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" I always liken myself to the bearded lady. Because I'm an actress turned musician, a woman doing male-dominated rock & roll... I'm the oddity at the freak show, you know? "

Juliette Lewis

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Rock

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Juliette Lewis

Religion

Cops

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" For my rock band, I was influenced by things like 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.' For me, it's live rock n' roll theater. "

Juliette Lewis

Rock

Band

" My brother has endless footage of us as kids because he had a video camera when we were growing up. The trippiest part was my younger self predicting my future path, like a truth-seer. "

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" Musically, I wear many hats. I'm the social media director. I conceptualise the videos, write the songs, do the press. I'm not a major label act. "

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" I normally don't concern myself with, 'Will audiences like me or like my character?' "

Juliette Lewis

Myself

" I sort of got lucky in that I was able to carve a niche for myself. "

" I don't make an effort to be sloppy. I just don't consider a perfect hairdo and a perfect face to be beautiful. If I had my way I'd dress myself and do my own makeup for magazine shoots. "

" I just care about what I get to unearth and what makes me uncomfortable and what makes me grow because, ultimately, I just don't want to ever play it safe. "

Juliette Lewis

Uncomfortable

Play

" I have such a beautiful, strong family and friends, and they are like everything to me. "

" I only wear SPF if I'm going to the beach. "

" Ever since I can remember, I've always wanted to be a performer - whether it was acting or singing or whatever. "

" 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. "

" In movies like 'Cape Fear,' I never played verbal characters. Now, as a grown-up, I relish playing people that are not like myself. That's what I enjoy about acting. "

" I'm actually very moral and nurturing, but I'm also adventurous. I am challenging. "

Juliette Lewis

I Am

Adventurous

" I've always been the opposite of mainstream. I march to my own beat. It's the only way I know. "

" My first boyfriend was a surfer. We bonded over loving the sun, Depeche Mode, and The Cure. "