Rosalind Wiseman Quotes

Learn the principle, abide by the principle, and dissolve the principle. In short, enter a mold without being caged in it. Obey the principle without being bound by it. Learn, master, and achieve.

I am artistic so I reserve the right to change my mind at any point. I just like to do different things. What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious.

I don't like to be labeled, to be anything. I've made the mistake before myself of labeling my music, but it's counter-productive.

I always like to challenge myself. I never want to be put into a box.

I've always been schizophrenic; I've never been interested in limiting myself.

I'm a free spirit and that definitely comes from my upbringing, so it's definitely shaped me as an artist.

I take my craft seriously, of course, but I don't feel the need to always play a certain character or a certain part or persona. I'm not going to cut something out of my life because it's not 'my image.' I want to be open enough that if I love something, I can do it, and it will add to myself as an entertainer.

You know, different people are going to react different ways. And I don't think we should be intolerable because people do things a little differently.

I do not want to say I'm a product designer. I've been trying all my life to not be categorized, to learn something and then to forget about it.

I've never bought into any sort of hard and fast, this-box/that-box characterization. People are individuals. Yes, they may be expected to be a particular way. But that doesn't mean they're going to be that way.

I just keep looking for things that are interesting and keep calm as possible about it all, not worrying about being in a 'box.'

Me, as a person, I grow. I'm like a chameleon. You know? That is a gift and a curse for me. But more so a gift, because it never puts me in a box.

I tend to approach characters not based on ethnicity but on some unique individual qualities, and I've set my whole life that way. I don't want any sort of limitations imposed on my work. If you truly want to be a creative person, you can't limit yourself.

I was someone who believed that every day should be different from the last.

I'm not a man who likes to define his identity too narrowly.

One of the important things to look at is kids who aren't cheerleaders or aren't the student-body presidents. In 'Daddy Day Care,' one of the kids would only communicate in Klingon. I get that kind of a kid.

I think there's all these unknown things you can tap into when you just leave things open, and nothing is forbidden. Then you allow yourself to mold that thing that has been created by freedom and spontaneity and flexibility. That's why I avoid limiting performances of actors and characters.

There is something transformative about the act of finding your own way without a to-do list.

There are coaches with habits you don't like, and you tell yourself, 'I don't want to be like that.' But there's no one way to success.

Don’t follow someone else’s map. You should glean teachings from all directions, keeping true to those that bring progress yet remaining open to changes in yourself.

Man, he is constantly growing and when he is bound by a set pattern of ideas or way of doing things, that's when he stops growing

I am not limiting myself to theories, so I never question the rightness to my approach.

Everybody has their own approach. I don't adhere to any one philosophy. I learn a lot from life and people - watching and other people watching.

I hope I'm becoming more eccentric. More room in the brain.

The most important lesson I've learned is to not limit myself. Kids at my age often get intimidated by the idea of adulthood and feel like they have to know exactly who they are and what they want to do with their lives. I've realized that it's okay to take my time figuring it out and exploring different aspects of myself instead of fixating on one idea of who I am.