Taryn Manning Quotes
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My whole thing is I like to hang around winners, I like winning spirits, I have zero tolerance for jealousy.
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Every time I'm not on a project, I'm writing or in the studio or doing gigs DJing.
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Everybody thinks because of my character that I'm this wild girl and I am, I'm an actor, and I have that in me - but I'm actually very calm and mellow.
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There are likable characters in prison. Sometimes the worst criminals are also some of the most charming people.
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I've seen a lot in my life. My dad was pretty gnarly but I loved him and I wouldn't change it for the world. My mom's a survivor.
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I grew up in a very musical household. There was music and dance. My great-grandma was a famous tap dancer in the '40s, my mom was a dancer, she met my dad on the road when he was on tour in the '60s. Music is my heart and soul, it's my love.
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I have played some very kind and loving character. I don't know why I'm so good at playing bad. I really don't.
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I don't really like approach music to become famous. I've actually consciously made the decision that I'm just going to do music because I love it.
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As far as making a living, acting has been much more lucrative. Music's been tough.
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Watching people party is cool, but I don't love watching people get super-duper trashed and annoying. I feel protected behind my booth - away from the madness, but a part of it too.
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My dad died when I was 14. It was very sudden, traumatic, and confusing. I always felt I could have gone down a bad road at that point, but I made a choice to be a winner.
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I've had an interesting time adjusting to New York. I'm from California and I'm very much a California girl. I feel lucky to officially say I'm bi-coastal.
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I'm not a part of any organized practices, but I believe heavily on love and the universe and what you give is what you get.
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I never wanted to stop. I feel like to the day I die I'll play guitar and sing.
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With acting, I get to escape into this character and embody it. With music it's like, "Hey guys, this is my diary, here's all my feelings."
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Pride is the community coming together and showing that love is real.
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I have so many songs, it's ridiculous. I love so many different types of music and tend to write all over the map, style-wise. R&B, rock 'n' roll, screamers, pop, good-time songs.
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I've made money doing things I love. DJing was a hobby. When I bought my turntables my mom said, "Oh what now, Taryn?" But it became pretty fruitful right away. I come from a very music-oriented family.
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I meditate twice a day. I chant. I lean more towards Buddhist practices.
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I write most of my stuff. When I'm rejected in music, it hurts worse than when I don't get a role, because that's someone else's vision. If they don't see me as that part, even if I believe I'm the perfect person for it, that's their vision. The music is my vision.
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I DJ very often. I'll probably do it more. I'm not available during the week because of the show but I travel most weekends to DJ. I've been doing it for about six years.
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Acting, I love it and I feel that I'm good at it, but the thing that makes me feel most alive is when I'm playing guitar and singing.
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The reason I love acting is because I feel like acting is all about listening.
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I grew up in a mobile home, but it wasn't like white trash - it was a beautiful mobile home park, I had a loving mother, there were kids everywhere, there was a playground in the center, I just grew up in poverty.