Leo Sayer Quotes

I've been really lucky thus far with acting, in that I can do things I believe in and feel good about, and feel good about myself. If for some reason one day that ends, I won't do it anymore. If I feel like I have to compromise myself to continue to be in this industry, I don't want to do that.

You have to work in this business on your own terms. Don't sell out for money, fame, or notoriety.

I see myself as a creative being. My only fear is compromising my integrity. I guess that's a constant struggle.

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

I know in my soul when something feels like a sell out and I think for me, I knew that if I did the Jane's Addiction reunion thing, that I would feel like a sell out. That's how it would feel to me.

I think that I have sold out sometimes.

Don’t put yourself in a situation where you will not be able to achieve your ideals without violating them.

I've had too many opportunities to sell out.

I'm never gonna sell my soul or violate myself for no amount of dollars or fame.

It doesn't matter even if I am slow or fast as long as my films are honest and carries my integrity.

I don't think I can live a life of compromise. If I did, I wouldn't be able to sleep properly.

You may sell your work, but not your soul.

I don't know how to sell out. If I tried to sell out I don't think I could.

I'm me. I can't put on airs. I'm not a phony. I know the way I am hurts me more times than it helps. But somehow it's all tied up with my integrity, and my integrity is the last thing I'm going to let you take from me.

I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.

I'm not saying I wasn't flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music business.

I think it's shameful when you sell out. It depends what kind of artist you wanna be, but I don't want my name anywhere near another brand.

I've already got my rent paid, and it's too late in my life for me to go around talking up stuff that I don't like or believe in.

At the end of the day, I stand by who I am. I'm a good person.

I need to hold onto my soul and my integrity, and I can't compromise that.

I have always chosen roles that I believed in - not ones that I thought might further my career.

Don't shift because fashion has shifted. Don't move from the original ethic you had, the original reasons. They're part and parcel of you.

I have never taken a job or done a job where I felt I needed to leave my conscience at the door. One of the the great things about not being in politics as a career is that I can do this job without thinking about my career. I can think about what we're trying to do, what we're trying to accomplish and what we're trying to leave.

You don't have to sacrifice who you are to follow your beliefs.

One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity.