will.

I was obsessed with this idea that these things that you collect, they just say so much about who you are. I can't say it came from hard-nosed business analysis... It was just something I really want to see built.

Jim wanted to be known as a poet, first and foremost.

Years ago, I carved out an identity, and it has always been about having a voice to tell people about stuff I love.

Well, I had this little notion - I started writing when I was eleven, writing poetry. I was passionately addicted to it; it was my great refuge through adolescence.

I have a lot of memories, but I don't go into capitalizing on that. Something's got to be my own. I'm not doing the record to sit here and broadcast my memories of my father.

I've never tried to be anything but me. Even with Slipknot, where it can almost feel like a roll sometimes, it's still a part of who I am. It's a very strong and passionate part of who I am, and I'm lucky enough to have an audience that is really open to what I do.

Breathe-in experience, breathe-out poetry.

Writing is what I do. It's what makes me tick.

I'm an artist, and the need to get inside myself and be creative and be other people is a part of who I am. I don't imagine I'll abandon that completely.

What inspires me? I am so inspired every day. I am inspired by thinkers. I am inspired by rebellion. I am inspired by children. I have been inspired by love.

The music itself could never take the place of my own passion in life.

I'm very opinionated and passionate when it comes to my characters.

There's multiple ways I express myself. Music is my first love and will always come first. But, there are other areas and industries I'm interested in that reflect different aspects of my lifestyle.

The premise of anything you do - whether it's writing a song or any business - is ultimately that it hinges heavily on your belief in the thing that you're doing and promoting and selling. It's a reflection of who you are in a very deep way.

Standing up for what you believe is right, as well as standing up for what you believe is funny, standing up for what you believe is cool. As we found each other and the music that we do, we get to live out all of those things. That's what Run The Jewels is: it's all of those aspects of our personality.

A film reflects who you are as a building reflects the soul of its architect. I think what you feel and what you think and what you are is what the film is. It's not for me to talk about.

I love fashion, but fashion is not my whole life.

For me, acting is something I am passionate about. I am someone who wants to be known for who I am. If I wanted to just make money, I would've chosen some other profession.

Skateboarding has given me everything I have and created who I am.

If I'm not writing, I'm not fully living. It has become the essential element that defines who I am.