Ciara Quotes

I just sing and write songs and wear what I want. It's quite a good job really. If I wanted to I suppose I could become more of a fashion icon, but singing is my thing.

Singing was the big focus and outlet for me.

Panic! at the Disco, for me, has been an outlet to do whatever. I never felt like there were any rules. It was always carte blanche. I could do whatever I wanted. There were no rules set yet for the band. It just felt right.

In the band Semi-Precious Weapons, I got to sing, wear, and say exactly what I wanted for ten years.

I'm just going to sing my music; I'm going to write my songs, and I think that people get to know me in that sense.

I write songs, and there is a definite need to express myself through my music.

As a child, I was always making sound; it was a compulsion. I loved to scream and yell and sing; it freed me from all the thoughts in my head. I begged for opera lessons because opera singing is the most formidable, most emotional way to use your voice.

Singing allowed me to express myself in ways that I wouldn't be able to do otherwise.

When I'm singing, I'm another person. I can be really free, in the sense that I can do whatever I want.

The way I choose to show my feelings is through my songs.

Doing acting opened up other creative outlets; it made me feel freer as an artist.

Acting is such a personal thing, which is weird because at the same time it's not. It's for the consumption of other people. But in terms of creative outlets and expressing yourself, it's just the most extreme version of that that I've ever found. It's like running, it's exertion.

I kind of make a film for myself to sort of express myself.

The movie business is very difficult but the music business is just impossible. So I'll play in bands and record and play songs with other people, but for me it's a form of expression that all I need is me. I don't need cameras or agents, I can just have a piano and sing and feel totally verified.

I'm not afraid to write my feelings in songs.

You want to sell records, but if you want to call yourself an artist, your job is how you express yourself.

Acting gives you freedom to express your thoughts.

First, I started with music singing, writing songs, playing music. Later, I got into acting. I'm not a brilliant musician or a brilliant actor. But, to me, they're still great vehicles for expression.

It's my only freedom, music, and I'm not going to give it up to anyone else.

Singing is the form I've chosen to express myself. It's the way I emote best.

Creativity, for a lot of young people, is a coping mechanism. It's the only place they feel comfortable. It's the only time they feel like they're being heard or can make a difference, is if they can go into a room and do a drawing or go to a garage and play a song or retreat to this world.

Social media gives a lot of people a platform where they can express their feelings. I like to do mine through songs. I let info build up. In some way, it translates into paper whenever I sit down.

I express myself better when I'm singing, so I always want to hold on to the music side.

I feel freedom in singing and performing.

You cannot just be the feature act, not that that's a bad thing, because that's a good thing, especially nowadays. But as an artist, you want to express yourself and you want to know what you want to express.