Top 141 Quotes & Sayings by Nikki Reed - Page 2

I'm animal obsessed! I basically have a farm in my house.

My dad is a man that, for as long as I can remember, has kept a book of favorite things his kids say.

Parents are in denial a lot of the time - everybody knows what they did as a teenager, but somehow, when they grow up, it all disappears.

I like a really natural looking body, so I'm not into muscles and looking like you just did 1,000 pull-ups and sit-ups and like you only eat lean turkey. That's not for me. I just like people to look like people, and so I think it's really attractive when men don't have perfect bodies.

I didn't have the safety net that a lot of young actresses have. A lot of young girls have their families around to support them and help choose wisely.

Animals, until you have kids of your own, animals are your kids.

I've never really made a big deal out of my birthday.

I kind of went through a rough period. I could have kept going down that road and then off the cliff and into the ocean.

If I had more confidence, I would rock a crop top.

My name is not big enough for people to go, 'Let me throw money at you because you're so famous!'

'Thirteen' was really hard on my family. I wrote this movie about them and their flaws and imperfections and what it was like growing up. It was from one kid's perspective and not a well rounded one. You get older, and it's like, 'How dare I portray my father as being a totally vacant, careless schmuck?'

I think for women especially, writing and creating your own role, producing, directing - having some control over what you do is really important. We can pave the way for other women to send what messages they want sent.

My older brother's really good at making fun of me for just being a workaholic and never taking time for myself. Even when we go on vacation, I'm always working.

I love wearing things that come with a story.

There is still so much drama in my life, but I'm not a sad person anymore.

When I'm challenged, I grow. I never want to be in a situation where I'm not challenged and not afraid. One of my favorite feelings is stepping into a film and knowing that I'm a little bit afraid of what I have to accomplish.

I went back to high school and decided that I wanted to be a kid for a while, whatever that means, but once again I found myself back with acting, so clearly I couldn't escape the passion.

I have great respect for actors like Jodie Foster and Natalie Portman who went to school the entire time they were acting. All I did was one small little independent film, and I realised I couldn't balance both lives.

I learned how to change a cloth diaper on a raccoon. I was maybe 8 or 9.

Being an actor, you have to be working even when you're not working. You never really get to relax because anytime you're relaxing in between jobs, you're just worried that you're not going to get another job.

With everything great comes a price, always, right?

If I told you how many times guys on set get spray muscles... men need to realize that they don't need to live up to what they think they need to live up to!

Who thinks to put sunblock on the back of their kneecaps? Not me.

When I get hate mail, I get really down on myself, and I read it to my mom, and my mom is like, 'So what? Who cares? These people don't know you, so you can't take the praise or the hate to heart.'

I grew up in a very relaxed environment in one sense, without many rules. My mother had a problem knowing where to draw the line, which caused a chaotic and hectic home life. A lot of people took advantage of my mom.

My goal is to play characters that I feel I can contribute to and also ones I can contribute back to my life.

I guess the older I get, the more understanding and forgiving I've become.

In Hollywood, no one is happy with who they are. When they're young, they want to look older. When they're older, they're getting botox shot in their face to look younger.

I never skipped a meal. I can't even recall a time when I've skipped a meal. I never understand when people say 'I'm so busy, I forgot to eat today.' It's never happened. I always find time!

I love to write what I see and what I do and what I experience, and I like to see if people can relate to that. I don't know if I am as good at making up a story in my head that has no truth to it, so that is a challenge for me.

My mom and I would make bracelets and necklaces, and I would sell it in the first, second, and third grades because that was my lunch money.

I have a long-standing relationship with Autism Speaks. I've been supporting them for many, many years now.

I don't know if I'm supposed to say this, but probably not... I was a really cynical child.

Some of my favorite pieces were my mom's, and most of those she actually hand made. I would say if my style reflects anyone or anything, it's her.

I feel like every day of my life is a funny wardrobe malfunction!

What do I geek out over? I mean, totally, I geek out over Hanson. Duh.

I'm really into the Tom Ford lipsticks. I was always afraid to wear lip color because I thought it made me look too masculine, but my makeup artist Fiona Stiles got me into wearing coral, orange-y colors from his line, and now I wear lipstick all of the time.

I still have very normal insecurities, but I've always been made to feel like a body is a body, and it's not supposed to look like what you see in the media.

I always wanted to be a makeup artist. When I don't get to have my stylist, I do my own makeup!

I was a very sensitive kid who then had to condition myself to desensitize.

People think that saving the planet or finding their place in that effort is a really overwhelming thought.

It's frustrating to not be able to wear the same dress twice, so I don't have a go-to dress like all girls do. Renting is definitely going to be my new fashion obsession.

I love writing. I feel more connected to that than I do a lot of the other things.

I think we use a lot of words and labels when trying to describe people: ones with autism, ones without autism. In general, I think that labeling people is a major issue, and people don't understand the power of language.

I write because it feels good, and I don't have a deadline, and I don't have people telling me what they want me to write. Maybe if I did, I wouldn't be very good at it.

My dad designed houses and was an architect for many years.

I play characters that are pretty; I play characters that are sort of intimidating and confident, but that doesn't necessarily mean that I'm that.

My mom and I built a guest house on my property so that my mom could help me fostering animals. I do multiple fosters a month.

I mostly eat plant-based, so give me an avocado or something, even late at night, and I'll be happy.

Everyone in my family has some kind of artistic tendency. My great grandmother was a jewelry designer, and her daughter was a ceramic tile muralist.

My brother and I had a lot of freedom growing up, and thankfully, we both turned out OK.

I'm really diligent; I have a really militant side of my personality that comes out in areas of work. I'm very motivated, you know?

Once I realized that the only thing I can actually control in this life is my own mind, how I choose to react, feel, and perceive, I felt immediately liberated.

A real challenge that I've had with my company, Bayou With Love, is getting people to understand that using post-consumer materials does not mean that you are getting a "less than" product than one made with virgin materials. I use a lot of post-consumer plastic in Bayou's clothing. I use it in our bags, which are made from recycled plastics from the ocean.

If I ever find myself overwhelmed, it's only because I am overwhelmed by how much more I want to learn. That is what drives me.

If we don't start acknowledging our correct position as nothing more than a part of the planet as opposed to this perception that we're superior, then we won't have it much longer. We're facing a very turbulent, war-torn, drought-ridden existence for future generations unless we act now.

I think the best way to invite people into the conversation is to just create something beautiful out of love, and people naturally gravitate towards a new way of looking at fashion.

Animals don't have a voice, so I think it is our job to give them one.

Follow your heart and don't question it, no matter where it tells you to go It will open up a world of experiences you can't even imagine.

I have always been a very passionate person. Some people are born with this fire burning inside to "do," or create, with an insatiable hunger for knowledge and experience, and I am no exception.