A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance.
Alanis Morissette

And I always laugh at that, because I think I've always been doing what I want to do since Day 1.
Alanis Morissette

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be in the studio until 4 in the morning.
Alanis Morissette

And ultimately the people who produce my records, they know that they're here to serve the purpose of me expressing who I am at this period of time and augmenting that or pulling it forward and I love that process.
Alanis Morissette

Anything I do has to be directly related to my music. If it isn't, I don't really see a point to it.
Alanis Morissette

As long as I can say what it is that I need to say, then I'll fit whatever I'm trying to say around a melody.
Alanis Morissette

At one point, I was just perceived as only being angry, but now I'm being perceived as angry, peaceful, and spiritual.
Alanis Morissette

At some point, I would like to write a book and other things, but I work best when there is some sort of deadline in my own mind, but not when fifty people or fifty million people are breathing down the back of my neck.
Alanis Morissette

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as a tool to serve my life purpose of inspiring and contributing, then it started to get fun again.
Alanis Morissette

Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will probably be political events or spiritual things to comment on, and humor.
Alanis Morissette

I could write six songs in one day with everything that's going on.
Alanis Morissette

I felt like I was making a record under the radar, and that is my favorite way to do anything.
Alanis Morissette

I guess what people forget sometimes is that when I write songs, I write them sometimes in about 20 minutes.
Alanis Morissette

I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as far as a career since I was nine years old.
Alanis Morissette

I love songs that are very autobiographical.
Alanis Morissette

I remember thinking during those times that I wanted to write in a way where there are no rules.
Alanis Morissette

I saw music as a way to entertain people and take them away from their daily lives and put smiles on their faces, as opposed to what I see it being now, which is a way for me to actually communicate, and a way for me to tap into my subconscious.
Alanis Morissette

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.
Alanis Morissette

I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.
Alanis Morissette

I think some fans want everything to stay they same because they want to stay the same.
Alanis Morissette