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" It always surprises me when people say, 'I don't regret one thing about my life. I wouldn't change anything because it's all led me to where I am today.' I would want to change certain things that have caused others pain. "

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" Whatever I do, I'm always struggling to create a visceral experience. With my music, I'm more of a live performer these days. And film is such a different thing. It's where people sit in a dark theater. I want them to feel me as viscerally as if they were at a live show. "

Juliette Lewis

Experience

Live

" Why I talk so seriously about art is that art is the only thing that helps people stay alive, and it is the only thing that has allowed people to create joy in this insane, suppressive universe. And art is the only thing that they can't get rid of. They've tried, but ultimately they can't stamp it out. "

" I recommend everyone wakes up in the morning to Bachman Turner Overdrive's 'Taking Care Or Business' - you'll feel better. "

" Acting is me, but music is even more me. It's everything. "

Juliette Lewis

Music

Acting

" I've always been an outsider. I've always been attracted to roles that would challenge me and that wouldn't come around very often. "

Juliette Lewis

Always

Outsider

" I didn't build a career off my looks, thank God. "

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

" When I do a film, usually I work from my director. That's my boss. The director is interpreting the writer's vision, and we all interpret it, and they create their own vision as well. "

" I don't have an explosive temper. People seem to think that - maybe somewhere lives the lion in my cage. But I'm actually kind of goofy. "

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

" TV is wild. You just play the role you're given, and you show up and do the best that you can. "

" If you could place blame on entertainment for all the crimes people commit, you'd be in court all the livelong day. "

" 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

" The old footage of my dad, I always knew we were cut from the same cloth, because my dad was such a renegade and always marched to the beat of his own drum. To see where we were both dancing and being silly together, it's too beautiful for words. I was really happy to have that. "

" Being beautiful can be a curse, especially if you want to be an artist and create. "

" Sometimes I want to control things more than I'm able to. "

" I used to be really insular, really introverted. I couldn't articulate myself. "

" Like everybody I have many different sides. "

Juliette Lewis

Sides

Different Sides

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

" Of course I grew up with the 'Vacation' movie with the legendary Anthony Michael Hall. "

Juliette Lewis

Vacation

Hall

" Although I missed home, North Carolina is a spectacular place to spend four months. Wilmington has a great downtown area. It is not too small town or too big city. The people were really welcoming and nice. The weather was lovely. "

" As a teenager I was severely, cripplingly dramatic and in search of self. "

Juliette Lewis

Self

Dramatic

" Some people can't connect with their own emotions. "

" The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die. "

" I walk into a restaurant, and people stare as though I've just landed from another planet. Every time I walk out in public, it's like the alien freak show has arrived. It does have its advantages. I hardly ever get bothered by the paparazzi, probably because of some of the more edgy characters I've played in movies. "

" 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. "

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

" I get lonely - I'm not going to lie about that... I kind of signed up in my mind that I'm giving myself wholeheartedly, full-throttle to my creative life, and I don't want to be distracted. "

" The worst thing you can do to a kid is tell them that their dreams are invalid. "

" I was singing before I acted, but I was also attracted to drama, and, y'know, I got successful at that, which isn't a bad thing. "