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"I was always taken in and out of school. I just assumed that what I would be doing is making films because I grew up around people making films, making art, making music. And being on a film set is the most comforting thing in the world to me. Seeing a catering truck feels like home."

"I think I'm a little bit heartbroken all the time, even when I'm in a happy relationship. I don't do casual very well, and my feelings, even the good ones, get so intense that they hurt."

"I know just from watching and not being an idiot that it's all up and down. One minute people think you're the fucking shit, and the next minute they don't even…. That doesn't matter to me."

"My mom is of the mindset that you can have multiple marriages and it's fine, but she raised me to always work for myself and do life for myself and not for anyone else, especially for a man, because that will ultimately lead to disappointment in some regard."

"I think there's a part of me that feels like there is nothing else I can do."

"I don't like disappointing people. I don't like creating enemies. I'm a people pleaser."

"I wanna change because I wanted to grow."

"Just because I'm a celebrity doesn't mean I was confident my whole life."

"I’ve embarked on a fresh new chapter and I’m finally taking control of my life, pursuing dreams that I’ve always had a hold off on. It’s exciting, it’s terrifying, it’s anxiety-filled, and it’s confusing. But what I know for sure is that for the first time, I’m finally living my life for me."

"Change cannot be just the responsibility of the people who need it most. They need the support of everyone, especially those of the highest power, if we are to see true change."

"Minsan lang magkaroon ng ( You only get) an opportunity once in your life, and if you're not gonna give it your all now, when is it gonna come back to you?"

"Be yourself, because that's the best you can be. It shows your uniqueness, how you're different from everybody else, and that will make you stand out."

""I was scared to go beyond, And I think, looking back, that mindset that I had, that notion that I had was wrong."

"When it comes to planning, I'm very nurturing, like a mother."

"Whether they like me or not, at least what they’re seeing is my most authentic self, and me trying my best to contribute something to society in a positive way."

"If you're like the rest, nobody's gonna notice you."

"I believe I was born to make a difference to help people and encourage them. Parang (like) Emma Watson, I really wanna make a difference."

"I really wanna become an actress, a world-class actress."

"Cruel people will try to discredit your story, they'll say you are exaggerating or being self-serving, don't mind them. Don't let them, only those with hardness in their hearts would discourage your voice."

"When I start becoming more honest, that’s when I start getting more hate. It felt like my most honest self isn’t worthy of this love, and attention, and appreciation from people. At all times, I’ve decided to be as honest and authentic as I can be, not only for myself but for the people watching me."

"Before, I would try to be as perfect as possible. I would never talk about anything negative. I was told not to talk about anything negative or talk about my real life and my struggles. That’s not reality, that’s not real. Nobody can sustain just by being happy, successful, busy or whatever all at once."

"To 4-year-old Hope, who's in the midst of a painful, upside-down world, just trying to stay a child, thank you. Thank you for staying determined and strong, for choosing to keep pushing ahead, to build a beautiful life worth living."

"I get nervous because of experiences before, so when I come out on stage, I'm trying not to get stage fright. I must do it because it's work and it's also what I love to do."

"By being yourself when you're answering questions, you're able to answer truthfully. But if you're not yourself and you're pretending to be someone [else], that's when you get nervous."

"For me as a teen, there's so much going on, It makes us become who we're not. We are all unique, we are all different in our own way, and we can stand out and be beautiful on our own."

"I know how it feels to be a regular teen girl. I'm proud that I'm able to make a difference to help other people out. That's really what I like doing."

"Getting confused? This is normal, you’re trying to find out who you are, who your friends are, who are the people who will stick by your side."

"Just because society creates this image in our minds that perfect is the new beautiful means that we have to follow that, We don't have to let that image in our head overtake our insecurities."

"Only weak people would respond to stories of pain with doubt and interrogation. Worst of all, some will even try to exploit your story for personal gain, responding to your pain with gossip and attention-seeking, making it a source of entertainment."

"As an actress my job is to entertain, but as a public figure, my responsibility is to speak up on the things that matter, from a place that matters."

"Calling someone your best friend doesn't necessarily mean you are friend-zoning them."

"People told me they loved me, but then they would do the complete opposite of what you do when you love someone. So that’s why words don’t really mean anything to me. It’s all about action."

"When you're a kid, that's just what you do. You believe anything that an adult says because you think that they have their best interest for you."

