Top 131 Quotes & Sayings by Vanessa Hudgens - Page 2

You have a choice whether you want to be happy or not. I choose to be happy.

I am human like everyone else. I am aware that there are people who look up to me. When mistakes are made, they aren't intentional, and I constantly push myself to be a better person.

I did ask Matt Damon for his autograph - and I got a picture, too!

I try to not read about myself. I think it's easier to have it out of sight and out of mind.

I do always have a wall up. But I feel by doing it, I keep myself safe.

I try to live my life, do what I want, and just let everything else follow along.

I love and really respect strong women. I'm obsessed with Scarlett Johansson and Drew Barrymore and Penelope Cruz. They are just really incredibly strong-willed, intelligent females in the industry.

If you're always worried about being on your phone, then you really are missing out on everything that's happening in front of you.

I really do try to watch everything I say. Because one little tiny slip, and it's like the world is coming to an end!

It's important to have people around who love themselves, are true to themselves, who have their own hobbies and their world doesn't revolve around Hollywood. I can always go to my family with any doubts or questions I may have.

I love Cameron Diaz, and I love Drew Barrymore.

I had my first real kiss at Magic Mountain on a park bench. Not the most romantic thing ever.

My mum and I do cardio kickboxing classes together.

I just love expanding my horizons and growing as an artist. The only way you get to do that is by doing something that scares you or takes you out of your comfort zone.

I have a toy poodle, Shadow. She's a little whippersnapper! And I love little monkeys.

I want to go to Morocco really bad.

I love children. They're so much fun and I would have a blast spoiling them.

I love finding things that scare me and doing them. That's how you grow.

That's actually how my parents met. They were pen pals. My mom was in the Philippines and my father was in the States, and they wrote to each other. He went out to meet her, and they wed not too long after.

I love doing theater. That's where my home is.

Violence has been a part of films since the beginning of time. It's been a form of entertainment.

I always used to watch 'Labyrinth' and 'The Neverending Story.' Those were like my two favorite movies that I would watch over and over and over again.

Work hard and follow your dreams, but never forget where you came from.

If you're someone that people look up to, they're gonna always find a way to bring you down.

If you have paparazzi, you know you've gotten somewhere.

I think it's really healing to see movies that are based on true stories. It builds so much more compassion and empathy.

If I'm singing, I'm happy - that's what I've learned about myself.

I'm definitely not a dancer. I can move well, but it's more about the acting and the singing for me. Acting and singing are completely different, so I can't say which one I love better because I love them both. I love acting because I get to play different characters. But I also love my music because I get to portray me.

Instagram was the first one I jumped on to, and I realized it's more about checking in with your friends and seeing what they're doing. It's weird how it's turned into something that's so prominent in our everyday lives. We're all hooked to our phone because of social media, and it's great that we can stay connected, but at the same time, I like frolicking outside and not looking at my phone. So it's hard to find that balance.

I just want to do everything. As broad as that seems, it's kind of the plan. There are so many different genres out there to do, so many different characters to play, so many different amazing actors and directors to work with. I'm just following my gut, and if it's speaking to me, then I'm doing it.

We all have the same needs. So it's immoral to make snap judgments about people.

It's important, too, for people to see that it only takes one person to have faith in you, to care about you, to make you feel changed. We should all help each other out and give love to everyone as much as possible.

At a certain age your parents seem like the most embarrassing thing on the whole entire planet, and you want to be nowhere near them. But at the end of the day, you know that you can't literally do anything without them. You love your parents through and through, and they love you probably even more than you could ever imagine until you're a parent yourself.

I was self-conscious of what I would call my "tree-trunk legs" because they are very muscular... but now I've learned to love them.

I try to stay grounded by keeping the people around me as a small group; people who I love and trust. I try to explore and be outside, and I'm a very grateful person so that keeps me grounded. And as much as I do enjoy social media, I try to back off it a bit when I'm out and about.

If you really love someone, you shouldn't have to work at it, you finish each others' sentences and have the same sense of humor.

My advice to kids is give it your all! Give it 110% and don't give up!

You have to do things for yourself, not for anybody else.

If you have your eye set on somebody, don't beat around the bush

I relate to all of my songs and I'm inspired by everything going on around me. Music comes from all different aspects of my life.

I took piano lessons when I was younger and I've been trying to learn how to play the guitar recently. I'd really like to learn how to play the drums. They're a lot of fun and they require a lot of focus.

I love what I do and I am surrounded by some incredible people.

I guess I'm one of those girls who can be too honest about things for my own good, but I expect it back. I expect people to be honest and blunt with me, too.

People are always going to say stuff about you and there are always going to be crazy rumours out there, but as long as you know the truth, you're fine.

I love a guy who can make me laugh.

When you get to sing with someone you care about, it's magical.

I want to be strong and empowered. I want to shock everybody.

You'll always have to fight for what you want. Definitely crossing over and being able to tackle these grittier parts was a challenge, but I feel like I've done it! It's a whole new chapter.

I feel like the spirit of the butterfly transferred itself to me.

The only thing you can do through all the scrutiny and just in life in general is be true to yourself.

I was actually home-schooled, so I never had the opportunity of going to prom. No-one invited me, I didn't have a good friend like Ashley at the time, that's why High School Musical's been so much fun for me because I got to experience my prom through it. There were amazing friends and I got to wear really cool dresses. It was a fantasy.

I feel like with comedy, the crazy things that happen are never serious you know? Like, rubble being poured onto you in drama would be something that's absolutely terrible, but in a comedy it's absolutely terrible but so funny.

I'm not the same girl I was five years ago. Hopefully, with the choices I'm making people will start to see that I'm not just little Gabriella.

If there's a spotlight on you, people are going to look for a reason to bring you down.

You have to love yourself before you can love anyone. I think that’s very, very important, no matter how old you are or what you’re doing. You have to be able to love yourself because that’s when things fall into place.

Just recently Ive learned to be okay with myself without wearing makeup. I think it was a special someone telling me that I didnt need it. I started taking care of my skin and realized I didnt need as much as I thought I did.

You can't be a kid in show business. You will not survive.

I love being in the studio and singing on stage and performing. It's so much fun. I love every second of it - and I love the way you get to show who you are. I love the way fans are really passionate around the world, so I adore performing and hearing people sing along in different countries.

The superhero shows and movies are always having the spotlight on the superheroes themselves. It's never about the people who are living in that world and then trying to go about their life without the superheroes involved. It's about what that actuality would be like.

It's always great to play parts that are larger than life.