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When I'm doing theatre, I feel like my life's on hold. Even though you might go out for a coffee, or go and see a film, your brain is still there, pulling you back to it. Shirley Henderson
Life You Theatre Coffee Back Though Out See Feel Like Still Doing Go Brain Hold Might Your Even Film Pulling
It's odd, because I used to see pictures, on telly or wherever, of what I now know to be Shaftesbury Avenue and I used to wonder what that amazing street with all the lights was. Well, now I know. I think when you get a wee taste of something, it maybe isn't what you thought it was. Shirley Henderson
You Amazing Thought Avenue Think Telly See Something Wee Lights Pictures Know Well Because Odd Wonder Get Taste Maybe Wherever Used Now Street
I never get the tall, blonde, glamorous roles because I'm not tall, blonde and glamorous. I'm more the wee, disturbing characters because of the way I look or sound. Shirley Henderson
Way Characters Disturbing More Wee Glamorous Never Look Because Tall Sound Blonde Get Roles
There is such pressure on kids these days to be the best at everything. Shirley Henderson
Best Pressure Everything Kids Days
I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather. Shirley Manson
Change Weather Mood See Like Mess Am Contradictory Prerogative
I was a redhead and a middle child; both can make you feel excluded. It's like fighting to be included, in the swim of things. After a while you start to develop a bit of a victim mentality, which isn't great for a happy life. Shirley Manson
Life Great You Happy Victim Happy Life Fighting Bit Both Mentality Develop Feel Excluded Like Make Redhead Child Middle After Which While Swim Included Things Start
Humans all want to beat the clock but nobody ever does. Shirley Manson
Beat Nobody Does Clock Want Ever Humans
And then there's all these other creeps that surround your band and suck off you like leeches and try to manipulate you and your business. You have to watch like a hawk. I'm always ready to fight. I see it very much as a battle. Shirley Manson
You Business Fight Battle Try Band Other See Hawk Like Ready Always Off Surround Very Manipulate Then Much Your Suck Watch Creeps
That's a difficult question, because to consider yourself a rebel is sort of ridiculous. Shirley Manson
Yourself Difficult Consider Sort Because Question Rebel Ridiculous
Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society. Shirley Manson
Feeling Own Society Possibly Physical Physical Appearance About My Own Could Developed Devices Because Integrate Up Very Confident Grew Internal Appearance
I'm fairly in control and I don't like to flirt particularly. I mean, obviously if I meet someone who I think is hot, of course I'll want to flirt with him, But in general I don't use it in day-to-day life. Shirley Manson
Life Control Think Meet Someone General Hot Day-To-Day Day-To-Day Life Like Particularly Obviously Fairly Him Course Want Mean Use Who Flirt
I am laughably aggressive, and the rest of the band is very laid back, so we mix well. Shirley Manson
Rest Band Aggressive Back Well Am Mix Very Laid Laid Back
No, I like being a role model because I know how much comfort my musical idols brought me. Shirley Manson
Me Musical Brought Like Know Comfort Because How How Much Idols Model Role Role Model Being Much
I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving. Shirley Manson
Women Giving Feeling Young Self-Confidence Like Cliched Sounds Very Moving Young Women
I've got a lot of stamina and I enjoy people, so having lots of people around doesn't freak me out. Shirley Manson
Me People Enjoy Out Freak Having Around Got Lot Lots Stamina
If you have any opinions at all or if you're even remotely verbal then they're going to call you fiery. Shirley Manson
You Remotely Call Verbal Opinions Any Going Fiery Then Even
Selling millions of albums is a sign you've infiltrated the culture. Shirley Manson
You Culture Sign Selling Millions Albums
A lot of people these days are not music lovers - they just want to be famous which is a very different thing to what I grew up believing in. Shirley Manson
Music People Days Lot Up Very Just Famous Different Want Grew Which Lovers Different Thing Believing Thing
I feel the same way I did when I was in school. I'm having the same insecurities. Shirley Manson
School Way Insecurities Having Feel Did Same
I was always embarrassed because my dad wore a suit and my mother wore flat pumps and a cozy jumper while my friends' parents were punks or hippies. Shirley Manson
Mother Parents Embarrassed Because Always Hippies Were Friends Cozy Flat While Wore Dad Suit
You don't really hear a female perspective on the radio, because so many of the songs are being written by men. Shirley Manson
You Perspective Men Songs Written Because Female Hear Being Really Radio Many
It's everywhere, constant criticism of women's appearance in magazines and online. It's not easy to navigate. Shirley Manson
Women Criticism Everywhere Easy Constant Magazines Online Navigate Appearance
My solo album is dead and buried. We had the funeral. It was sad and I cried a lot but it made such a beautiful corpse that we had an open casket. Shirley Manson
Sad Beautiful Made Cried Corpse Solo Casket Open Had Dead Lot Buried Album Funeral
I am greedy, and most importantly, game for what's next. Shirley Manson
Game Greedy Most Am Importantly Next
I plan on doing as much in my life as I possibly can. Shirley Manson
Life My Life Possibly Doing Plan Much
I love pop music. Who doesn't? Shirley Manson
Love Music Pop Pop Music Who
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