The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.
Dreams, they're what sets us apart from being mere a brain and a body.
Art is the only thing that helps people stay alive, and it is the only thing that has allowed people to create joy in this insane, suppressive universe. And art is the only thing that they can't get rid of. They've tried, but ultimately they can't stamp it out.
The thing is, I want to play real characters and not all girls can be pretty. The thing is, you get these girls who say 'I'm a character actor' then you see them in a role and nothing has really changed but the outfit.
All that schooling never prepares you for the reality of life.
Understanding human nature. Perception. That's how I see acting - perception and communication.
My focus, my life, my world is now. You just can't plan the future.
Adults are just children sometimes. But evil, hurt children.
Like everybody I have many different sides.
Music is kind of my everything.
All that evilness is always just from pain and fear, and that's what I've come to understand. I've come to understand people now. Before, I would blame them for treating me in such a naïve way. I don't hate evil, vicious people anymore.
The worst thing you can do to a kid is tell them that their dreams are invalid.
Rock'n'roll to me is a rebellion against the sterile pedestal culture of movies.
[There's] this idea of "I want to take care of myself," but at the same time I want to be brave, daring, and expressive.
I knew I could live no other way, that the one thing I wanted was to act and do it well.
What I get in rock 'n' roll that I don't get in movies is that connection with people. With music it's instantaneous, and just to watch people light up, it's really amazing. I love that connection.
What's exciting to me is the live show medium itself; it's the last untouchable medium. I don't think it will ever go away. It has gone on from the beginning of time with little performances around a campfire, I'd imagine, like cavemen doing some chants, rhythm, and sounds, beating on things.
I had an upbringing in which I was allowed to be free and use my mind. My parents only helped me to be myself. It was only in my teenage years that I met people who made me start having doubts about who I was. They said you shouldn't be confident, you shouldn't be strong. It is only when you meet those other people that you lose confidence.
I think I can be beautiful with all the little stuff done, and I can be ugly. A lot of attractive actresses can't be ugly.
Being beautiful can be a curse, especially if you want to be an artist and create.
I know what I'm doing. And I even know when I don't know what I'm doing. Then there are people who don't want to know that you know what you're doing.
All the musicians that I know want to act.
I never think I have success even when I have it, for better or for worse.
I kind of imagine myself at eighty, a cat lady.
I'm always revving the engine. In this industry, there are so many twists and turns. You never have it made.
