Evan Rachel Wood Quotes

It's important to let kids be themselves and to let them make mistakes. Self-discovery goes a long way.

I am very impulsive when it comes to experimenting with my looks and love playing with ideas by involving people from all walks of life.

So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life.

To be an innovator, you can't be worried about making mistakes.

You can only go forward by making mistakes. I'm twenty-seven, not fifty-seven. I'm not Givenchy, I'm Alexander McQueen.

I've constantly tried new things, even as a child, and have always been obsessed with pink. Now I'm just a little more ladylike and fearless. You should never feel afraid to become a piece of art. It's exhilarating.

For me, style is about how you feel that day and what inspires you, as well as taking chances and making mistakes. Everything has to be comfortable. If things are too tight or too constricting, I feel out of my element.

I'm not saying that putting on makeup will change the world or even your life, but it can be a first step in learning things about yourself you may never have discovered otherwise. At worst, you could make a big mess and have a good laugh.

I look back at the looks I've had over the years. I'm proud of myself that I had the courage to experiment with crazy hairstyles and some fashion things. Would I do it again? No. But that's part of the learning process and getting from point A to point B.

I never really think about what I have to do to stick to my image. I just follow what I like to do. Sometimes it's glamorous, sometimes it's not.

I don't wear any make-up on normal days and at school. But, if I'm going somewhere, I always do something with my eyes - crazy colors, sparkles. I'm all for it. I love experimenting.

At Sarah Lawrence, I realized that everybody was already what they were going to be. The painters were painting, the writers writing, the dancers dancing. And nobody wore any makeup. The art was uppermost.

It's interesting for me to always make myself look very different.

As soon as you become afraid to make a fool of yourself, you're in trouble. I decided I may as well just see if I can live with myself making millions of mistakes and learn something from it.

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

I don't know if my hairstyles reflect that, but I am someone who enjoys change.

Take chances, find your voice in fashion, and find what you like, and find what makes you feel good, and do that.

I love fashion, and I love changing my style, my hair, my makeup, and everything I've done in the past has made me what I am now. Not everyone is going to like what I do, but I look back at everything, and it makes me smile.

I'd say when it comes to being who you are, just don't be afraid to try things.

I found my style and how I like to do makeup from trying and failing and trying and failing again, and unfortunately, I had to do it publicly to figure it out.

My dad always used to encourage me to dress weird.

For me, fashion is exciting, and it should be exciting whether you get it wrong or right.

I think the most effective coaching for youth is to encourage them to try things, to be unique and be different.

I love to experiment, to push myself, and I want people to accept me in roles that I have never attempted before.

I feel like there's something in me that desires to express myself even more and not be so afraid of a solo endeavor.