Brian Fallon Quotes

I went into acting as psychotherapy, and it's still a work in progress.

My work is not about my life history. It's not about the story of my neurosis.

If you really want to know yourself, start by writing a book.

The autobiographical doesn't interest me. I could think of few things less interesting than rooting about in my life.

I had a lot of songs and words and scenes stuck inside of me. So Jacknife encouraged me to bring them all out. So, in essence, 'You and Others' is my diary.

I think the only reason I wanted to do modeling, really, was because I knew I wasn't ready to act; I knew I didn't have enough life experience, and I knew that doing photo shoots was a way of acting. Playing a character each shoot and being able to just emerge yourself in these awkward experiences - it was amazing.

Joanne' is a progression for me. It was about going into the studio and forgetting that I was famous.

I feel like the 'Supernova' record, those songs are very me. It's a more honest representation of me than any record I have made prior to that.

'True Romance' was definitely, in part, still me finding my voice as a writer. I was nervous, and I was a lot more shy. The album sounds bruised.

I always find another version of myself in each of my films.

I made the character as much of myself as I could.

In life we try to grow and better ourselves. As an artist, I feel like I've grown tremendously.

I am capable of much more. I guess every artist feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate. I want to grow as an actress every day. There are so many things you can learn, and you can improve upon your skills and abilities every day.

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 believe in growth - in myself and in the characters I create.

I don't think my approach to acting is all necessarily in service of the character. I think, selfishly, I've put it in service of myself, my perspective on the world and helping my life.

My physical transformations - like changing my hair - are usually a reflection of what's inspiring me at the moment.

The first record I spent five years writing and it was an amalgamation of all the things that happened in my life from the time I was fifteen to the time I was twenty.

Worthy or not, my life is my subject, and my subject is my life.

Over the years, I was never really driven to become a solo artist, but I was curious to find out who I was as an individual creative person. It's taken some time, but now I feel I've truly paid my dues. I guess I'm at a point now where I'm more comfortable in my own skin.

I say that virtue is really all about enjoying yourself, living fully; but of course it is far from obvious what living fully actually means.

I'm interested in pursuing roles that allow me to push against my own walls, my own constraints as a human being, and to find out where I'm capable of going. In real life, I'm not very good at feeling emotions, so I like to do it through my work.

I think skating helped me find myself.

If you write memoir, it can't be about blame or hurt; it has to be creative.

My 20s was a time for self-exploration and, okay, a little self-indulgence.