Norah Jones Quotes

I don't always know where to put my hands; sometimes it is endearing, sometimes not.

I felt like I went to somebody else's birthday party and I ate all their cake without anybody else getting a piece. - When asked by Katie Couric how she felt after sweeping the Grammy Awards in 2003

I just do the same stuff I always did. I have a bigger apartment - that's the main change. - On the effect that success has had on her life.

I'm not melancholy; I'm a happy-go-lucky person, kind of silly. I like funny things. I have a lot of energy. I tend to like music that's mellow, though.

Without a piano I don't know how to stand, don't know what to do with my hands.

That's been the coolest thing about all this - I get to meet people that I worship!

I don't try to sound like anyone but me anymore. If something is out of my element, I try to avoid it.

I was asked by the director Wong Kar-Wai to be in his new film. It didn't seem like I would be the most obvious person for him to ask, but for some reason he did, and for some reason I dove in head first before I knew anything about the project. I watched several of his films and thought they were beautiful, so I just trusted him. - On her accepting the starring role in the film "My Blueberry Nights" (2007)

Recently I've started to drive again. Living in NYC you don't really need a car, and I had let my license lapse. I've really found it liberating to drive again. I don't think it is good for me to drive too much in NYC though because I am prone to road rage. Plus I drive like a granny and everyone in NY drives with impatience.

With the first record I was very overwhelmed - a scared little chicken - because I felt like people were staring at me and I didn't have any clothes on or something. Now, people aren't really staring at me, so I'm able to be more comfortable with myself.

I thought maybe he wanted some music for a movie, and he asked if I wanted to be in a movie. And I said, 'Well, I don't know if I can act -- have you seen my music videos?' I'm pretty uncomfortable in front of the camera, and he said, 'No, you're natural, I like that.' - On being approached by Kar Wai Wong to star in his movie "My Blueberry Nights" (2007)