Lee Tamahori Quotes

I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.

If you can just be yourself, then you have to be original because there's no one like you.

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

In my movies, I'm not trying to erase any old image of myself, really. And also I'm not trying to imitate anyone or follow in their footsteps, because I know, Burt Reynolds was just one of the people that told me this, I know how you can only last in this business if you got something special to offer, just by being yourself.

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

But to me, to be original is to be yourself.

I've got a soft spot for true individuals.

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.

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

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

Sometimes, there's a preconceived notion of how a scene or how a work should be delivered. And I see young performers sometimes try and deliver that, and it's not really true to their voice or who they are.

I don't aspire to be like other drivers - I aspire to be unique in my own way.

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

And I think I have a distinct voice.

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.

My style is ambiguous and lucid. I wish to be signified but not summed up. I don't want to have to go over the top each time.

There's no point that an album should sound like a watered down version of another album.

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

The biggest compliment I get is that I don't sound like anybody else. I think I value that as the highest compliment.

I don't like to look typical.

Nobody is original anymore. Nobody has any original style.

I think it's good to do your own thing and want to be different, and not look like everyone else.

I'm into emulation, not imitation.

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.

I can only be me. I have a hard time being a chameleon as a singer.