Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves.
In my experience of living, for a time, in the underbelly of society, I spent a lot of time in various holding cells.
Sometimes the things that come out of my mouth are mortifying.
Over time, you realize that even the things that are most high stakes kind of resolve themselves.
I definitely would rather take a nap than get angry.
I have a theory that self-made, first-generation actresses don't feel entitled to success.
Ultimately, I think people are so hopeful for having some joy in life that is really hard to find. You can't make a living, and the idea of doing one small bank robbery or something, just trying to find your way in a life, finding your footing and ending up behind bars.
If America is ever going to be saved, it will be through a church flowing both in the message of the cross and the miracle of the resurrection.
I stay true to my lyrics. If I go back and look at them in hindsight, the emotions I had when I wrote them have passed. It feels unjustified to change them.
Night is beautiful when you are happy--comforting when you are in grief--terrible when you are lonely and unhappy.
What I've always tried to do is to express the highest point of me, and rock 'n' roll is the first and the most open form created by our generation. The cool thing about it is that you get the power, you get the rhythm; you can be taken over sexually, you can be taken over cerebrally; it's great to look at - it's a package deal.