Andrew Sean Greer Quotes

My goal is to be weirder than everybody else and hope that no one stops me. So far, no one has.

I really think that being yourself, being original, being outside the box is starting to be appealing to people.

I don't mind being unlikely. I'd rather that than be predictable.

The good parts are the people who don't make do. They're the interesting people. Lear doesn't make do.

Better to be wrong than be boring.

Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.

I love Lady Gaga. She's not afraid to take risks and be herself.

I love to watch someone who just goes for it and isn't worried about whether it's silly or awkward or unflattering.

Now I'm old... maybe I'm still an eccentric hippie. There's a wonderful freedom in the eccentricity - you can go places, you can be wacky, and you don't have to be constrained. I think that's why people are eccentric - eccentricity is a weapon... and it's great!

I admire anyone that follows the road less travelled.

Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

The most daring thing is to be yourself and to do exactly what you want to do at that point in time and not to be worried with what other people are doing or what's popular.

I find only freedom in the realms of eccentricity.

What was previously perceived as nerdy is now viewed as original. What I like about nerdiness, geekiness, is it doesn't really matter what you're into - it just means you're not a follower.

We can raise our sights high when we're willing to break free from being conformists who live a conventional life simply because we are too afraid to express our uniqueness.

I get a kick out of not being ideal. I think it's awesome. That's entirely the point. And I think my creator is quite a character for letting that be.

I want everyone to express themselves in a unique way.

I'd just like to inspire people to be themselves and do what they want and not conform to the rigid guidelines of the music or entertainment business.

The only way I was going to be funny was if I was myself, and either you liked it, or you didn't. Either you got on my train, or you didn't. Freeing myself of this idea that I had to fit a certain mold was when I was able to be my funniest.

My personal aesthetic is to be affected directly by everything about what you're seeing... I don't mind being dashed on the rocks... My most base act of defiance is to live a long time and still rock.

I'm not conventional. I try to be raw and vulnerable and gross.

I don't follow trends. I just do what I like doing.

A lot of times, the people who have the confidence to say, 'I don't know what the rules are, so I'm just going to do what I want,' are the most exciting people.

Madonna influenced me a lot. She's all about really being yourself and not giving a care in the world, and I really take after that.

I think my brand is just being authentic and being me. Everybody goes right, I go left.