Marc Newson Quotes

In my movies, I'm not trying to erase any old image of myself, really. And also I'm not trying to imitate anyone or follow in their footsteps, because I know, Burt Reynolds was just one of the people that told me this, I know how you can only last in this business if you got something special to offer, just by being yourself.

But to me, to be original is to be yourself.

If you want to be original just try being yourself, because God has never made two people exactly alike.

And to be different is great. You don't want to be the same.

I paid attention to not being a comedian, and just concentrated on being who I was. That is what you have to do. If you say you are a comedian that has been done before. If you just be who you are then you are unique. Everyone is unique.

Be different; be unique; be yourself.

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it.

I take a little bit from everybody and add that to my life to make me, me. I wanna be nobody else but Future. When you look at me, I want you to say, 'Future.' The way I talk, the way I dress, there's nobody in the world but me.

In this world, one thing you should definitely strive for is originality. Just be who you are, and be your own person. That's what will make you stand out.

I don't want to be the cliche American Idol dude. I want to be different, you know - that's the whole goal, me and music. It's about being yourself and being unique.

I think it is very important in this business to be an individual.

The biggest thing is, when I was coming up, the thing that made you wonderful was your uniqueness. People celebrated that.

I get that there is no one quite like me, nor should there be anybody quite like anybody else in any field. I've always said, 'Don't be the next anyone; be the first you.'

The message I hope to have sent is just the example of being yourself. I tell this to my students: It's not about copying me or my logic systems. It's about allowing yourself to be yourself.

The best way to be original is to be yourself.

Write about what makes you different.

The Babe is one fellow, and I'm another and I could never be exactly like him. I don't try, I just go on as I am in my own right.

The reality is, I like imperfection. You take away from the world when you're not yourself. Whatever is unique and special about you was designed by God. And when you try to be someone else, we don't get you. Who knows what you would have contributed to the world had you just been yourself, if you had just celebrated who you are and just walked boldly?

You should not really entertaining anyone else, but trying to be yourself, because there are already more good books than you or I could ever read in our lifetime.

Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but clones kind of get it wrong because we are promoting individuality and being proud of being yourself.

When you're just like everybody else, you've nothing to offer other than your conformity.

The biggest compliment I get is that I don't sound like anybody else. I think I value that as the highest compliment.

I would much rather be a bad Luise Rainer than a second someone else.

Always be original. Never duplicate what you've seen another actor do. Be true to the character that you've been given, and the rest will come easy.