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." Taryn Manning More Quotes by Taryn Manning More Quotes From Taryn Manning 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. Taryn Manning confusing dad choices In my martial arts days. I was taught a lot of discipline that probably rolls over into other parts of my life. You're not supposed to attack back until you're attacked. You never take your skills and abuse them. I knew I could be lethal to someone my size. Taryn Manning discipline skills art A lot of people want to judge the fact that I'm an actor. That's ridiculous. No one knows what I was doing before I made my first movie. I just happened to do it as an actor all the while I've been doing music, but never with the intention to become a screaming famous pop star. Taryn Manning stars judging people 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. Taryn Manning weekend six years I won't even take jobs where you get paid to sit with a group of friends and party. That's never been my vibe. Taryn Manning groups party jobs I like to contribute. Even in my bands, I can't really just be the singer. Taryn Manning singers band i-can 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. Taryn Manning madness party people 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. Taryn Manning hobbies things-i-love mom 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. Taryn Manning hurt writing believe 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. Taryn Manning california girl new-york 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. Taryn Manning wise writing song 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. Taryn Manning practice giving believe I meditate twice a day. I chant. I lean more towards Buddhist practices. Taryn Manning buddhist practice 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. Taryn Manning girl character thinking As soon as you put an actor to a person who is real, that person comes to life through another person. Taryn Manning actors real persons I ended up doing amazing things with my life; I'm well-read, educated and sophisticated - and I'm not the stereotype everyone makes me out to be. Taryn Manning sophisticated stereotype educated 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. Taryn Manning mother home beautiful 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. Taryn Manning music-is decision made I've had ups and downs but always maintained I was a working actor, which is a beautiful thing. Taryn Manning beautiful-things actors beautiful The reason I love acting is because I feel like acting is all about listening. Taryn Manning acting reason listening
