Tavi Gevinson Quotes

I've noticed that wherever I've lived, I've either painted murals or done something sort of ridiculously over the top to make a space my own.

Your space, when done correctly, is the purest extension of yourself!

The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task.

My physical transformations - like changing my hair - are usually a reflection of what's inspiring me at the moment.

I'm going to keep on finding out the kind of man I am through my music. That's the one place I can be free. But the reason it's difficult is because I'm changing all the time.

In everything I do, I find some of myself, or a lot of myself, and put it into the role.

I invented myself.

My Barbie doll is definitely a reflection of me and my personality. My doll is so detailed, she even has my same beauty marks.

I like taking different elements - clothes, shoes, lighting - and creating a total transformation. But it's never about hiding: it's about drawing something out from deep inside of me that's really true. I'm always trying really hard to tell you the truth. That's what this is all about for me.

I think it's really important to bring your own personality to the space you're in.

A self is a frightening thing to waste, it's the lens through which one's whole life is viewed, and few people are willing to part with it, in death, or even imaginatively, in art.

I'm most connected to myself when I'm alone in a room, moving my hand across a page. That's when I feel most like me.

Wigs are my best friends. They let you be whoever you want to be.

The synergy created from clothing, hair, and makeup combined is truly amazing, so makeup has been, is, and will be a key factor in establishing my identity as an artist.

I feel like fashion is about being innovative and being able to turn something into something else, making it cool, and making it your own.

Halloween is not only about putting on a costume, but it's about finding the imagination and costume within ourselves.

I started songwriting at around age 12, and that was it. I never really stopped. Nothing else ever really crossed my mind. It's truly the expression of who I am.

I've been every hair color under the sun for different projects.

And whenever I do step away from the Internet or the music too long, it's like I have to slowly get back into myself to get back into the groove.

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom.

Writing is the only way I have to explain my own life to myself.

Fashion is not about buying a second skin. Fashion is about having a fantasy.

We can be anybody we wanna be.

I've always loved fashion - it's a reflection of your personality.

Take what's useful, leave out what's useless, and add a bit of yourself!