Gerard Butler Quotes

I get a kick out of being an outsider constantly. It allows me to be creative.

Tradition is the great misleader because it's too easy to follow what has already been done - even though you may think you're giving it a kick. I was really trying to invent, instead of merely expressing myself.

My goal is to be myself, and to challenge stereotypes, and to follow the rules, and break them, and make new rules. It's not about doing something that's already been done. That would be silly.

Every part that I do has to be different from the last part that I did so I don't become a stereotype.

If it feels like we're re-creating something rather than creating something, we don't do it.

We live in world that wants to burnish the rough edges and straighten the crooked line, but conformity doesn't beget greatness.

What's the fun in doing conventional things? I would rather be known as someone who is unconventional. I like being unconventional. I like doing things which are different. That's what I like... It gives me a boost as an actor.

Do the things that make perfect sense to you, [and] don't be afraid to shout it from the mountain tops just because it's outside the box or against the grain in your industry. More often than not, you're probably going to be right.

It's time to stop complying with the system and draw your own map. Stop settling for what's good enough and start creating art that matters.

I am an artist who's just tryin' to do something different, and basically not caring about everybody's opinions and wanting to follow what everybody else is doing. At the same time, I know when to be serious, but I know when to joke.

I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.

When you're an artist, all you're trying to do is self-express.

If you stick with a vision, it might not all work, but some of it will be absolute genius. To me, 15 minutes worth of absolute genius in a film is so much better than two hours of mediocrity. I would rather pay to see something different like that.

It does not matter how badly you paint so long as you don't paint badly like other people.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I don't want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without original elements.

No age is compelled to take its beauty from preceding epochs.

I like surprising myself. I don't want to do the norm, do what I'm always known to do, write how I like to write.

There are no original ideas. There are only original people.

Don't just rehash what came before. Find new things to do with it, in your unique voice.

I'd hate it if everyone in the world liked me, my music and what I wore. It'd make it boring, and I wouldn't have anything to work towards. It's not to everyone's taste, but I can only be me.

I don't aim for perfection. But I do want to try and come up with something interesting.

Living creatively is really important to maintain throughout your life. And living creatively doesn't mean only artistic creativity, although that's part of it. It means being yourself, not just complying with the wishes of other people.

Just trying to be different - when I hear something - I don't like to go trampling on other people's sounds.

I'm constantly trying to be as original as I can.