Bold Choices Quotes

I find that I'm quite experimental. I'm drawn to the brighter and weirder things.

There's something very cool about that indie spirit that I try to hang on to even now with the bigger films that I'm working on.

I definitely think independent film is very exciting, and you get to sometimes take bigger risks. So that's always a challenge and something that I look forward to.

I'm fundamentally a positive person. Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing some of the insane movies that I do.

I think Keira Knightley is amazing, and I've heard also that she is one of the coolest, most down-to-earth, brilliant girls, and I really look up to her in that respect. She's got it all, really, and I think she's made interesting, bold choices in her work.

The boring, safe choices never stand out. Take risks!

Even the bravest only rarely have courage for what they really know.

I believe it is better to live a dream rather than to simply dream it. The dream is the start of something greater, something that impels us to make daring decisions. And it's true that the person who pursues a dream takes many risks. But the person who does not runs risks that are even greater.

As I look back on my own life, I recognize this simple truth: The greatest opportunities were the scariest lions. Part of me has wanted to play it safe, but I’ve learned that taking no risks is the greatest risk of all.

I love Pink, and I love Christina Aguilera. Something about Christina always inspires me to do things that are really different.

The most dangerous thing you can do in life is play it safe.

Some of my favorite style icons are Kate Moss and Rihanna, except I'm a little bit younger. I put a little bit more teenage into it.

Why not just have fun with clothes? We should be more light-hearted about how we dress, how we look. If you experiment, you can go wrong, clearly; but you can have a wonderful time doing it!

It's hard to describe my style. People will tell me that I'm really flowy.

You must always be prepared to place a bet on yourself, on your future, by heading in a direction that others seem to fear.

When I was a kid, I always wanted to dye my hair crazy colors.

The shirt thing just started one day when I bought one with a really interesting pattern, and people laughed at it, so I thought, 'I'll keep buying daft shirts with flowers on.'

I've never played it safe on my own music.

I was very willing to take on controversial roles that people didn't really want to look at.

My number one style requirement is to have fun getting dressed. Nothing is too old, expensive, cheap, cute or ugly for me.

Whatever is the scariest is almost always what I end up choosing.

I like to find things that are unconventional and make them look classic, because if I'm forcing something, you can just tell.

I really like iconoclastic casting. I really do.

That has always been my initiative, to do my own thing and take things that don't really go together and put them together. Wear a tuxedo jacket with some track pants, whatever I feel like, whatever I think is dope.

I like dangerous directors who like dangerous actors and dangerous productions.