Quotes from Juliette Lewis

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.

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

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

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.

It's not my nature to dominate and bully.

Some of my greatest memories are of sleep-away camp; I did that three summers in a row when I was, like, 9,10, and 11.

My first boyfriend was a surfer. We bonded over loving the sun, Depeche Mode, and The Cure.

I kind of imagine myself at eighty, a cat lady.

When you become famous at 19, it does a number in your head, so you find romance in the mundane - isn't it so great that a guy would pick me up at my house and take me to a restaurant?

My first tour I did was The Warped Tour, and I was likening myself to the bearded lady at the circus because not only was I an actor touring, doing rock n' roll, but I was also a female front person making really muscular, male-dominated rock music.

I collect clothes - they keep building and building. I buy them instead of having them washed.

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.

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.

Music is kind of my everything.

It's always been my dream to have a monster rhythm section that's just all groove and pocket.

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

Some people can't connect with their own emotions.

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

When you say you grew up in Los Angeles, a lot of people think the west side: they think the glitz and all this stuff that I actually had no relationship to growing up.

I hate dates. It becomes a weird auditioning process. And I've never had normal dating.

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

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

I didn't like school at all. I never liked the seven different classes system. I liked having just one, like in elementary school - less disruption. I liked history. I failed math and science and gave those teachers a hard time.

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