Taryn Manning quotes

Taryn Manning is an American actress, singer, and songwriter, best known for her role as Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett on the television series "Orange Is the New Black." She has also appeared in films such as "8 Mile" and "Hustle & Flow," earning praise for her versatile performances. She continues to work in both music and acting, gaining recognition for her unique talent. Here are 38 of her quotes:

I play, in real life, Kim, who is actually Marshall Mathers ex-wife as of now. She lies and says she is pregnant because she really wants to keep him and he figures her out.

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Some people might say I need to learn how to relax.

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After reading Eminem's autobiography, which I did because I'm so interested in him as an artist, I respect him a lot. Even though he seems angry and mad, he's had to fight so many demons in his life.

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I just get focused on whatever is in front of me. When I was filming Crossroads, it had all my focus. Now I'm all focused on finishing my recording so I can get that out. It's just day by day.

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The initial drive was instilled in me when I was little, growing up with a single mom, we struggled a lot. I saw my dad but he wasn't financially supportive at all so we were, for lack of a better word, very poor. But I don't want to be the one with that story of being poor and coming up from it. It was really that my mother instilled in me that drive and sense of urgency and it's always been inside of me.

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I have so many friends who hate their jobs and man, it's such a struggle trying to find what they love or what they dream of. I feel so lucky that I found what I love and my dreams have started to come true.

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We wanted to write a whole song about partying and then taking Yellow Cabs home. That's the weirdest topic we've ever thought of centering a song around.

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I went through the process of auditioning like every other struggling actress in this town.

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Lauren Hill, I always have her solo CD nearby. I have Coldplay, Radiohead, just a mix.

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I'm not really into movies on dates because you can't chat it up.

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It's really hard for actors to cross over and get any respect as a singer, and if I could just keep it separate and not use my music in movies, it's cool.

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The most interesting place I've gone on location was New Orleans.

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Alison Lohman is an amazing actress. I was so proud to work with her.

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There's really nothing else I'm going to do with my life. I'd be useless if I weren't singing or acting.

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Even though it seems like there are a lot of parts, there is really tons of downtime in the acting world.

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I just had to find something else to fulfill me. Always being a singer and writing, it was a blessing. My brother started making music that was the kind of music I always saw myself singing.

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It's actually harder to write a fun song.

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If you are being weird or silly you can be excused because you are just playing a character.

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Maybe my face is edgy, but that's because it's the face of somebody who's seen life.

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The whole business is a gamble. There's no real stability, you're kind of just floating around like a feather your whole life.

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I'm not a greedy person, I just want to accomplish so many different things.

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I'm definitely the worker. My brother is the jokester.

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