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I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather.

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Shirley Manson
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: August 26
Actor
Feminist
Film Actor
Guitarist
Model
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Edinburgh
Scotland
Shirley Ann Manson
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I think it's a great thing to have failed in life and then pulled yourself up by the boot straps and actually done something, because then you appreciate it more.
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The sensation of never feeling good enough or pretty enough will always be there. It's a constant dialogue, and you just learn to be more powerful than that other voice. When you hear it come up, you shut it down.
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I think young artists are always inspiring because they are coming at worlds from a different point of view.
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It's everywhere, constant criticism of women's appearance in magazines and online. It's not easy to navigate.
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People don't associate red hair, pale skin, and freckles with beauty.
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I plan on doing as much in my life as I possibly can.
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Pop music seems to be the way radio programming has chosen to support female artists. They have chosen not to support a more provocative voice from women, which I find disappointing.
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When somebody asks me a question, I try to be as straightforward about it as possible. I try not to overthink what I'm going to say in an interview.
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