Taryn Manning Quotes

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

I like to contribute. Even in my bands, I can't really just be the singer.

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

It's just different in the music world. You come more with an entourage

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."

Normally I wouldn't spoil anything because I love surprises - I don't even shake my presents at Christmas.

I've made money doing things I love. DJing was a hobby. When I bought my turntables my mom said, "Oh what now, Taryn?" But it became pretty fruitful right away. I come from a very music-oriented family.

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

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.

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'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.

It could be fun to sing with Prince or Michael Jackson. Justin Timberlake has an amazing new sound now

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.

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

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

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

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 more like an animalistic rock chick.

My dad was a musician and I traveled around with him, so it was something that I knew

I have played some very kind and loving character. I don't know why I'm so good at playing bad. I really don't.

Even though it seems like there are a lot of parts, there is really tons of downtime in the acting world.

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

As far as making a living, acting has been much more lucrative. Music's been tough.

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

Alison Lohman is an amazing actress. I was so proud to work with her.

My singing is my hobby. It's me and my brother. We just enjoy writing music.

The most interesting place I've gone on location was New Orleans

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

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.

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.

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

I grew up in a mobile home, but it wasn't like white trash - it was a beautiful mobile home park, I had a loving mother, there were kids everywhere, there was a playground in the center, I just grew up in poverty.

Pride is the community coming together and showing that love is real.

The reason I love acting is because I feel like acting is all about listening.

In my martial arts days. I was taught a lot of discipline that probably rolls over into other parts of my life. You're not supposed to attack back until you're attacked. You never take your skills and abuse them. I knew I could be lethal to someone my size.

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.

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."

Every time I'm not on a project, I'm writing or in the studio or doing gigs DJing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Some people might say I need to learn how to relax.

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 went through the process of auditioning like every other struggling actress in this town.

A lot of people want to judge the fact that I'm an actor. That's ridiculous. No one knows what I was doing before I made my first movie. I just happened to do it as an actor all the while I've been doing music, but never with the intention to become a screaming famous pop star.