Evan Spiegel Quotes

The way I move, the way I think, the way I handle myself - it might be by accident, but it's who I am, and I've just learned to own that.

I've come more to terms with the fact that I sound like myself. No matter what I do, I sound like myself.

No one intimidates me because I'm not trying to do what you do, because I can't do what you do. I can only do what Mary J. Blige can do, so that relaxes me right there, and it gets me out of the competition and that whole thing.

I learned, when I look in the mirror and tell my story, that I should be myself and not peep whatever everybody is doing.

Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.

I think I'm very real as a person, and that comes across in my work.

I've learned not to hide behind a veil of irony - to talk about my work in a more honest way.

When you make stuff from the 'you' point of view, you really can't go wrong.

I think my very best piece of advice is be yourself.

I don't ever want to lose my rawness or whatever. That makes a person special.

Just be authentic and be you.

You have to add something of yourself to the portrayal.

I think, a lot of times, the mistake in music - even rappers that are trying to be big time - if you're broke, rap about being broke. If you're sensitive, rap about being sensitive, 'cause there are other sensitive people. If you're sensitive, but you talk about being a tough person that doesn't care about anything, people will call your bluff.

If you are going to do something, you have to do it for yourself, and that's what I try to do. I try to be authentic and try to be original, so that's what I try to be. A lot of people try to build big brands but have received bad advice, and they don't try to be authentic and real with themselves.

I think the important thing is that I've never tried to be someone I'm not. People can read right through that.

The secret to success is to be yourself.

I was trying to be so perfect and so cookie-cutter because everyone's like, 'Aim for that Disney audience! Be perfect! Don't say anything wrong!' And it's just working out better for me just being me.

I am how I am. I cannot explain it well, but I don't feel the nicest person, on the football pitch or in life, I'm just myself.

I say whatever I want, I look whatever I want. That doesn't mean I don't question myself and feel insecure.

The greatest fear people have is that of being themselves. They want to be 50 Cent or someone else. They do what everyone else does even if it doesn’t fit where and who they are. But you get nowhere that way; your energy is weak and no one pays attention to you. You’re running away from the one thing that you own – what makes you different. I lost that fear. And once I felt the power that I had by showing the world I didn’t care about being like other people, I could never go back.

I don't think I'm boring.

I've been telling my students, 'Imitate, imitate.' And they say, 'Well, what if I plagiarize, or what if I'm not original? I want to be myself.' And I always tell them, 'Your self will shine through'... If you allow yourself to feel deeply and honestly, what you say won't be like anyone else.

I don't really have a gimmick or a 'thing.' I'm one of the few artists who gets to be himself every day.

I could do nice, but it's just not as much fun. Being nice isn't my biggest goal in life. I'm trying to be honest about who I am, and that's not always nice. I'm not always the world's cheerleader.

You need a strong sense of 'otherness' to be able to create in your life.