Madison Beer Quotes

Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art.

The only people who have doubts about the sincerity of my music are people who come to it relatively late, off the back of having seen me in a film. Acting is about being other people, and music is about being myself.

I'm just trying to be myself - make music how I make music.

For most women, whether you're an actress or whatever you do, there is this pressure in society and within the world to look a certain way, dress a certain way, act a certain way, say certain things, and be this idea as opposed to being a person.

I'm certainly not who people think I am. I always do whatever I want to do, and my films are personal to me.

I refused to wear make-up on TV. I wanted my music to be heard.

I feel like the point of being an artist is to have your own voice: to do it the way you would do it and not the way anyone else would do it. If you're a strong enough writer, then that voice is going to come out all the time, and I can't stop it from coming out, no matter what I do.

I would rather die than be a serious artist, or a fake artist.

If I was just to shut up, I wouldn't be a true artist.

I think every artist should follow their vision; their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for. That said though, I think also artists have, continuously good artists, have been good for their times.

Whatever is about you that is translated into your art, that's gonna keep you completly original and fresh and I just think that, that's just the best advice I can give, to an artist creatively.

To be a true artist, I have to be true to who I am now and write that way.

I have to live authentically at all times. And that's part of what makes me an artist. I'm not scared to do that.

I have done some tacky films, but then they were all my decisions, and I'm happy to have made those because they have made me who I am.

The records are black boxes for me. Like, if you want to know who I am, my views, my perspective, things I love, things I hate, my convictions, my anthems. I've never let people's opinions affect the way I write.

I'm American. I'm eclectic. I'm going to follow my musical passions. And if people don't like it, and it hurts my legacy, I'm not going to worry about that.

Sometimes, being a feminist artist, there are times where I'm in a position where I just want to feel like I'm saying all the right things politically, or I feel like I have to mention my own project over other people's projects. But I don't do that anymore. I just want to be off the cuff and honest.

There is a sense of purity in theatre which always attracts me. Deep down, I feel I am more of an artist than a commodity, which Bollywood turns you into. I want to strike a balance.

The whole point in developing your own style is to find your own voice.

I'm sick of being self-referential. I don't want to do any more songs that can be accused of being personal.

Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn't just let someone else do it.

There's this misconception in the industry that you might have to go a little lighter or skate on the surface in order to reach people - and then in your second album, you get to tell who you are.

You have to be who you are when you do music.

I have many musical inspirations, but I would really love to just be me. My very own artist.

I think every artist should follow their vision, their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for.