Quotes

Jennifer Lawence

This is dedicated to my wonderful sis Dorkie_Dorka18

"There are actresses who build themselves and there are actresses who are built by others. I want to build myself."

"I always feel like and idiot every time I fly first class because I'm a kid. And I just sit there and everyone's got their newspapers and they're on the computer and I'm like. Can I get a colouring book please? Can I get some crayons?"

"In Hollywood, I'm obese. I'm considered a fat actresses. I'm never going to starve myself for a part. I keep waiting for that one role to come along that scares me enough into dieting and it just can't happen. I'm invincible. I don't want little girls to be like, 'Oh I want to look like Katniss, so I'm going to skip dinner.' That's something I was really conscious of during training. I was trying to get my body to look fit and strong, not thin and underfed."

"The media needs to take responsibility for the effect that it has on our younger generation, on these girls who are watching these Television shows, and picking up how to talk and how to be cool."

"Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist."

"Be strong. Don't be a follower and always do the right thing. If you have a choice between the right thing and the wrong thing, the right way is always less stressful."

"I learnt that you can't change any expectations  with life. You never know what's going to happen."

"If you are going to do something that you have to lie about, don't do it. It's very simple."

"I'm a big believer in accepting yourself and not really worrying about it."

"Success doesn't mean that you're allowed to work less and treat people like shit."

"Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it."

"I think it's really important for girls to have people to look up to and feel good about themselves."

"Calling someone fat on a TV show should be illegal. Why is humiliating people funny?"

"Eating is one of my favourite parts of the day."

"Things happen to you. But they don't have to happen to your soul."

"When you don't have anybody to take care of you, then you could go both ways. You could do whatever you want or you could take charge and be your own parent."

"Don't worry about unkind people. That could be a good motto because you come across people like that throughout your life."

"You look how you look. Be comfortable. What are you going to do? Be hungry every single day to make other people happy? That's just dumb."

"We need to tell each other our stories."

"People treating you differently when you don't feel any different is really alienating."

"You have a choice. You don't have to be a person who spreads negativity and lies for a living. You can do something good. You can be good. Let's just make that choice and it feels better."

"People call me fat, but I don't care. I don't want to starve myself because I am beautiful the way I am."