Alanis Morissette

I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay the same.

When I start writing songs and it turns into an overly belabored intellectual process, I just throw it out.

As a teen, I was both anorexic and bulimic.

As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then I’ll fit whatever I’m trying to say around a melody.

Then I realized that secrecy is actually to the detriment of my own peace of mind and self, and that I could still sustain my belief in privacy and be authentic and transparent at the same time. It was a pretty revelatory moment, and there’s been a liberating force that’s come from it.

We’ll love you just the way you are if you’re perfect.

Honestly, the main takeaway from these two weeks is that, incredibly, we may be on the brink of electing such a damaged, sociopathic narcissist, that the simple presidential duty of comforting the families of fallen soldiers may actually be beyond his capabilities – and I genuinely did not think that was a part of the job that someone could be bad at.

With my platform, I want to try and do good things and help people.

The first time I saw Led Zeppelin, Bonzo (John Bonham) just walked on the stage and just warmed up for about 10 seconds. Freddie (Freddie Mercury) and I nearly fell over we just couldn’t believe the power and the sound. People are still today trying to imitate Led Zeppelin, America is full of drummers trying to play like John Bonham.

Music comes from a place we don’t know.

My little cousin tells me I look like Magneto so I guess that’s who I should probably play.

I think Kanye West is kind of in a perpetual state of being interviewed and he shares his thoughts constantly.

My first real kiss came when I was 10, and it was in an acting class. I had to do a scene from a movie where someone gets kissed under a tree, and I did not want to do it! But my acting partner wanted me to feel comfortable, so he bought a picnic basket with all these snacks. He made such an effort – and it was cute.

When humor works, it works because it’s clarifying what people already feel. It has to come from someplace real.

I love “The Office”. I think it’s the funniest thing – Ricky Gervais is possibly the funniest person I’ve seen in my entire life.

I don’t enjoy any kind of danger or volatility. I don’t have that kind of ‘I love the bad guys’ thing. No, no thank you. I like nice people.

I have three closets in my bedroom.

I guess each relationship is different. That’s what I love about relationships. Even when they end, you’ve learned so very much, so much to take into your next relationship and to take into your life. It’s the greatest thing that comes out of an ending – so it depends on the person.

Oh God, don’t make me come across as a moaner. I think it’s unacceptable to moan about anything when you’re lucky enough to do what I do. What I’m trying to say is I’m more settled now. The thirties have calmed me down. I know who my real friends are, I know what I want to do. In your twenties, you just do everything. It’s just overload all the time. In the thirties, you learn that it’s OK to go to bed early if you want.

I was not popular in high school, I know every actress says that, but really, I was a big geek.

You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.