I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.
Alanis MorissetteRead
I'll be writing songs till I die. There's just no question.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a lifelong commitment to creativity and songwriting.
Alanis Morissette emphasizes her deep passion for writing songs, presenting it as an integral part of her identity that she intends to pursue throughout her life. This dedication to artistry suggests that for her, songwriting is not just a career but a vital expression of her existence and a source of fulfillment.
In practice
During a panel discussion about the importance of pursuing your passions, one might quote this to illustrate dedication.
I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.
Music helps you find the truths you must bring into the rest of your life.
My own approach has always been to push intense emotions down and attempt to deal with them later. When I was younger, I was terrified to express anger because it would often kick-start a horrible reaction in the men in my life.
To me the biggest irony of this lifetime that I'm living is that for someone who thrives in the public eye in the creative ways that I do, I actually don't enjoy being in the public eye.
My greatest achievement is being able to write records that are real snapshots of what's going on in my life. I won't repeat myself for the sake of commerce, or to please other people.
When someone says that I'm angry it's actually a compliment. I have not always been direct with my anger in my relationships, which is part of why I'd write about it in my songs because I had such fear around expressing anger as a woman.
There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain goes up The second sigh of relief comes when the final curtain goes down without any disaster, and one realizes, gratefully, that the miracle has happened again.
There's something wonderfully exciting about the quiet sing song of an aeroplane overhead with all the guns in creation lighting out at it, and searchlights feeling their way across the sky like antennae, and the earth shaking snort of the bombs and the whimper of shrapnel pieces when they come down to patter on the roof.
An actor knows much more about a character than the character knows about himself.
Some of what I consider my best work, and some of the best films that I've ever worked on, kind of disappear without a trace. There's no accounting for it. Something connects, or something doesn't.
A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity.
I thought Star Wars was too wacky for the general public.
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