Tobias Forge Quotes

You want to stand out and be unique and do something different. I always try to zig when they zag - I guess it's a football term, but it applies to a lot of different areas of life.

People who follow all the rules and chase every trend tend to get forgotten - they look great, but they're not as memorable.

You're made aware of what the industry is and what you need to conform to; I don't fit that, and I'm never going to.

The key to me is being different not for the sake of being different, but being the most authentic version of what you do. And definitely it takes a willingness to be different, because there was resistance for me early on, and I feel like that's usually the case when there's a certain paradigm or trend happening, and you step outside of that.

Of course I know I am not the average footballer. But I'd be lying if I said I set out to be different, I didn't set out to go against the grain.

I like being the odd one out in L.A. Because if you conform, you become something you hate. I love being the odd one out. It's not about 'Look at me! Look at me!' It's about really becoming someone else.

I'd never just want to do what everybody else did. I'd be contributing to the sameness of everything.

People say I've gone against Hollywood, but I've tried to be independent within Hollywood, tried to be my own person.

It's fun to be a little bit different in the world, to make a few new trails of your own.

I just understand that I'm supposed to be one of those people that disrupts the flavor a little bit instead of being part of the same sound as everyone else.

I didn't want to be regular. I didn't want to be this type of player, how everybody else play. I always try to learn and just be better so I could be different, y'know, instead of being content like a lot of people I've seen were.

I love being unconventional because that's the reason I stand out.

What's the fun in doing conventional things? I would rather be known as someone who is unconventional. I like being unconventional. I like doing things which are different. That's what I like... It gives me a boost as an actor.

I have always been a person who does things differently.

You may confuse a lot of people when going against the grain of conventional thinking, and that's perfectly okay. As an entrepreneur, standing up for your vision to your family and friends might possibly be the best practice you will get for the life that awaits you.

I've never tried to be accepted. When everyone is doing one thing, I've always had the instinct to go the other way. I don't understand how an individual with their own mind, their own values, and their own beliefs can be so willing to just follow what everybody else is doing. How can you make history doing what everybody else is doing?

I feel like no one plays the game to be normal, average. Or I don't.

I don't think there's anything traditional about me.

You can only make a difference by being different.

I feel like being into the beat of your own drum has become too prominent in the culture.

I just don't fit into the box.

Every film has to be the next something else; originality isn't celebrated because you can't market it.

Always do something different from the others.

If you are doing what everyone else is doing, there is probably not an opportunity there.

I've never liked categories; I've never liked boxes; I've always tried to be unconventional as much as I possibly could.