I'm not someone who is driven by big external stories. I like big emotional stories.
Me releasing my music, if anything, is an opportunity to show the world my stories and tell the world my stories.
The reason why I wanted to direct is because there are personal stories that I want to tell, but also because I love every part of movie making - from the wardrobe to the set decoration to cinematography.
It's pretty rare to just talk to people who are having a tough time in the economy, to hear their individual stories.
Traveling around the country, meeting fans and hearing their stories in person and on my radio show has reenergized my commitment to creating honest and inspirational content that not only serves my own creative purposes but can help and touch others as well.
I love my own coincidences and love to hear other peoples' stories.
Behind every case there are individual people.
I'm not about to write my memoirs. Not for a long time.
I've been told the weirdest things: 'Yeah, I love taking a bath to your music!' or 'I gave birth to my daughter while listening to your music.'
The most powerful words in English are, 'Tell me a story.'
There's nothing more interesting than the details of someone's life.
I love to read profiles about people, but I'm interested in their processes. I only ever do them for newspapers that I love.
All my jewelry has stories.
I don't know how to tell a joke. I never tell jokes. I can tell stories that happened to me... anecdotes. But never a joke.
Players would empty their souls to me; you cannot fathom the stories I've heard, everything from the good to the bad. I tried whatever I could to work things out.
It's extremely important for women to be writing their own stories and giving them to people to really be emotionally impacted by
I love helping friends, and I like to think I am a good listener and supportive. I'm also just kind of nosy, so it would satisfy my need to know other people's stories.
I feel very privileged to hear how somebody used to run around stickin' people up and stealing cars, and now they're gettin' their life back together... I just love the stories. The stories of the fallen world, they excite us. That's the interesting stuff.
I like real stories.
It was a very emotional dinner... Everyone shared personal stories about her and gave her words of encouragement and inspiration. Everyone tried to remain positive.
I feel like my songs are like diary entries for me. So I usually write about things that have happened to me specifically or sometimes it can be someone who's close to me.
Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don't forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth.
Every person you meet has a lesson to teach, a story to tell and a dream to share.
Frankly, I've got to admit that I'm not perfect and have made some mistakes as some of the colourful stories about me reveal.
In my new book, 'Binge,' I share essays about everything I've never told my viewers - touching on the best and worst days of my life, some hilarious, some embarrassing, but all extremely personal.
