Definitely, it's hard being a young artist and being taken seriously.
Can you be serious for two words?" "Not without effort.
I want to be taken seriously: I can cook, I do have qualifications, OK, I do make mistakes, but I want to show that on camera. I'm not perfect. I'm someone who works hard, who is serious about what they're doing. It's substance over style.
I take being a hero really seriously.
A lot of guys out here are very serious, and God bless them, that's their personality. It's not a sin to be business-like.
I think it's hard to be taken seriously as a poet, period.
Please don't make me a joke. End the interview with what I believe. I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one... I want to be an artist, an actress with integrity...
If I can be serious now, and I have the feeling I can.
It's hard to be serious in life.
I can be serious, too, but I'm a goofy guy, so I like doing crazy things.
I'm 19 years old. I think I'm doing a pretty good job...Basically from my heart I really just want to say it really should be about to music. It should be about the craft that I'm making. This is not a gimmick and I'm an artist and I should be taken seriously.