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Quotes by Juliana Hatfield

Juliana Hatfield

“People think that my personality can be reduced to what?s in the songs on Hey Babe and it?s not true. But people don?t realize that.”

“In looking back at the relationship, I can see that there are all these things happening, that I didnt want to admit or acknowledge, and I think that stuff got into the music,”

“You can feel that in the music, just the unease and the distrust of the things that satisfy people, and make people feel good.”

From the beginning, Ive always had a knack for catchy melodies. But I went through a period when I was trying to be rock n roll and have a rock n roll attitude. I was fighting my nature by trying to play really hard and sing really hard. But at a certain point, I realized that I loved syrupy pop music with tons of harmony.

Im able to see humor in a lot of things.

Puerto Ricans who find they can no longer afford to keep their pets often choose to drop their dogs, sometimes even whole litters of puppies, at a beach - sometimes under cover of night, in secret - rather than surrender the animal to a city or state-run shelter where the animals will face grim conditions and almost certain death by euthanasia.

Im totally committed to the cause of individuality. Thats the only thing I stand by: independence.

I dont buy a lot when I travel, but when I do, I like to send gifts from wherever I am. Its fun to find the local post office.

I dont think Im romantic at all. I have a lot of faith in the right thing happening. I dont really hope for a lot of particulars, I just have faith that the right thing will happen most of the time.

If you want to achieve things in life, youve just got to do them, and if youre talented and smart, youll succeed.