Allison Williams Quotes

I know I'm not gonna please everybody when I make a record. I don't let that affect any of my decisions.

Stand up for yourself and fight for your right to be the artist that you want to be. There's plenty of pressure from outside; people tell you how to dress and how to sing or what to sing, but I always felt like if I'm going to fail or succeed, I want to do it on my own terms.

Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love. If other people try to write your story, it means they don't respect you. They consider that you're not a good artist who can write your own story, even though you were born to write your own story.

Very few artists are as independent as I am mentally, physically, spiritually and technically. I sit in my home studio and record things by myself. I don't need to get anybody's approval or validation.

I'm not the kind of person that seeks out other people's opinions on my works.

I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.

My job is to just express something that I want to express. And if I'm ahead or behind the curve, that's for others to decide.

My life is not to be somebody else's impact - you know what I mean?

I used to get in trouble with my old agent, because I've never been driven by fear or need or greed. I want my work to represent me as a person, so I can be quite fussy.

I've learned not to let people judge me in how I want to live my life. Every single woman is an individual, and there's no one path. You just have to take the path that you think is right for you.

For your own self-respect and sanity, your creative freedom, you have to be careful that you don't rely too much on other people's opinions of what you do because it can stunt and inhibit you.

To maintain one's individuality, integrity, and true personality in the theatre is a big task.

My show is my statement. What I have to say is on the screen. My life is my own. I don't want to talk about my private self. Why should I?

Just in general, no matter what you're doing, be true to yourself. Never let anyone else dictate how you live your life.

Nobody owes anything to anybody. You are your authentic self to whom and when you choose to be, and if you don't know somebody, then why would you explain to them how you live your life?

I've been wanting to produce for some time because I want to have more creative control over the things that I do and not be victim to the whims of other people's desires.

If I'm going to put my image into something, I'll put my image into something that I actually feel like I'd like to do.

I don't like being told what to do, and I don't need to be told what my record should sound like.

There's nothing, nobody can pay me enough money and nobody can do enough for me to wear something I don't want.

Now I know that however big a film, you have every right over how you want to be seen on screen.

I don't think anyone could play me. It would have to be me.

I always felt like an outsider of the industry, and now I feel quite comfortable as an independent artist.

Can't nobody make you make any music that you don't wanna make. Remember that.

You need to be your own individual.

If some actress thinks she is sexy and she can dance, it's her choice. I do what I want to do, and I set my own benchmark. I will never compare myself with anyone.