Daya Quotes

It's hard work to find your own voice and not to copycat anything.

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

No man was ever great by imitation.

Everything I do is me. I don't like taking ideas from people unless they're the G.O.A.T.

The only thing I really recommend, if you're starting out in stand-up is to not try to copy anybody else. You can be influenced by people. I was influenced by Steve Martin and Bob Newhart and Woody Allen, but I never tried to be someone else. I always tried to be myself. And the reason people are successful is they're unique.

No, because I don't want to hear what's hot and feel I have to copy it. I'll just make up my own thing.

I stay true to myself and my style, and I am always pushing myself to be aware of that and be original.

I'm constantly trying to be as original as I can.

I couldn't imitate anyone if I wanted to.

Don't look at all at what other people are doing. Think of what you're doing as completely fresh because if you imitate you're dead.

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

To me, what makes an artist is a unique personality that they're not afraid to let show.

At the end of the day, you can't do a copy of somebody.

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

In terms of my actual acting, I don't really like to to copy anyone or replicate anything that I've seen.

You should be able to do you. That's what differentiates an artist from a singer.

I'm inspired by other people, but I don't really try to look like a certain person or anything. I kind of just do what I feel like doing.

It's okay to be inspired by other people and it can be a useful learning tool to play other people's music, but let out what's inside of you.

Find your own style, whatever it is. Whatever is inside you, bring that out. I think that's when you have something unique.

I don't follow trends, so I make my own.

In the era we came up in, you had to have your own thing.

If you can't imitate him, don't copy him.

You can’t learn your craft by copying me or anyone else. I hope what I do can do is in some way inspire others but I would be appalled if I thought my work was being studied as ‘the right way to do the job’. My way is just one of an infinite number of ways to do the job.

Write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.

Bring individuality into things, do not just be an imitator. To imitate is to miss life.