Tyler Oakley Quotes

In my movies, I'm not trying to erase any old image of myself, really. And also I'm not trying to imitate anyone or follow in their footsteps, because I know, Burt Reynolds was just one of the people that told me this, I know how you can only last in this business if you got something special to offer, just by being yourself.

I find it a very, very powerful thing to be yourself and not to try and be something else and to use that as your biggest shield and your biggest attack in the world - to just be you.

Tis' better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else's perfectly.

I've learnt that I've had the best results from just trying to be me, trying to make a movie or TV show I want to see or write a script I want to read, and that's really all I can offer - being authentic.

We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while you're doing so.

I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.

Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it.

If you're trying to please everyone, then you're not going to make anything that is honestly yours, I don't think, in the long run.

I'd hate it if everyone in the world liked me, my music and what I wore. It'd make it boring, and I wouldn't have anything to work towards. It's not to everyone's taste, but I can only be me.

But to me, to be original is to be yourself.

Living creatively is really important to maintain throughout your life. And living creatively doesn't mean only artistic creativity, although that's part of it. It means being yourself, not just complying with the wishes of other people.

I'm not trying to be the new anybody.

Yeah, it's nice to look up to people, but the more you try to be somebody else, the less you are of yourself.

I never tried to sing like anybody else, fortunately I didn't sound like anybody else. It just happened.

People always ask me who my role models are and who I want to be like, and I don't wanna be like anybody; I wanna be me. I look up to a lot of people, and they have had great influences on me, but I wanna be original and different.

All artists are equal when they are themselves.

I certainly wouldn't want to be a Mini Me of any of the people whose footsteps I've followed in.

Just be authentic and be you.

The biggest thing is, when I was coming up, the thing that made you wonderful was your uniqueness. People celebrated that.

I can't be like Brandy. I have to be me.

People who know me know that I'm the last person on earth that wants to be somebody else.

You can filter certain stuff - it depends what artist you are - but you're never going to be true to yourself if you're worried about what other people think.

It's very, very important to be yourself, and that's the kind of message that I want to get across in my character as well. On TV, that's the message that I want to get across to fans of all ages, really: To get somewhere, you just have to be yourself. Don't ever change for anyone.

I don't even really try to do something different. I just do what's authentic to me.

I'm not trying to be the younger, blonder version of anyone. I'm trying to be Tomi.