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I have tons of jewelry. I like to wear a lot of it
I have tons of jewelry. I like to wear a lot of it.
My advice is to make acting your second career choice
I don't think it's always good to read lots of poetry
My advice is to make acting your second career choice.
I don't think it's always good to read lots of poetry.
I haven't had a lot of celebrities around me growing up.
I think it's hard to be taken seriously as a poet, period.
People in real life cuss God out when they're angry. That's all real.
I think I had an advantage in the sense that I wasn't raised religiously.
If it comes back, I think that Friday night is not a good night to be on.
IF YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT TERRIFIES YOU, MOST LIKELY YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.
I think I relate to all the characters in one way or another. I'm a chameleon like that
I think I relate to all the characters in one way or another. I'm a chameleon like that.
A business like acting is 90% luck. You can be a star one minute and out of work the next
A business like acting is 90% luck. You can be a star one minute and out of work the next.
Right afterward I read Fast Food Nation. That book changed my life: It made me a vegetarian.
I think that people are definitely interested in the idea that Joan has conversations with God.
Other people like Neil Young and Dennis Hopper, those are just really close knit family friends.
My parents cultured me a lot and they introduced me to a lot of artists, a lot of their friends.
People who have seen me read usually come up afterwards and invite me to be a part of something.
I think any time you have too much education in one certain field, that can sometimes play against you
I've been kind of submerged in my own little geographic location for a really long time in Venice Beach
I've been kind of submerged in my own little geographic location for a really long time in Venice Beach.
When people ask me what I do for a living, I always say, "I get rejected for a living." And that's true.
My father comes from a generation of film that actors my age don't even know about, which is really sad.
I liked the humor of it, I've always enjoyed a sense of humor in God and in religion and in spirituality
I liked the humor of it, I've always enjoyed a sense of humor in God and in religion and in spirituality.
One of my good friends is Christian, goes to church every Sunday, very religious. I'm fine with that and I will never judge her.
And a lot of times in slam poetry I feel like people are so worried about the performance that the words might not be as strong.
If you believe that God put you here to act, then you have to be different. Go into casting offices, with something other girls don't have
If you believe that God put you here to act, then you have to be different. Go into casting offices, with something other girls don't have.
My parents are artists, so I grew up with my mom having bonfires, seven guitars, and talented musicians and artists around like Jack Hirschman.
I remember when I first started in the business, I lost a lot of friends. Some were jealous, some were annoyed at the fact that I was an actress.
Just because you grow up in the public eye doesn't mean that you're immune to the same sort of issues and feelings that any other woman would go through.
My own personal connection with God was not in a religious sense, so I wasn't really thinking in that way when I got the role and when I started doing it.
But I didn't even see God in the show as being very spiritual, I see him or her, it, as being something that is just relevant and very important in her life.
Honestly, I am not trying to discourage anyone from becoming an actress, but if you want to become one be prepared to face everything that comes - along with it
Honestly, I am not trying to discourage anyone from becoming an actress, but if you want to become one be prepared to face everything that comes - along with it.
I tried not to make God this big deal in Joan's life. She treats God like a friend: she's nice to him some days, and other days mean, and then cries when she needs help.
I could never say that one religion is wrong. I could never say that this person's God is wrong, I could never say that someone is wrong because they don't believe in God
A lot of people think I'm cynical when I talk about acting. The truth of the matter is, I just don't want someone to get some lame advice that will send them in the wrong direction
A lot of people think I'm cynical when I talk about acting. The truth of the matter is, I just don't want someone to get some lame advice that will send them in the wrong direction.
This will be the fourth time I've seen this film. I'm very proud of it and I think it's a great movie for women of any age. And almost every single man I've talked to has admitted to crying.
The poetry when I was a kid felt like something that I could control, and whether it failed or not, whether it was good or not, was totally on me and I could accept that. It was entirely mine.
I think at the end of the day this movie is respecting what we as women go through as we grow up. The experiences, what we deal with, other women, things about images, things that we deal with as women.
A lot of young poets today, from what I've heard and experienced, can't get their heads past George W. Bush, and I've heard so many poems about this democracy and this era of politics that I'm kind of bored by it
A lot of young poets today, from what I've heard and experienced, can't get their heads past George W. Bush, and I've heard so many poems about this democracy and this era of politics that I'm kind of bored by it.
Our show is less about a girl who is doing miracles and more about the domino effect of this girl's life, and how everyone else is affected. Our show seems to be a questioning show as opposed to an action sort of fairy tale.
Because the role-model pressure becomes so insane, the personal and private takes a backseat to whatever it takes to maintain that fame and to maintain that lifestyle, and before you know it you're not a human being anymore.