Jennifer Nettles Quotes

I believe acting to be my own journey through connection more than anything else, but that's only my take on it.

It's such a private thing - 'my process' - I can just say that the work that I do is like therapy between me and the character.

I'm interested in trying to explore what I think is the truth at a given time in my life, and part of the process of being honest is - in my mind - talking about the idea that you're watching a movie. You're sitting here watching a movie. And I like that. It appeals to me intellectually, and also in a way I can't even explain.

Use the creative process - singing, writing, art, dance, whatever - to get to know yourself better.

Yes, all my songs come from personal experience and relationships.

With every role that I do, I always see a little bit of me, a little bit of art and life.

I'm not really interested in myself in my writing. I can't see myself in the songs, even though I know different parts of me are there.

When I was younger, I was trying to create from attitude more than anything else.

I don't read the reviews, the blogs, or anything else. Instead, I feel the audience when I show the film.

Dreams really tell you about yourself more than anything else in this world could ever tell you.

I look at the artistic process as like experiencing the world, channeling it through your personality and sending it back out there. That's the process.

With every project you do, you bring out a part of yourself, and it seems to be quite a good way of expanding a person.

I don't really approach a character as to whether or not it's good or bad. I just approach a character as to where it lives in me.

I found I am not an anarchistic form creator; I'm intuitive, and I'm trying to figure out a way to explore human fragility.

The more I do in my life, the more I can write music about new experiences.

I've never tried to define my states of mind when I write.

I am a keen observer of my own films; I also try to discover myself through the movies I make.

Whoever undertakes to create soon finds himself engaged in creating himself.

I started out in the 'Cure' reflecting things that I thought were important, and it's reached a point where it takes over and becomes the thing that is important.

In each of my characters there is a little of me. Not strictly autobiographical but a little piece of my soul.

There are parts of me that I keep secret even from myself. I have demons and I'd love to be able to healthily look at the demons and still be a wonderful actor and not feel I need them to create.

A writer needs a life of introspection.

It's actually easier to do autobiographical stories. The story is already there. It's a matter of carving away what doesn't fit rather than building up from nothing.

The writer needs to react to his or her own internal universe, to his or her own point of view. If he or she doesn't have a personal point of view, it's impossible to be a creator.

My songs are always four years ahead of me. They're like my teachers.