El-P Quotes

I'm all about unity and loving your neighbor... If somebody told me when I was growing up that the music I was listening to was stupid, and I listened to them, I wouldn't be where I am today.

You can pull off anything if you have the right attitude. Being cool is whatever you think it is. Own your style.

The premise of anything you do - whether it's writing a song or any business - is ultimately that it hinges heavily on your belief in the thing that you're doing and promoting and selling. It's a reflection of who you are in a very deep way.

Modeling now is more about who I am rather than becoming someone else. I'm more brazen with what I do. I feel very comfortable in my shoes. I pick and choose what I want.

You have to be unapologetically yourself. Once I was able to be proud of myself, it came across in my music really clearly.

To me, that's what music entails. It's freedom, it's having the undeniable confidence to express yourself in a way that you know is right.

I promised myself that I wouldn't be afraid to be who I was when I chose to do this music thing.

I am as I am, and I ain't gonna apologise for it.

'St. Trinian's' is probably taking it to the extreme, but in essence it's saying, 'If you be yourself, you can do whatever you want,' and it's sort of a fun message.

Once I started singing, I didn't have to try to be cool. I was just one of the coolest guys around.

During 'Hawthorne', I was constantly trying not to be too outrageous and keep it serious. This has been so refreshing for me because it's such a good outlet for the inner me to just be. That's the whole point of 'Glee' anyways - to just be who you are and that's enough. I really feel that way on set.

I can be me, and people seem quite happy with that.

Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you're doing. If you're not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.

As long as I continue to put forth who I am and what I believe, than I think it all balances out.

Style is whatever you want to do, if you can do it with confidence.

I'm not sorry for who I am.

I'm going to skate exactly the way I want to, create programs that I like, and everything will fall into place where it is supposed to.

I feel sexy when I'm doing what I love - like when I'm singing or performing or something - that's when I feel the most in control and in my element.

I love being a comfortable person, but I'm very open. I'm not ashamed of myself and my beliefs.

I look out at the stadiums full of people and see them all knowing the words to songs I wrote. And curling their hair! I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what I do? It's just funny. And wonderful.

I wasn't afraid to be who I am. I didn't think anything was wrong with it.

People ask what my influences are, and for me, it's not always obvious. One of my biggest inspirations was Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders. That's based on how she just does whatever she wants to do, and I love her attitude about everything. It bleeds over into my way of thinking and comedy.

I represent and defend my style.

I think I'm pretty confident, and I know I'm different than everyone else, so I'm going to do what's me.

Never be ashamed of who you are, your story, or how you react to situations. Don't ever be ashamed of how you communicate with people. Don't ever be ashamed of the person you are. Be you.