178 Quotes by Juliette Lewis

I was meant to make music in my soul way younger than I did. I was just scared because I knew it would take more of me than anything else. But I was all into facing my fears.

Leaving your home can be a fear at times. You gotta make yourself get out.

Whatever I do, I'm always struggling to create a visceral experience. With my music, I'm more of a live performer these days. And film is such a different thing. It's where people sit in a dark theater. I want them to feel me as viscerally as if they were at a live show.

My brother has endless footage of us as kids because he had a video camera when we were growing up. The trippiest part was my younger self predicting my future path, like a truth-seer.

For my rock band, I was influenced by things like 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.' For me, it's live rock n' roll theater.

I didn't think my success from film was going to translate at all, musically. In fact, it worked against me.

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

Any time you start judging with an overly critical eye rather than letting things just be, and following what you think is right, it's complicated to find balance.

For me, the most challenging thing was developing myself as a songwriter and as a performer and as the leader of a band. And I just did it.