Jessica Origliasso Quotes

I sort of attract people who are interested in my comedy for being able to talk about whatever I want to talk about and not being ashamed of who I am and not hiding it.

I've always been super expressive, and I've always liked to express myself any way I can.

To me, that's what music entails. It's freedom, it's having the undeniable confidence to express yourself in a way that you know is right.

I think that our work and our music stands on its own without this knowledge about our identity around it. But I also think that we very consciously decided not to hold back that part of ourselves, but to be very vocal about who we are, kind of what experiences we've had in life, and how we identify.

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

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

There's never any pressure on the music having to be something.

I think it's an okay thing to express yourself.

It's ok to show all your colors.

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.

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 definitely look up to Rihanna. She doesn't care what anyone thinks of her, and she's not afraid of taking risks and trying different things, whether it's fashion or music. She's all about what makes her comfortable.

I'm a creative person, and I'm gonna be creative, so whoever's upset because of that, that's too bad.

The people I'm inspired by and I listen to are all ballsy, and I feel like I'm closer to an artist when they're open and honest.

I'm a songwriter, an artist, and a musician. I do not have to try to be that; I just am.

If you like something, rock it. If you want to rock a cape every day, go for it.

I think I'm just doing me, my music, my shows, and my stories.

People are going to criticize you no matter what, so I'm going to say whatever the hell I want to say.

Being independent gives me freedom to creatively be great. Standing on your own doesn't always get major exposure or support, but because I make music from a pure place, I am more so excited and relieved that it actually gets out into the universe.

... We have quite a large area, and that makes it more fun for us - certainly more satisfying, because it doesn't restrict us to one particular idea or one particular style. The result, I think, is pretty interesting ... we don't expect to make a fortune at it or ever be popular or famous or worshipped or hit The Ed Sullivan Show or the circuses or the big top. As long as we can play, we'll play, regardless of what it's for, who it's for or anything. It's fun for us - that's the important thing.

I'd rather be loud and misunderstood than quiet and bored

It is the free spirited men and women that we most admire and often envy - those individuals who dare to be themselves.

People just try to put you in a box and I don't see myself in any particular box. I'm making my own box. There's no way I would be able to make the music I'm making without dancing.

When I looked at people like Goya and Pina Bausch, the message I got was just do what you're passionate about. Don't think about what other people are going to say or how they're going to receive your work. Just be your work.