Jena Malone Quotes

Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.

If we could all just laugh at ourselves, in hard times or good times, it would be an incredible world.

There is a point in every young person's life when you realize that the youth that you've progressed through and graduate to some sort of adulthood is equally as messed up as where you're going.

Belief is such a powerful thing - but because it is, it can also be very destructive and it's very easily manipulated.

Advice is such a tricky thing when you're young.

Some locations are so terrible, you can't even breathe, and you still have to act.

A Christian high school is just like any other high school in the sense of the politics and all of these levels of who's cool and what to wear.

For a child actor, its a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared.

When I'm not working, I definitely I like waking up at noon.

In L.A., if you're an actor, your personal and professional lives are too intertwined.

And I love writing; I've been writing ever since I was seven.

I think sleep's really important. I value it as much as waking up and having a full day.

I tell my agent that I want to read everything.

I love talking about movies that mean something to me.

It's very easy to make certain decisions that affect your life that you have no perspective on.

People soften by the forced reflection that comes with loss.

No matter who the characters are, you can strip them down and find small universal truths.

We are all searching for some form of family or foundation - for a place we can feel safe and secure.

I think the older you get, you start to break down the myth and you get to the dirt of it - and if you still love the dirt, then I think you should stay on board.

If you put the right things into the universe, the right things will come to you.

I used to want to be a children's writer, because I would have all these great ideas when I was little, and I'd write them and draw them, and turn them into class.

But I've really learned you don't have to fit in. No matter where you go, you're always going to be you and if they don't like you for who you are, then what's the point of being someone else?

I think it's an individual thing. Your mountains are my molehills.

I think everyone should follow their instincts, and go with what they feel, and follow their heart.