Zoe Kazan Quotes

I am what I am.

Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.

I'm not gonna apologize for who I am and what I've gone through.

Everyone has something unique to bring to this world. And if you understand that, if you cherish that, if you embrace who you are and then capture that with your clothes... then that is when fashion can make a powerful statement about who you are and what you are about.

To costume yourself in the way that you fantasize, to make that a reality, and then to go right into the universe looking like an exceptional being takes a lot of courage.

I need to just be Iskra, and I've got to believe in me, or else no one will.

What I've learned from myself is that I don't have to be anybody else. Myself is good enough.

I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves.

It was a very cool thing to be a smart girl, as opposed to some other, different kind. And I think that made a great deal of difference to me growing up and in my life afterward.

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

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.

Really rejoice in being yourself. Have your own drumbeat.

I just want to inspire my fans to be whoever they want to be, because that's what I've always done.

I care less if I can't be part of your scene because I am the scene. I am everything that is.

I can be an incredibly fabulous person, and I don't have to be in the highest heels, the tallest wig, the skimpiest outfit.

Whipping your hair means not being afraid to be yourself.

I want the world to get a feel of me, showing them the way I am and the way I get down.

I've never wanted to be anyone other than who I am.

People are embracing the thing that made them different growing up instead of letting that thing elicit shame.

Life is very, very short, and you can choose to live it how you want. You can choose to dumb yourself down and not express yourself just so you can fit in, just so people won't dislike you.

I'm not ashamed to be me. More than anyone else I know, I love my life and accept myself. What's wrong with being unique? I am proud of everything that I am and will become.

There's something beautiful in being who you are and being comfortable with whatever your voice is.

I've realized the person that I've always been and this gift that I've always had just had to be brought to light. It surprised me the most that being more who I am and not who I thought I had to be would make me successful.

It's all about, no matter where you come from, that you can be who you want to be and achieve what you want to achieve. I want people to learn to love who they are. Because that's the hardest thing in life, being able to see yourself the way other people see you.

I truly believe that the privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.