SZA Quotes

I'm just not very comfortable talking about my emotions on a normal, day-to-day basis.

Whatever you think about me, I was pretty open about how I felt about people.

I think people relate to me because of the ups and downs I have had. I mean, I've shared a lot of strong emotions in my life, that I think maybe 'cause they believe I'm not scared to tell everybody I'm a human being.

I am, by nature, an honest person. I wear my emotions on my sleeve. There is no 'behind closed doors' with me.

If you write something that's personal, there's going to be elements of yourself in it.

I think in real life most of us don't know how to communicate our deepest feelings very well.

Acting is about giving yourself away, like the U2 song 'With or Without You.' You just don't stay behind a character and make people laugh or cry. At some point you have to take off that mask, and when you do, you're a human being, not just an actor. After all, I'm Catherine the person first. You share that.

You can tell I'm not too bashful about some of my feelings.

You've gotta share what's going on in your mind.

I've never been uncomfortable putting my heart on display, my feelings on display, certainly with an audience.

I've always believed in trying to be as open as possible. I think it almost comes with the job - if you can bare your emotions, it makes for better acting.

I have a hard time not wearing my heart on my sleeve and answering people honestly. You know, my friends warn me that I should be more guarded 'cause sometimes I am too honest and open, but it's also just who I am.

Some people are uncomfortable saying what they feel.

I think I need to play somebody who expresses themselves and is able to communicate on a more open level, something really different.

It's the most personal thing that I do is sing. Because I can't tell a lie. I want them to know exactly what I'm feeling.

There is no harm in showing your feelings. It's not unmanly.

I just write about how I'm feeling at the time. If I feel like being cheeky and a bit straight up and a bit aggressive, you'll hear that in my music. If I feel like being very vulnerable and opening up about something personal, you'll hear that, too.

I just want to tell people how I am.

Sometimes I put my heart in front of my technique.

I'm a very what-you-see-is-what-you-get kind of person, and my family always laughs at me. They're like, 'You have minus-zero poker-face skills. We just have to look at your face and we know what's wrong with you.'

I felt the need to be more open and expressive of my feelings, not just about the hills and the countryside, but about the daily life.

Coming off 'Reflection,' what we really wanted to do was be more vulnerable.

I was constantly being told I shouldn't talk so much about how I was feeling. They seemed to think I was giving too much away to my competitors. Showing signs of weakness. But I've always thought that was rubbish.

I sort of feel that I have to constantly be really, really honest with the way I feel, and I have to get that out.

I'm bad at hiding my emotions.