Stephen Fry Quotes

I'm a creative person, and I'm gonna be creative, so whoever's upset because of that, that's too bad.

Precocious and eccentric are okay. But I think that people in the arts represent something integral and kind of secretive in everybody else. So the reason people like some artists is because they're saying or doing something that they would like to do or say, but they don't have the balls or the means. People are really afraid to put their ass on the line. Just to put your face on a poster and put your name in big print and say "Come see me," that takes some cojones, you know? Ambition is nothing to be ashamed of.

Be bold and don't worry about what people think. They don't do it that often anyway.

I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.

I am an outspoken girl.

My goal is never to tone down.

I'm proud that I was one of the first ones out, singing loud and proud.

I think a good thing that needs to change is that people should be at least fearless about expressin' themselves.

Shake what ya momma gave ya and most of all be sassy

I don't really care what people think, ... I just do my own thing. ... I like being loud and letting people know I'm there.

I was never afraid of going after what I wanted, and making that known, and being vocal about it.

The world is your catwalk, so just remember this when you're out there.

Stand up, speak out, and be bold. Screw political correctness. Never let them tell you to sit down and shut up.

There's a massive part of me that can be bold and courageous...very strong and very assertive and independent, almost to a fault sometimes.

I've always been this way. This is who I am. Take it or leave it. You'll either hate me or you'll love me. I have a strong personality which isn't necessarily good or bad. I really don't mind what people in Oklahoma who I don't know think of me. I really only care about the people in my life.

Be confident, and just do it. It's all about not questioning what everyone else is thinking, since they're probably looking to others to know what is or isn't cool.

Making that statement of 'I'm not afraid to be untamed.' It's just kind of the marriage of those two things.

People are timid and apologetic; they are no longer upright; they dare not say "I think," "I am," but quote some saint or sage. They are ashamed before the blade of grass or the blowing rose. These roses under my window make no reference to former roses or to better ones; they are for what they are; they exist with God to-day.

In my personal life, I have always been bold, from the clothes I wear to how I talk. For me, boldness does not necessarily mean stripping. I think people have wrong notion about boldness. For me, bold is being different.

The reception for 'Enemy?' I don't care. No matter what other people think, it was important for me. I will stand for that movie, even if I stand alone.

Art school had taught me it was far better to be a flamboyant failure than any kind of benign success.

If you do things, whether it's acting or music or painting, do it without fear - that's my philosophy. Because nobody can arrest you and put you in jail if you paint badly, so there's nothing to lose.

There's so much boldness in living life this way, and we did it all, and no one can take it away from us.

For better or worse, I've always tried to march to my own drum and tell it like it is, while preserving some integrity and style. God, I'm fabulous!

I'm different, and my manner invites questions. I'm never afraid to answer.