Top 42 Quotes & Sayings by Kate Bosworth

You have to have confidence. You can't be someone who's so insecure that she's a basket case.

I keep everything that's private private.

You promote your films; it's part of your job. You do the magazine covers and stuff, and then I try to live a really normal life. I definitely don't try to make it into any more craziness than it is.

I don't want to broadcast my personal life because I feel it's off-putting.

In this business, it's easy for either your heart or your head to be swayed, and I try to always stay true to who I am.

It's sort of interesting how, when you get older, things that were once so important sort of fall away.

The fact that I'm very close with my past relationships is something I pride myself on. My mom is still close to her first husband. It's nice to be able to enjoy someone in a different form.

I really wanted to go to high school and be normal.

I felt uncomfortable in cliques.

I almost envy people who say whatever they want.

My parents were amazing and wonderful, but there was a lot of pressure to do my best and in every way possible.

My head was always in books.

Whenever I hear that I'm on the brink of stardom, I feel like I want to run into a cave.

At the time, when you're being dissected and judged it's pretty brutal, but in hindsight it's great and - it sounds cliched - you do come out the other side better and stronger.

I hold theatre acting in such high esteem that it scares me.

I wasn't a social butterfly at all.

I really like one-on-one, rich relationships.

The fashion world feels more normal to me when I'm with them.

I like somebody who's not so crazy but likes to have a good time... and who is thoughtful and kind and easy to laugh with. Somebody you can just be yourself with one hundred and fifty percent.

I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.

Look, some people talk about their personal lives a lot; I try not to, unless it's more of a generality.

It's so different when you change your hair color, you're treated so differently. It's a very funny experience. It's fun - I love changing up my hair.

To put as little pressure on the relationship you're in is very important.

I actually hate shopping.

You never grow out of high school sadly.

I just think that people take me a little more seriously as a brunette. I don't know if that's just because of a societal preconceived notion that all blondes are stupid, but it's a different kind of attitude.

Acting is a life experience. I'm always learning things when I'm making a movie. So the fame part of it is fine when you consider what you get out of this job.

I don't really get star-struck, but I do get talent struck. If I meet somebody that I think is just wildly talented and brilliant, that's when I start getting nervous.

You know what, I'm a big coward and I'm really afraid of live audiences.

I grew up in a small town where everyone wanted to be the same or look the same and was afraid to be different.

I'm very independent.

I used to really want to go on the stage and then the last couple of years I've done some presenting at some award shows. I was so nervous I thought I was going to be sick, so I don't think me on stage for any length of time would work too well.

That's the funniest thing about portraying certain things on screen, sitting next to your parents and they get to see this glimpse of me kissing another guy.

I was a real loner in high school, even though people assume I was the head cheerleader.

When I watch people like Cate Blanchett act, I don't know what is going on in her life, you just get lost in her performance and that's what I hope to do as well.

I love indoor cycling - it has made a really big difference. I feel a lot skinnier. It's kind of the ultimate cardio.

The artist-muse relationship is romantic and passionate, and complex, and I would imagine that would be a hard relationship to have if you're not with the person. It requires so much of each other, you have to be in love with each other.

One of the greatest thing about fashion is that it's a literal expression of your mood. Or it can be the opposite. You can feel bold and outgoing and wear something like that or wear all black and feel like you can hide a bit. It's expressionism. I really love that.

When you're working through the [fight] scenes, you're working on such adrenalin. And then, later, you're like, "Oh, god, my back hurts. Where did that come from?" Your entire arm can be bruised up, but you don't even think about it while you're working.

I prefer to just jump into something instead of put it on the back burner, and I suppose that's how I deal with most challenging things. I'd rather just attack it head-on.

I like Rihanna's style a lot. I like how she pulls off this cool tomboy style. I get inspired by other models; I think their off-duty style is cool. I get inspired by new designers that I see on Instagram. It just depends. I get inspired by the '90s a lot, and I look back on old things.

It's so different when you change your hair color, you're treated so differently. It's a very funny experience. It's fun, I love changing up my hair.