Alanis Morissette

“There's a continuity between what I care about in any form: I care about it in my music, in article-writing, in how I dress, in how I live, in my relationships, in how I navigate paparazzi, how I decorate my home. There's such a continuity between everything that I don't really care what form it shows up in.”

“We live, in North America in general, if I'm given the indulgence of selling us down the river, in a culture of fear of this connective sense of spirit.”

“I can't not write, if I don't then I get really depressed.”

“I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.”

“A feeling is not bottomless. once felt all the way through,a great peace greets you there”

“There were websites erected to figure out how to kill Alanis. I just do not need to see this; it's not good for anybody.”

“Over the last couple of years, I've really worked toward balancing my life out more, having a little bit more time with friends, family and my boyfriend. There was a period of time when they were way down the list. It was all about music and touring and if everything fell by the wayside, so be it.”

“Unless I really loved it and felt really passionate about it, I would just kind of abort the song and start a new one.”

“I get angry at myself for staying in relationships way too long.”

“It's not just the 'Grammys' that I've pulled out of. I also pulled out of the English awards as well. The reason that I wanted to pull out was because I believe very much that the music industry as a whole is mainly concerned with material success.”

“And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be in the studio until 4 in the morning.”

“With songwriting I spend a lot of time living life, accruing all these experiences, journaling, and then by the time I get to the studio I'm teeming with the drive to write.”

“I'm doing it because I choose it. And if it's not working, I can make a change.”

“My three addictions of choice are food, love and work.”

“The thing you can't underestimate is the true fan's intimacy. So Lady Gaga or anybody's true fan, I don't think they're going anywhere. There are people who are into commitment. If they're connecting with an artist, I think they'll be there over the long course.”

“Anything I do has to be directly related to my music. If it isn't, I don't really see a point to it.”

“My own approach has always been to push intense emotions down and attempt to deal with them later.”

“Making a movie requires 20 to 500 people to make and a lot of money and the stakes are a lot higher.”

“It's a joke to think that anyone is one thing. We're all such complex creatures. But if I'm going to be a poster child for anything, anger's a gorgeous emotion. It gets a bad rap, but it can make great changes happen.”

“I'll be writing songs till I die. There's just no question.”