249 Quotes by Fiona Apple

I got a lot of problems, but I’m really good at intuiting what I need to do to be happy with whatever I create. I know when to stop myself, I know when to start, I know when to leave something alone. I guess I just kind of indulge that completely, and so I just take my time.

Everybody acts like I’m nuts. I’m not nuts I just want to feel it all.

I’m a tulip in a cup. I stand no chance of growing up.

I’m not lazy, but I don’t have that spur on my ass that most people have, like, “Oh, god. I have to get something out or else my career will be over!” I don’t really care if my career is over.

The only reason that it takes me seven years to do stuff is because I just don’t really have a plan.

I don’t mind making a fool of myself. I felt like people would be accepting of that because, to me, that seems like an interesting way to do a show. I’ve always thought that it’s interesting to watch people work things out on stage.

I like the idea of the idler wheel – it just sits in between things, but it makes such a big difference in the way that the machine is working. That concept has always been something that has interested me, but I didn’t really know why.

In a strange way, I’m way more comfortable onstage than anywhere else.

I still don’t know what Episcopalian means.