I was never somebody who grew up going, ‘I really want to be a singer in a band,’ and I never had any ambition toward anything, really. Fiona Apple Read Quote
I wrote ‘Criminal’ in 45 minutes when everyone else went to lunch because I had to have a hit. I can force myself to do the work, but only if someone is right up behind me. Fiona Apple Read Quote
I just tend to do things to myself that I don’t realize I’m doing. Sometimes I bite my lip so that it splits and hurts, and yet I can’t stop. And sometimes I’d play shows on the last run, I’d scratch my neck while I was singing, and I’d horrified to see these red streaks of blood after. Fiona Apple Read Quote
Our ancestors always thought of the worst thing that could happen, and that’s why we’re alive. Fiona Apple Read Quote
You know, I’ve always thought that it would be really funny if somebody made a romantic comedy where absolutely everything went well from beginning to end. Fiona Apple Read Quote
