Emilia Wickstead Quotes

I try to do different things, beautiful things, to play the game the way I see it, and I think I'm doing it pretty well.

Since becoming a pop star, I've experimented a lot more. I've gotten more creative with what I wear. My stylist is a bit more adventurous than I would normally be, but it's really worked, and the colours really work together. I think everyone should be a bit more confident: if it's a summer's day, wear some bright colours.

Nowadays I think it's really important that designers are really unique and individual.

I love when people have their own creative vision, when a person stands out and tries different things.

When I found something I believed in and I cared about and thought I could market and sell and could be thought of creatively - the most important thing to me - I did it.

One thing about creativity is, when you feel confident and respected, you're more likely to pitch more interesting stuff because you're not as precious with it. You feel like, 'This is going to land, and I'm going to be supported in this.'

I thought, 'I have ideas. I'm creative.' I just didn't see why I should be pigeon-holing myself in the business world or staying in corporate America when I already knew that I was capable of taking risks.

So, as I step out and take these first steps on this journey to do my own thing, I didn't want to have to get anybody's approval on anything. I didn't want to have to ask a record label 'Is this okay for the album cover? What time do you think I should go on tour this year?'

Everybody laughed at me when I said I wanted to make a dance video, but when I said, 'What would it look like if Joe Strummer made a dance video?' everybody shut up.

All artists are entrepreneurs. All entrepreneurs are artists.

You have to be bold because there will be folks who will say, "You can't" or "You shouldn't" or "Why?" There is a certain boldness to saying, "Well, I really don't want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I'm really passionate about painting."

I feel like every artist has an opportunity to create something new and to challenge themselves to reach out to a new crowd.

One of my psychoses is that I feel like I can do anything. Actually, I believe anybody can do and make anything, even things that don't exist. The making isn't the hard part; it's having faith. If you do only reasonable things, you'll never start your own business.

I just want to creatively grow and be inspired. I don't want to do anything generic or dumb.

I'm undaunted in my quest to amuse myself by constantly changing my hair.

I learned I'm not a good executive, I'm an entrepreneur and I'm creative. I have to go with my gut and do what I want to do.

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.

If you're creating anything at all, it's really dangerous to care about what people think.

One of my life philosophies is that you have a choice to make when you're doing something creative. You can be cheesy... or you can be lame.

If you are handed something, it's a blessing and a curse. Look at hip hop artists, they produced everything themselves. Even people like Robert De Niro are getting into production. Again, it's art vs. marketing. Not everyone can take the risk. You have to break a few eggs to make a good omelet.

I have a certain taste, and I might be like, 'I like this,' when other people are like, 'I can't wear that.' And in basketball, I might be able to do things other guys might not.

I didn't want to make a game unless I felt in the position to make something new and different.

... encourage the free play of our people's genius for individual initiative.

Take chances, find your voice in fashion, and find what you like, and find what makes you feel good, and do that.

I want people to think I'm a creative genius.