Quotes from Taryn Manning

I would go visit my mom on Sundays, and my brother was working on stuff. I'd go in there and sing a little melody, then we started working with words and the next thing you know it was just born organically without really trying.

It was Britney's movie. I liked that movie. It didn't get too much love, but a lot of people really liked it.

I'm more like an animalistic rock chick.

When we saw our plane on TV as breaking news, it was the most surreal experience. A lot of the women were crying. There was a gentleman who was writing in his journal and crying. Seeing that isn't easy.

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.

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

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

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

After reading Eminem's autobiography, which I did because I'm so interested in him as an artist, I respect him a lot. Even though he seems angry and mad, he's had to fight so many demons in his life.

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.

Through teaching myself how to be happy and get through things, I hope I can also do that for other people.

I play, in real life, Kim, who is actually Marshall Mathers ex-wife as of now. She lies and says she is pregnant because she really wants to keep him and he figures her out.

I'm very, very, very, very spiritual. I grew up in an organized religion, I went to Sunday school as a kid. I'm very grateful that there was religion. I think it instills a good moral compass.

There's really nothing else I'm going to do with my life. I'd be useless if I weren't singing or acting

I've seen a lot in my life. My dad was pretty gnarly but I loved him and I wouldn't change it for the world. My mom's a survivor.

As soon as you put an actor to a person who is real, that person comes to life through another person.

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 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.

It's actually harder to write a fun song.

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

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.

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

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

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