Quotes by Shawn Mendes

Being a sex symbol isnt cool unless youre in love with a girl, and she calls you a sex symbol.

I work so hard to make that sure Im successful. If youre positive and really excited and enthusiastic about what youre doing, its going to happen, and its going to happen big time.

Its hard for me to just say, Wow, this is amazing - Im famous. Im living the dream. I sit there and think, Im scared - this can go away tomorrow. My dad always says that Im a tortured soul because Im never pleased; I never feel like I deserve what Ive achieved.

You have to be careful not to make music something you dont want to do. Which happens. Ive gotten off the road and been like, I hate it. I hate singing, I hate playing guitar. Six days later, Im in my bedroom singing at the top of my lungs because I love it so much.

There are times when Im super-overwhelmed, and everything feels like its hitting me in the face at once, but I think whats keeping me calm, and who I am by staying true to myself, is my whole family being so supportive and keeping me grounded. They treat me the exact same way they treated me years and years ago.

I feel like every time I write a song, it feels like the first time I wrote a song. Its just as hard; it doesnt get easier, but thats why I love it: because its a challenge every time. I also feel like Im learning new ways.

No matter what, Im trying to have fun and, depending on the mood, fun can be on a roller coaster and playing onstage, or fun can be sitting in a room with three of your best friends talking for two hours.

Im not the best singer in the world Im just good at picking up what I want to sound like.

Just the fact that a thousand people in front of me were ready to hear me sing was one of the best feelings I can think of.

Its extremely important just to keep things positive and happy as much as we can... I think its important that singers, actors, or whatever use our voice to spread positive messages as much as we possibly can.

Growing up in a suburban home, the world seems so massive to you. It seems like cities are so big and so far away, and theres so much in them. So your imagination runs wild, instead of when you are born in the middle of Manhattan, youd know, like, that this is the biggest city.