"In the Philippines the only way to become a big star really — if you're not a singer, if you're an actor — is to be in a love team. It becomes this whole thing where your career and your personal life — the line between the two gets blurred. People just don’t know what reality is."

"Now that I had a taste of what collaborating feels like and being empowered to be creative and think outside the box, it's like I can't unsee it anymore, and that's the only way I wish to work."

"My goal is to become my own person because for so many years, I was in a love team. I never was able to build up my own personal branding. I really wanna do with my career and personally finding out what excites me, what fuels my passion."

"It should be an equal amount of time and effort and pushing for the same narrative and the same vision or values while also boosting up your individual brand, I think that's the way collaboration should be."

"I'm always grateful, thankful, and I am blessed to everybody that came into my life."

"My heart bleeds for all the people who cannot afford not to go out and work. They literally have to choose between dying of starvation or dying of covid."

"Never expect anything, but plan for everything."

"It is a privilege and honor to be able to share my experiences so that even just one little girl out there can feel encouraged to speak up."

"One thing I really prioritize is sleep, and it has changed my life genuinely. Another is focusing on how I can nurture and help my self-talk. When I notice negative self-talk hap­pening, how I can sit with it and be friends with it instead of constantly feeling I'm in this rat race of not good enough, not this enough. Becoming a witness to it instead of a victim to it has also dramatically improved my health. Plus, I use astrology: It's simply a tool to give ourselves permission, to accept ourselves and understand ourselves more. The minute I understand that I was built to think this way, instead of judging myself for it, I have acceptance for myself. It's an allowance to have more self-compassion."

"For me, nudity in any film is a matter of what is realistic and authentic, not exploitative or unnecessary. These are the questions that I always ask myself when there is a love scene or a meditation scene on a ship [like in the film Adrift]. What I love about this film is that we explore sensuality in so many moments without needing any sexuality at all. The more we're able to capture sensual moments on screen the more we can start changing our view when it comes to our personal sexualities and sensualities. In a personal way, I find less to be more in most cases and I think leaving things up to the imagination leaves a little mystery when it comes to nudity or sex. It only intrigues the audience more."

"No, I was really excited about doing the stunts. I had never done an action film before and so, that was really exciting and appealing to me. And not to say that it was very easy, right? We definitely got banged up but it’s this sort of gratifying feeling of going home at the end of night and being like ‘I worked hard and look at that big bruise!’"

"I don’t do any of the writing, but I’ve had a really great friend Mitch Watson, who helped shaped that version of Daphne and allowed us to explore her more. The writers also allowed me to lean more into my “stand up routine” with Daphne in “Be Cool, Scooby-Doo”."

"It was fun kind of getting off the hamster wheel a little bit, I was able to write a bunch of songs, I started this kids' band called The Roughhousers and I wrote like 11 songs and we just put that out and it's fun. It's really good rock and roll music for kids and it's for adults too, because I just hate kids music. I would put kid music on and go, "Ugh, let's just put on Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton." I never played kid music for my kid, but this stuff is actually really good and we have the drummer from X and we have my ex-husband Murry Hammond was in the Old 97's playing bass and we have just an all-star super group of people doing the music and it's kind of taking off."

"She's a very gentle and grounded person, so I suppose I could say that I'm not worried about her. She knows the industry extremely well. She has a really wonderful family, too. Yeah, of course we talked about it. Of course we do. It's a great privilege to be able to share the experiences I have had with her. Am I going to be specific about what we shared? No [laughs]. But she's going to be just fine. She's a really great human being. She's going to be tremendous actually."

"It was so much fun. Everyone was freaked out because I’m nude, but in real life, when I have sex, I’m naked. I don’t have a bra on, and I don’t usually have panties on. So let’s make a real movie! Let’s bring truth to the scene! I didn’t want to be exploited, but this girl—like most girls when they first have sex—doesn’t know what she’s doing. I wanted their first kiss to be sloppy, teenagerish making out. When you’re younger, you think you know what to do, but you really don’t."

"The kind of amazing thing is that Barbie went to the moon before women had the ability to get credit cards."

"“The process of making it was just joy,” said Gerwig. “I don’t know if it was the pink or the music but it was just infectious.” Yet the most gratifying aspect, she said, was seeing strangers watch the film and realising that “the song that’s in my heart is in other people’s hearts”."