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It seems that different people have an idea of what I am, and what I should be. And then there's me.

People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else.

I'm really not sure what people think or expect me to be, but I am surprised when people say, 'You're not supposed to be like that... ' I'm not exactly sure what 'that' is, so I choose to take it as a compliment.

We live in a culture where people are constantly telling us how to get what we want, and within that message is, 'You need to be something other than you are.'

People have always made assumptions about me. I become very territorial about my identity because it's been hijacked by so many people with their own projections.

I understand people have preconceived notions of who I am or what I do.

There's no reason to change what you are, but if you're not being you, then you need to acknowledge that.

Others will always seek to define you based on what they think you represent or who they think you are. But you have to be the one to control what you do and what you say and how you present yourself.

Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.

I just am who I am. And then when people label me eccentric or different, I'm kind of astonished because I think, 'This is completely normal. This is just how I am, it's how I've always been.'