Leslie Odom Jr. Quotes

I wanted to express myself. I wanted to be creative and I didn't want to worry about someone bossing me around in the process. You have to struggle no matter where you are to get to where you're going, so I'm like, working it honey!

If people want to find things, they find them themselves.

I don't complain about other people's game - I just create my own.

You have to be able to make a real creative life for Yourself, before you can expect anyone Else to provide one ready-made for you.

I think it is important to let your kids have independence and ownership. Let your kids do what they have a passion for.

The only solutions that are ever worth anything are the solutions that people find themselves.

Writing is something I can do by myself.

It's a life's journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself, not for everyone else.

Today, charting your own course isn't just more necessary than ever before. It's also much easier - and much more fun.

I quickly realized I had to have my own style and strategy and find my own way.

Stand-up is the only thing I have complete control over. There's something to be said for that.

I'm the queen of the independent video!

My mother often told us that it is a poor dog that will not wag its own tail.

I don't really try to pattern myself after any particular person. I pretty much make it up as I go along.

If you have a book to write, write it. If you want to record an album, record it. No need to wait for someone in a cubicle halfway across the country to decide if you're worthy.

I didn't come to Hollywood to be subservient to anyone else's vision.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.

I am a good, strong word giver; I am a jealous guard of my own secrets. Freedom is the rule; I am hungry for one good thing I can do.

I love working alone. Crave it, in fact. I feel truly alive then.

I think you have to create your own stuff so I'm working on stuff for myself right now.

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 am my own Universe, I my own Professor.

If someone else isn't making it happen for you, make it happen yourself.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.