American Quotes

To relax, I work.

The most important thing is to be passionate and ready to accept the pains that sometimes go along with the business.

Now I don't want to feel cornered as an actor, because I've got a wider range than that.

My main place is in Switzerland, but I live on a plane, really.

It's not a matter of becoming a superstar. Fame and money aren't the purpose of all this. No actor's going to say, 'I don't want to be famous.' But the main purpose for doing what I'm doing is the passion in the work.

It may be a mistake to say this, but I know my limitations as an actor and I know what I can and can not do. Robert De Niro can do everything. I can't. A 'Highlander' movie is basically my thing. What I'm attempting to do is develop my ability as an actor and try to be the best I can be in the fanta

If you're lucky enough to be raised in a rich family, good. But learn how to respect that luck. It's not a given, you know? It's not like, 'Well, it's normal'. No, it's not normal. It's lucky.

If a site is done with pleasure and a fun attitude, it's a great way to communicate with your fans.

I was always trying, even in pure action movies, to find what was sensitive about the character more than the pure action.

I wanted to do different movies. I wanted to do deeper movies. More human movies based on human feelings.

I think in some ways it's good to have at least one thing for which you could be really immortal, you know?

I don't need to work.

Acting is still, of course, what I love to do most. The beauty of it is that by changing characters, it never gets boring.

For me, one of the important things about keeping vocally healthy is warming up and making sure I'm aware where my voice is at, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, and just taking care of myself with exercise and eating healthy.

Female performers have been doing this for years - pushing the envelope about sexuality - and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out.

Fame is a very strange animal.

Conforming is not cool.

Coming up with something new and original is so exciting.

'Come out' is so funny to me because I've never been in.

Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well.

Bowie's been a huge influence on me.

At least I can say that I'm honest.

All these songs honestly explore the ups and downs of my reality.

After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.

A lot of my male vocal influences are British - people like David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant.

I've been kind of toying around with the bi thing in my head. I wouldn't ever give myself the label 'bisexual,' but bi-curious? Yea.

I'm proud of my sexuality. I embrace it. It's just another part of me.

I wouldn't ever give myself the label bisexual, but bi-curious, yeah.

I want to upset people, I want to make people think, I want to keep people interested.

I think you kind of have to put yourself out there.