Ne-Yo Quotes

Once I started advancing in my career, I stopped wanting to hide from my reality.

Self-confidence is something I've always lacked in. But finally, at some point, I just decided to be honest.

I don't think I am fearless. I am just me.

At first, I was scared to show fear because you can never be sure how people will perceive you. But I dared myself to do that, to stand out. Now I'll talk about being beaten up or robbed or making a stupid decision because of a girl or whatever.

I make mistakes. I say stupid things. I do idiotic things. And, quite frankly, I'm proud of them. Why not make mistakes?

I try to be unafraid of making a fool of myself.

If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it.

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

I am excited to show people how, when you get older, you get deeper, you get more raw, you get more honest, and you stop pretending to be the person you think people want you to be. I stopped worrying about what people wanted me to say and just sort of dug deep into my personal arsenal of my mistakes and shameful thoughts.

When I started playing music, I was more of a character. Now I'm just me with a cool outfit on. I'm more comfortable being myself.

A journal is your completely unaltered voice - it's just for you. And if you know that voice, and you like it, you can bring it out to everyone else, and that's the most honest and vulnerable thing you can do.

If I want to hide myself from my limitations, then I don't want to play this game.

You come to a certain age in life and wonder, 'I am holding back for what?' Why not just say it?

It took me seven years to even comfortably say that I'm an actor.

I'm very open with my life, and I don't regret it because it's what got me here.

No one wants to hear about how awesome you were; people want to hear about the time you blew it. So I think the longer you do stand-up, the more comfortable you are. You stop wanting to hide your foibles and instead want to show who you are.

There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.

I like the idea of being so passionate about everything I do and the fact that I might wake up tomorrow and say 'I want to be a chef,' and just pour myself into that.

I don't believe in trying to be somebody you're not - just be a bigger, better version of yourself.

I'm pretty transparent and have no problem sharing my weaknesses.

I was fine being in the closet at the beginning of my career because that's what you were supposed to be - until I realized that it didn't serve anybody, and I was left feeling utterly empty. This is who I am, so I've gotta be me.

I had everything I'd hoped for, but I wasn't being myself. So I decided to be honest about who I was. It was strange: The people who loved me for being funny suddenly didn't like me for being... me.

I personally have a philosophy around authenticity and vulnerability.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

Oh, I must be ambitious, mustn't I? I'm sure I always have been. I think you can only get away with pretending you're not for so long. After that, it becomes ridiculous.