Chance The Rapper Quotes

I would say trust your own judgment and develop your own style that is true in your heart and don't be deterred from that. Just develop that something that's unique to you that you feel you can give. Be true to yourself, trust your own judgment; that's all.

The thing I try to tell people who are just starting in the business is to listen to yourself, trust yourself, and be kind to yourself. And do the work to cultivate who you are and what your point of view is. Don't try to be like anybody else. That's what will make you an interesting artist.

Don't try to guess what it is people want and give it to them. Don't ask for a show of hands. Try your best to write what you like, what you think your friends would like and what you think your father would like and then cross your fingers... The most valuable thing you have is your own voice.

I've learnt that I've had the best results from just trying to be me, trying to make a movie or TV show I want to see or write a script I want to read, and that's really all I can offer - being authentic.

The most original thing a writer can do is write like himself. It is also his most difficult task.

My style is all to myself.

I've been telling my students, 'Imitate, imitate.' And they say, 'Well, what if I plagiarize, or what if I'm not original? I want to be myself.' And I always tell them, 'Your self will shine through'... If you allow yourself to feel deeply and honestly, what you say won't be like anyone else.

Don't try to write what other people are writing - write what is true to you.

I learned early in my writing career that if I try to tailor a song for someone else, I'm usually off base. They're usually looking for something from you with your character.

One should never write down or up to people, but out of yourself.

As long as you're true to you, you believe it and you make others believe it, then what you're doing is just art. If you give everybody a blank canvas and some paint, not everybody's picture is going to be exactly the same, but it's still art. I just do what I do.

Don't try to be like me. Try to be like yourself. Try to be very good at being yourself.

Everybody is different. Everybody has different styles. Just do it the best way you know how.

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.

No one intimidates me because I'm not trying to do what you do, because I can't do what you do. I can only do what Mary J. Blige can do, so that relaxes me right there, and it gets me out of the competition and that whole thing.

It's nice to create something you believe in. It's even nicer to dance to your own tunes sometimes.

Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish.

I'd just like to inspire people to be themselves and do what they want and not conform to the rigid guidelines of the music or entertainment business.

I just try really hard to be me, and sometimes that means I'm unfiltered. I try to give people myself because I think making a great product is being in touch with how you feel about things and being able to express things. I really hope I can stay in touch with how I feel about things and I'm able to express that.

Stay true to your own voice, and don't worry about needing to be liked or what anybody else thinks. Keep your eyes on your own paper.

Don't try to be anyone else. Don't try to emulate what someone is doing. Play to your strengths.

I don't see myself in competition with anyone, I am in my own space; I don't follow anyone, though I appreciate good work always.

You have to add something of yourself to the portrayal.

I don't need anyone creatively to tell me how I'm supposed to be. Only I know the answer to that. Only I know what I would say. That's always been my outlook. I haven't really worried about rubbing people wrong because I only know how to be Bray. And Bray is always going to be Bray.

When I stepped into Bollywood, I had my own way because I knew no other way. People see it as unique but it has more to do with my personality.