Shinsuke Nakamura Quotes

The music I make, I'm different.

I've never really tried to copy anyone; I like to have my own style.

Fashion isn't interesting when it comes from an uninspired place.

I want to be different, and fashion gives me that outlet to do that.

We live through life, but we live through art, too. And in art, as in life, nothing is generalized. No one thing is a copy of the next. Everything is individual.

You really do have to be different. You really do have to set yourself apart.

Sometimes you find your voice by trying to write like people, and sometimes you find it by trying to write unlike people.

You can't be different for different's sake, and this doesn't always work, but you have to separate yourself from the normal read. Of course, it has to be truthful. If it's not truthful, don't waste your time.

The more you see somebody else's version of something, the harder it is to make it your own.

I don't get inspired by too many people because I like uniqueness. I'm a unique dude.

I've always wanted to do things different, always wanted to be the person who stands out from the pack.

I just want to inspire people to be different.

You have to try and make the role your own and not copy anyone else.

My sound is inventive.

Insist on yourself; never imitate. Your own gift you can offer with the cumulative force of a whole life's cultivation, but of the adopted talent of another, you have only an extemporaneous, half possession.

I'd rather do my own performance than copy someone else's.

I just want to sound different than everyone else. I don't care if it sounds bad. I just want people to be like, 'Yo, that dude Benny was different.' Even if it sounds awful, at least they can't say, 'Oh well, I've heard that before.'

Everyone takes pictures, so you need to have your own opinion.

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've written songs about things that nobody else has ever written about.

The best thing an actor can bring to a role is himself - that's no secret.

As a kid, I was creative and unique, and I've had that my whole life.

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.

A lot of people forget how important it is to be creative. We get caught up in getting ahead and in day-to-day minutiae. But creativity is a fundamental mode of expression, as is being tenacious and standing by your own convictions and passions, even if it's not the 'popular' choice.

I want to evolve each season. I never want to be one of those brands where people know what they're going to see. I always want an element of surprise. One thing I never want to do is copy what anybody else is doing. I have a signature, and it's very important to me to stay true to that.