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'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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

It's actually harder to write a fun song.

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.

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

I've had an interesting time adjusting to New York. I'm from California and I'm very much a California girl. I feel lucky to officially say I'm bi-coastal.

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

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.

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.

I ended up doing amazing things with my life; I'm well-read, educated and sophisticated - and I'm not the stereotype everyone makes me out to be.

I never wanted to stop. I feel like to the day I die I'll play guitar and sing.

I have so many songs, it's ridiculous. I love so many different types of music and tend to write all over the map, style-wise. R&B, rock 'n' roll, screamers, pop, good-time songs.

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.

I'm not really into movies on dates because you can't chat it up.

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

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

I just had to find something else to fulfill me. Always being a singer and writing, it was a blessing. My brother started making music that was the kind of music I always saw myself singing.

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

My dad died when I was 14. It was very sudden, traumatic, and confusing. I always felt I could have gone down a bad road at that point, but I made a choice to be a winner.

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."

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