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" 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. "

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" I grew up in Hollywood in an apartment. Then in Tarzana, California, on a mini ranch where we owned horses and chickens. "

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

Juliette Lewis

I Am

Adventurous

" 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. "

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Uncomfortable

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" I've never really cared if I was famous for my music. It was just something I had to do. "

" I haven't made a career off my looks, thank God, but hopefully how I've moved people emotionally, the directors I've been able to work with, and the stories I've been a part of. "

" My dad instilled in me to naturally question all authority. I don't follow anything blindly. That's religion, cops, doctors, schools, you name it. "

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" My only after-school job before I got into acting was babysitting. I had younger brothers and sisters. "

" Any time you start judging with an overly critical eye rather than letting things just be, and following what you think is right, it's complicated to find balance. "

" We've played everywhere since I started The Licks. We've played arenas, clubs, school cafeterias and bowling alleys. It doesn't matter where the venue is; we're gonna bring you the rock! "

" In detective land, you have to deal with a lot of intense emotions, so you yourself have to remain mostly unemotional and detached. These are people, like law enforcement and surgeons, in professions that don't have the luxury of being able to be emotional or to break down. In my line of work, it's almost a requirement. "

" I actually would not want the pressure of a lead in a series. "

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

" The mainstream media is funded by pharmaceutical companies, so when you have the biggest movie star in the world at the time - Tom Cruise - coming out against anti-depressants and Ritalin... they still brutalize him. "

" As I evolve, my interests change, always. But, what is consistent is that I always look for something new to play. "

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

" I experience so many feelings and emotions when I tour. It's the most amazing and also the most lonely thing you can do. "

" Fame can be just so annoying because people are so critical of you. You can't just say, 'hi'. You say hi and people whisper' man did you see the way she said hi? What an attitude. "

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

Juliette Lewis

Myself

" In my heart of hearts, I'm a character actress, whereas other people play their one strength. "

" Being an actor is like being a bass player: one of the component parts to the collective hole. "

Juliette Lewis

Collective

Hole

" There' s a duality in myself, and it's also what I try and instill in my roles. "

" Not all detectives are the same - some play bad cop, some are awkward, some are funny. "

" For me, the most challenging thing was developing myself as a songwriter and as a performer and as the leader of a band. And I just did it. "

" In my work, I'm always striving to be as honest as possible. "

" I didn't think my success from film was going to translate at all, musically. In fact, it worked against me. "

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Success

Film

" I don't want a tan, but I do love blushes in colors that give you that whole sun-kissed thing. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I have people come up to me who love 'The Other Sister,' or 'Old School,' or 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape.' "

" I can tell you I have dealt with mania my whole life. "