Anthony Doerr Quotes

I wanted each of my books to be very different from the others, each to be special and uncategorizable, and I knew I could only do that a few times before I was in danger of repeating myself.

The best advice I've received is to be yourself. The best artists do that.

You can't be all of the people you're influenced by, so you make your own filter and create your own beautiful, unique thing in the world. Soak up the world, man, and make something of your own.

Every song, every form of art, clothing, shoes, it has to be special.

I'm into emulation, not imitation.

Just trying to be different - when I hear something - I don't like to go trampling on other people's sounds.

I want everyone to express themselves in a unique way.

In this world, one thing you should definitely strive for is originality. Just be who you are, and be your own person. That's what will make you stand out.

The best thing an actor can bring to a role is himself - that's no secret.

The more you see somebody else's version of something, the harder it is to make it your own.

You have to try and make the role your own and not copy anyone else.

You can sing only what you are. You can paint only what you are. You must be what your experiences, your environment, and your heredity have made you. For better or for worse, you must play your own little instrument in the orchestra of life.

Creativity, which is the expression of our originality, helps us stay mindful that what we bring to the world is completely original and cannot be compared.

I don't want to write formula. I don't want to crank these books out like sausages. Every book is different, which takes a hell of a lot of ingenuity on my part.

It does not matter how badly you paint so long as you don't paint badly like other people.

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

I made a statement all my own.

No one is a plain white room. I hate going into a home that is done to the nines but has nothing do with the homeowner - no knickknacks, no art that has anything to say about the person who lives there.

The thing you must really do in television is bring yourself to everything you do - you can't try to be anybody else.

I think the key to great art and great artists is to just fully be yourself and not be scared of that, and be the extremes of your personality. Show the extremes of your personality and embrace the imperfections. Embrace the things about yourself that you might not like.

Fashion isn't interesting when it comes from an uninspired place.

I don't want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without original elements.

No age is compelled to take its beauty from preceding epochs.

I wanted to be that quirky girl who writes funny songs that still have meaning.

I see the world become so uniform. Everybody has to be the same. I like people who are different.