J. R. Martinez Quotes

A lot of people say if you can't love yourself, then you can't love others. It's always different, but I definitely have loved a lot in my life.

I definitely have worked trying to create music that inspires girls to feel confident and strong, and feel like they can do anything.

I've had so many insecurities, and am still getting over a lot.

There are a lot of people who go their whole lives without truly knowing what love is, or ever experiencing that.

I definitely fall in love quickly, and I'm very in love with being in love. But it is hard for me to write about love.

I'll always definitely strive to write songs that are going to help people feel confident in themselves.

I never had a lot of friends growing up so having this insane amount of love and support really means a lot to me.

Just because I'm an artist doesn't mean I should be treated differently.

And what's more I've got no need for anyone to tell me how to do it. I am not interested. You act how you want to and leave me alone to do my own thing.

I see things that nobody else sees

I was always hard on myself for taking things too personally.

And I think it is the genius of actors to be able to escape whatever people are expecting of them. Otherwise you become like a factory worker.

I go with what I like and I generally just cling to things that are pastel and remind me of being a little kid. It's just what it is right now, but I go through phases.

I'm gonna write from personal experience, from emotion, from whatever the hell I'm feeling that day.

I have definitely noticed I am very passionate. So if I'm fighting with someone I'll be SO super loud and aggressive, and make sure that my point is heard.

I'm very, very in touch with my emotions.

I believe that if you're healthy, you're capable of doing everything. There's no one else who can give you health but God, and by being healthy I believe that God is listening to me.

I think in life, if you continue to challenge yourself, you can pride yourself in what you continuously accomplish.

I am going to do as much as I can do, because I hate to do anything and not give my all.

Reality is like a fruitcake; pretty enough to look at but with all sorts of nasty things lurking just beneath the surface.

I'm not used to writing about happy emotions, I'm just used to pulling from my sad or angry - happy emotions are very hard for me to portray in music.

Those who write are writers. Those who wait are waiters.

Eventually I realized that Cry Baby was a character that was based off of me, and that we had a lot of similarities.

I was hanging out with some of what my mother would consider the wrong kind of kids. With no direction, no motivation. I would hang out in the lunchroom all day, or the handball courts

Make sure this [music industry] is what you love to do, and you can't imagine doing anything else.

I listen to a lot of music. But I definitely haven't looked at an artist and like thought I want to have a song like this.

I quit after a bad car accident. The thing about boxing is that you can be a star for five or six years, but when you go back to the old life, it's tough.

My dad was a golden gloves boxer in the Marine Corps, then a deputy sheriff. My mom worked as an office assistant.

I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him.

I'm not in the big leagues just because I'm cute.

My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dreamt it to be.

Mark Ryden is my favorite visual artist.

I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard.

Learn to Control your emotions or they will control you.

I'll always be a foreigner.

[My style in three words] youthful, sweet, and diverse.

If the shortstop makes an error, I am responsible. I let the batter hit the ball.

Success is the American Dream. And that success is not something to be ashamed of, or to demonize.

Cry Baby wasn't necessarily a baby theme but I understand what they're saying. So like, Cry Baby is definitely a remaining character throughout all of my albums.

There was always something missing in Montreal.

I was very vocal about how I wanted to be portrayed on the show, and how I wanted the stage setup to be.

I've known where my heritage is from all along.

I'm happy that I get to work with people that I enjoy being around. It's really cool when people understand and want to help your vision and are like rooting for you. I just, I love them a lot.

Every time I feel mad or something, I run somewhere. It gets my frustrations away. I run and run and run.

"Dollhouse" was definitely inspired by the whole Edward Scissorhands vibe where all of the houses are perfect, but inside each home there are very messed up families.

I believe I have a responsibility that goes along with the money I make. I can help a lot of people.

Because I want to have my arm in good shape, I need to have my legs in good shape. Without a leg, there is no arm.

Cry Baby is just a character in this world that I'm trying to create, and the music videos are really important to me, and I've fought to obviously get all of them approved.

Growing up I never imagined a little girl from a border town could one day become a governor. But this is America. In America algo es possible.

"It gets better." - On his campaign against bullying.