Prabal Gurung Quotes

Being different makes you beautiful.

Only recently have I realized that being different is not something you want to hide or squelch or suppress.

If there is any message to my work, it is ultimately that it's ok to be different.

You know, you don't have to look like everybody else to be acceptable and to feel acceptable.

All through my life, I didn't really consider my eyes at all, and then I became an actress. It's great, I guess. They're just in my face, and one is green and one is blue. It's different, and I'm definitely a proponent of being different in any way you can in life, so I guess if you're born a bit different that's a good thing.

If you're different, or if you think something about you is just weird and out of the ordinary, I just think that's so dope.

People are embracing the thing that made them different growing up instead of letting that thing elicit shame.

It's not like I try to be different, but every single person is unique, and every single person has special things to offer, and it's about embracing it and not being afraid of the fact that maybe you're different or quirky, but it's okay to be different, and it can be a wonderful thing.

The things that make me different are the things that make me.

So Am I' is about loving yourself, being different, being an outcast and not fitting in the format that society wants to put us in - just celebrating what really makes you different.

The kids say, 'Oh are we weird somehow?' and I say, 'It's OK to be different.'

For a really long time, I thought being different was a negative thing. But as I grew older, I started to realize we were all born to stand out; nobody is born to blend in.

I wish people would look at me and think, 'Well, someone like that exists!' Accept the difference.

I am different. Let this not upset you

I felt different although my mum kept reminding me it was OK to be different.

Glee's good because it tackles the issues by embracing what's different, and telling people, 'That's what makes you special' - I think that's the underlying thing.

I can't feel bad about being who I am, just like the girl next to me can't feel bad about being who she is. Because a rose can never be a sunflower, and a sunflower can never be a rose.

I feel good in my own skin because I've accepted the fact that I'm me. That's what's so great about being alive and being on this planet: Everybody's different.

I love the mixture that's in me. It makes me me. And that's why it's such a shame that people waste energy in denying who they are.

All people - African, European, American - worry about being different. But I've learned that the traits we'd rush to get rid of are the very ones that others desire. People always covet what they don't have. That's why we should look at ourselves every now and then and say, 'I'm proud of myself. I like the way I'm made.'

I'm the little half-black, half-Jewish girl who was odd and awkward. I try to be myself.

While traveling around the world, I've had the opportunity to work with every living beauty icon. I've learned to appreciate idiosyncrasy. The fact is, there is really no such thing as 'normal' - everybody's different, and that is the essence of their beauty.

When I first started out, I got criticism for the way I looked. I think, now, it's a good thing because, why would you want to look like everyone else?

Growing up, I just wanted to be like everyone else. I didn't value or understand the beauty in being different at the time in my life.

There are so many different walks of life, so many different personalities in the world. And no longer do you have to be a chameleon and try and adapt to that environment - you can truly be yourself.