William Klein Quotes

Finally and most important of all, authenticity means that you must do what you do the way you do it and allow everyone else the same courtesy. There was a time I wanted to be like every famous writer that ever lived. I tried to copy styles, reframe information, use similar artwork. I almost drove myself crazy! Now I just do what I do. I have mentors. There are people whose work I admire, but I write the way I write. I eat the way I eat. I dress the way I dress. I can't believe that God made us each so unique only to have us do everything the same way.

Be yourself. It's the most important part of anything that you do. It's not fashion. It can be whatever you want to do.

My style is all to myself.

My game is me. I didn't try to pattern my game after nobody.

Be yourself. Don't imitate other poets. You are as important as they are.

I'm not even sure I have a style! All I know for sure is I don't want to look like everyone else.

The thing you must really do in television is bring yourself to everything you do - you can't try to be anybody else.

I always say that I don't like it when people follow trends too much, just because it is on the runway. I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.

The reason I put make-up on or wear the costume is to try and find my own style. It's like my guitar style - I'm just trying to be an original artist.

Everybody is different. Everybody has different styles. Just do it the best way you know how.

The best thing anyone can do is be himself. Everyone was made different by God, and that's the way it should be. And if I were a writer or an announcer starting out, I don't think I'd imitate anybody. I'd try to be whatever I am.

I think it's important to have your own individual style and sense of self. It's kind of what I do.

Show off your own style and uniqueness to stand out. That's the advice I'd give to people getting started online now.

I was always telling girls who said that they wanted to be the 'next' Kate Moss or the 'next' Gisele that it wasn't possible, because the 'next' girl wasn't going to look like anybody else; she would be somebody unique. If you look at all the great models... they all have an individual look.

I've tried singing like somebody else, and it never worked for me. The only thing that has ever worked for me was me being me, so either you love it or not.

I'm not going to be able to play it like somebody else.

To me, searching for perfection isn't anywhere near as interesting as trying to find your own voice.

I don't want to be the cliche American Idol dude. I want to be different, you know - that's the whole goal, me and music. It's about being yourself and being unique.

I make a lot of my own clothes. I don't like wearing the same thing everybody else wears.

I don't really follow trends - I don't like wearing what other people are wearing. I just like to be original!

The biggest thing is, when I was coming up, the thing that made you wonderful was your uniqueness. People celebrated that.

In terms of my actual acting, I don't really like to to copy anyone or replicate anything that I've seen.

I was so big, so I had to always come up with my own creations. Like, when I would do junior prom and stuff, I would have stuff specially made or added to my outfit. I definitely was always into trying to do something a little over and beyond.

Everything that I've done in wrestling and hopefully going forward in entertainment has always been unique and genuine to who I am.

Music should not be a contest, it should be an individual thing that each band is putting out from within themselves.