If I could sell 500 million records every time, it would be great. But Ive also had the luxury experience of having it when I was a teenager, in a very kind of model version of it. – Alanis Morissette
I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just as a person. – Alanis Morissette
Im excited about there being more of a sisterhood these days. Back in the 90s there was a lot of hate – the women I looked up to as artists were dissing me! Its not so patriarchal these days – theres more love and a lot less hate! – Alanis Morissette
Ageism works in both directions. As a teenager in the public eye, people would talk condescendingly to me. When you get older theres this feeling that you have to start carving up your face and body. Right now Im in the middle ground – I think women in their thirties are taken seriously. – Alanis Morissette
Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized womens rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do. – Ingrid Newkirk