Frank Ocean Quotes

I worked my face off.

I guess I'm just inspired to tell stories.

The way I approach this thing, when I started to get my head screwed on straight and really trying to make something of myself as an artist, when I was 19 or 20, it became more about function for me. Like, what is this song doing to you? What is the function of this type of artform? What is it doing?

I've gotten used to being Frank Ocean.

Here's what I think about music and journalism: The most important thing is to just press play.

I grew up in New Orleans. I had just moved into my dorm at the University of New Orleans, and I was doing laundry, and my mom called me, like, 'We've got to evacuate. There's a hurricane's coming.'

We were poor. But my mom never accepted that. She worked hard to become a residential contractor - got her master's with honors at the University of New Orleans. I used to go to every class with her. Her father was my paternal figure.

I believe that I'm one of the best in the world at what I do, and that's all I've ever wanted to be.

I like the anonymity that directors can have about their films.

I respect Drake not only as a creative person but as a business mind as well. I think Drake's important.

Some people focus more on sonics. Some people focus more on story. I focus on both sonics and story.

I want to thank The Beatles for almost single-handedly getting me out of writer's block.

It's hard to articulate how I think about myself as a public figure.

I'm in this business to be creative - I'll even diminish it and say to be a content provider.

I enjoy singing my songs in front of people.

I don't ever want to be caught up in a system of thinking I can do one thing 'cos that's just... that's just telling yourself a lie.

As a writer, as a creator, I'm giving you my experiences. But just take what I give you. You ain't got to pry beyond that.

Sometimes I'm fascinated with how famous my work could be while I'm not so famous.

I might just write a novel next. I don't know!

I never think about myself as an artist working in this time. I think about it in macro.