Defining Boundaries Quotes

Who can determine where one ends and the other begins?

I think that's part of the battle of defining yourself as an artist. You're constantly fighting the pressure from outside to be pigeonholed and deliver more of what people already liked.

You have to understand what it is you want, create a plan for what you want, and don't allow them to give you any less than what it is you want, and that's it.

It's like everyone wants to categorize you as this and that until you've made your own mark.

I so think it's limiting to define an audience ahead of time. This is something I've brought on myself by being like, 'There are no 'real' teen publications! That's what I'll do!' But then it's like, well, if I want 'Rookie' to be successful and popular, then people will invalidate the realness by saying it's popular and mainstream.

I'll never be known for my work with boundaries.

The necessity of defining the enemy also leads to the necessity of defining who we are.

If you do not define yourself, your opponent will do it for you.

The limitations you are willing to accept establish the boundaries of your existence.

The lines we draw that make us who we are are potent by virtue of being non-negotiable, and even, at some level, indefensible.

People keep trying to say I'm one type of artist and I'm just not.