Julia Holter Quotes

Every movie I do, I always use things that have happened in my life. Funny moments, anything. If it just sticks out I'll write it down and use that, too, because it has to come out of you. But no one can work when they're depressed. I don't think I'd physically be able to do it if I were depressed.

To me, I don't write when I'm depressed. If I'm depressed, which is actually rare, I'm not doing anything, you know, and I'm not able to do anything.

I know some people are like, 'I'm depressed, and I'm a struggling artist,' and that really works for some people, but that doesn't work for me. I have to be really happy, even when I'm writing my depressing songs; I have to come through that stage before I can write.

I guess there are a lot of writers out there who get really inspired when they're depressed. I can't write about being depressed until I'm happy. That's all there is to it. I need space.

Depression, as far as I'm concerned, is just a waste of time.

If you're unhappy, you can't make anything.

I'm not going to lie: you do get down sometimes, but I wouldn't say I was ever depressed; that's too hard a word. But you do become bored, because all you've done in your life is fight and box.

This is depression, it comes when your blocking. This is expression it comes when you're rocking

Depression, if it's an unconsciously elected experience, is a luxury.

I think most human beings go through some sort of depression in their life. And if they don't, I think that's weird.

I used to be on the kitchen floor, crying, wasted and thinking of lyrics. That was the only way I could create - as a tortured artist. I've learned that you can be stable and taking care of yourself and still create beautiful work.

'Scar Tissue' is the only book I've ever written when I've felt completely toxic, ill.

It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you almost need to put yourself in that situation to have that angst to write from.

I've led a charmed life. I've known people who have been depressed, and I've never had that.

A person who's only suffering can't write a poem. There are choices to be made, and you need to be objective.

I seem to be able to get depressed quite easily without any reason.

I've always liked depressing music because a lot of times, listening to it when you're down can actually make you feel less depressed. Also, even though a person may have problems with depression, sometimes you can actually be kind of comfortable in that space because you know how to operate within it.

There's a lot of insecure, sad people in any profession.

Although I take the medication, which has made a huge impact on my life in a positive way, still, honestly, when I'm a bit sick is when I'm at my most creative.

I've never been one to indulge in out and out depression when it comes to songwriting.

All depression has its roots in self-pity, and all self-pity is rooted in people taking themselves too seriously.

When you're in a depressed state, having something really bad happen gives you kind of a life again.

That's what happens if you don't address the darkness in you. You become repressed and depressed and suicidal.

Being a typical Pisces, I might have experienced mood shifts, but I don't remember any depression, or needing to do anything, or to have someone bring me out of being depressed.

When you're an artist, there's always a moment in your life when you think you're not inspired and instead of doing things and instead of travel and instead of falling in love, you're just depressed, so you don't move, so you don't change. So you're not inspired.