“As actors, we want to go find the humanity and make it more nuanced and fill in the colors, rather than just being suit people who crack cases, 'cause they aren't that.” PeopleWantHumanityActorsCausesCasesColorSuitsCracksJust Being Author:Juliette Lewis
“I had an upbringing in which I was allowed to be free and use my mind. My parents only helped me to be myself. It was only in my teenage years that I met people who made me start having doubts about who I was. They said you shouldn't be confident, you shouldn't be strong. It is only when you meet those other people that you lose confidence.” PeopleYearsMindMadeSaidUseStrongParentLosesDoubtMetsThey SaidTeenageUpbringingBe ConfidentTeenage Years Author:Juliette Lewis
“My dad kept me away from people who treat children wrong. It's just amazing that there is such a way to raise a person without giving them complexes. But nobody does it. They think it should be the old school. But look at the products. Wouldn't it be great if you could avoid the complexes? Then you could deal with the complexes of life.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayGivingShouldLooksChildrenPersonsDoeSchoolDealsProductsDadTreatsRaisesComplexesMy DadOld School Author:Juliette Lewis
“All that evilness is always just from pain and fear, and that's what I've come to understand. I've come to understand people now. Before, I would blame them for treating me in such a naïve way. I don't hate evil, vicious people anymore.” PeopleWayPainHateEvilBlameViciousDon't HateEvilness Author:Juliette Lewis
“I know what I'm doing. And I even know when I don't know what I'm doing. Then there are people who don't want to know that you know what you're doing.” PeopleKnowsWant Author:Juliette Lewis
“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.” PeopleArtHelpingJoyUniverseAliveArt IsInsaneStampsStaying Alive Author:Juliette Lewis
“Being wild can be wearing a silly hat. Being wild can be dancing weird. Being wild can be shooting people. What do I think being wild is? Nothing. Actually, the whole world is wild. Everything is wild.” PeopleThinkingWorldWholeDancingSillyWhole WorldShootingHats Author:Juliette Lewis
“I like people like Tina Turner, Chrissie Hynde, Debbie Harry, and Stevie Nicks; you only hear that person in their voice, they sound like nobody else.” PeoplePersonsSoundVoiceTurner Author:Juliette Lewis
“In acting, you have a writer, a director, a character - you're working through being another person - and the irony I always tell people is when I acted early on as a teenager, it actually kept me out of trouble.” PeoplePersonsCharacterActingTroubleDirectorsTeenagerIrony Author:Juliette Lewis
“What I get in rock 'n' roll that I don't get in movies is that connection with people. With music it's instantaneous, and just to watch people light up, it's really amazing. I love that connection.” PeopleLightWatchesRocksConnectionsRock N RollLight UpReally AmazingInstantaneous Author:Juliette Lewis
“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."” PeopleMenWaySaidAttitudeFameCriticalAnnoying Author:Juliette Lewis
