Taryn Manning Quotes

Even though it seems like there are a lot of parts, there is really tons of downtime in the acting world.

We wanted to write a whole song about partying and then taking Yellow Cabs home. That's the weirdest topic we've ever thought of centering a song around.

Some people might say I need to learn how to relax.

I'm more like an animalistic rock chick.

The most interesting place I've gone on location was New Orleans

I play, in real life, Kim, who is actually Marshall Mathers ex-wife as of now. She lies and says she is pregnant because she really wants to keep him and he figures her out.

After reading Eminem's autobiography, which I did because I'm so interested in him as an artist, I respect him a lot. Even though he seems angry and mad, he's had to fight so many demons in his life.

I've made money doing things I love. DJing was a hobby. When I bought my turntables my mom said, "Oh what now, Taryn?" But it became pretty fruitful right away. I come from a very music-oriented family.

I'm very, very, very, very spiritual. I grew up in an organized religion, I went to Sunday school as a kid. I'm very grateful that there was religion. I think it instills a good moral compass.

With acting, I get to escape into this character and embody it. With music it's like, "Hey guys, this is my diary, here's all my feelings."

My singing is my hobby. It's me and my brother. We just enjoy writing music.

That's why I'm an actress, to do something completely opposite from myself

I just get focused on whatever is in front of me. When I was filming Crossroads, it had all my focus. Now I'm all focused on finishing my recording so I can get that out. It's just day by day.

There's really nothing else I'm going to do with my life. I'd be useless if I weren't singing or acting

It's just different in the music world. You come more with an entourage

As a brother and sister, our tastes were pretty different growing up. He liked a lot of early hip hop. My dad didn't understand it and would try to talk him out of it.

It's really hard for actors to cross over and get any respect as a singer, and if I could just keep it separate and not use my music in movies, it's cool.

Lauren Hill, I always have her solo CD nearby. I have Coldplay, Radiohead, just a mix

My whole thing is I like to hang around winners, I like winning spirits, I have zero tolerance for jealousy.

I feel the craziest people are sometimes the most intelligent.

Through teaching myself how to be happy and get through things, I hope I can also do that for other people.

Acting, I love it and I feel that I'm good at it, but the thing that makes me feel most alive is when I'm playing guitar and singing.

I grew up in a mobile home, but it wasn't like white trash - it was a beautiful mobile home park, I had a loving mother, there were kids everywhere, there was a playground in the center, I just grew up in poverty.

It's actually harder to write a fun song.

If you are being weird or silly you can be excused because you are just playing a character

As far as making a living, acting has been much more lucrative. Music's been tough.

I won't even take jobs where you get paid to sit with a group of friends and party. That's never been my vibe.

I like to contribute. Even in my bands, I can't really just be the singer.

Watching people party is cool, but I don't love watching people get super-duper trashed and annoying. I feel protected behind my booth - away from the madness, but a part of it too.

Every time I'm not on a project, I'm writing or in the studio or doing gigs DJing.

I've seen a lot in my life. My dad was pretty gnarly but I loved him and I wouldn't change it for the world. My mom's a survivor.

I grew up in a very musical household. There was music and dance. My great-grandma was a famous tap dancer in the '40s, my mom was a dancer, she met my dad on the road when he was on tour in the '60s. Music is my heart and soul, it's my love.

I meditate twice a day. I chant. I lean more towards Buddhist practices.

I've had ups and downs but always maintained I was a working actor, which is a beautiful thing.

I'm definitely the worker. My brother is the jokester.

I'm not a part of any organized practices, but I believe heavily on love and the universe and what you give is what you get.

There are likable characters in prison. Sometimes the worst criminals are also some of the most charming people.

The Wreckoning is a darker song. But the record is positive

I'm pretty hard on myself. Every now and again I'll go on my IMDB or update my resume and I'm like, "man, I've done a lot of work."

My dad was a musician and I traveled around with him, so it was something that I knew

It could be fun to sing with Prince or Michael Jackson. Justin Timberlake has an amazing new sound now

Everybody thinks because of my character that I'm this wild girl and I am, I'm an actor, and I have that in me - but I'm actually very calm and mellow.

As soon as you put an actor to a person who is real, that person comes to life through another person.

A lot of people want to judge the fact that I'm an actor. That's ridiculous. No one knows what I was doing before I made my first movie. I just happened to do it as an actor all the while I've been doing music, but never with the intention to become a screaming famous pop star.

I DJ very often. I'll probably do it more. I'm not available during the week because of the show but I travel most weekends to DJ. I've been doing it for about six years.

I write most of my stuff. When I'm rejected in music, it hurts worse than when I don't get a role, because that's someone else's vision. If they don't see me as that part, even if I believe I'm the perfect person for it, that's their vision. The music is my vision.

Everyone thinks I'm some big drug addict and loser because of the parts I play - quite the opposite. I decided to be a winner.

Normally I wouldn't spoil anything because I love surprises - I don't even shake my presents at Christmas.

The reason I love acting is because I feel like acting is all about listening.

I don't really like approach music to become famous. I've actually consciously made the decision that I'm just going to do music because I love it.