Vanessa Quotes

The town I grew up in was at least fifty percent Jewish, so every weekend in the 7th grade, we went to Bar and Bat Mitzvahs.

I've been watching a lot of A&E's 'Intervention.' I know that's sort of depressing, but I love watching it.

My motto is: look your best, feel your best, but most of all, be your best at any age.

If something scares you, you run toward it, not away from it.

You have to control things, especially with the social media, because once it's out there, it's out there. And that becomes the fact.

Actors have to stay ready and be ready. They need to adjust things in their life, whether it be hair, teeth, take the time to do that.

I work hard and I will always work hard. But I feel very lucky with the way that it has all come together.

My songs are a direct route into my brain and my heart.

Plus, there were so many pianos in my house, so I couldn't really avoid it.

When faced with the choice to Love or Decieve, therein lies the path to the Heroes and Thieves.

But my mom was a pianist, and she taught piano out of her house. I was just so excited, being a little kid and having all these other kids come to my house twice a week. I thought it was a big party.

I am always drawn to men that are funny. I do not know why. But I am always drawn to people that are struggling with parts of themselves... But it's like in the end, there has to be confidence.

I did not stop dancing; I did take two years off to get myself together.

Your behavior is a choice; it isn’t who you are.

If you treat your subject with seriousness and respect, other people tend to treat it the same way.

As Americans, we do love punishment.

Harvey Weinstein is a monster. And what campus victims are talking about has a lot more gray in it - many more complexities.

We need new cultural scripts. Women don't say what we want, and we don't say what we don't want. Unless we're reacting to a stranger, we generally aren't great at turning down someone's advance.

I try not to read the blogs or what people say about me. Because that's what brings everybody down - no matter what you do, you're always going to have haters.

I like someone who's not afraid to be a kid!

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

I want to try doing sportier things, kite surfing and paddle surfing - I think it would give me that extra confidence.

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.

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!

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

I've always had problems with guys!

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

I'm not good with catty girls. I'm too laid-back.

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

I had a gypsy upbringing, so I moved around all over the place and can't remember a street I grew up on.

I'd like to win an Oscar.

I feel like acting is something I've been working towards longer. And it would be great to win a Grammy, of course, but for some reason, an Oscar speaks more to me.

I love Cameron Diaz, and I love Drew Barrymore.

A good amount of the guys wanted to date me. Even older guys looking at me. It took some getting used to.

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

I love acting, but I don't know if I'll ever get used to it.

Working for with someone who has no idea what they wanted... it would just be so all over the place, especially with something on this scale. You have to know what you want with this.

I feel like women have an easier time separating from their characters than men do.

Dancing was a big part of my life, but I would never consider myself a dancer. I adore singing, and music has always been a huge part of my life, but I also enjoy acting.

Movies and acting are so much fun. I love playing different characters and doing different genres. It's all still very interesting to me.

I just learned not to take a single thing for granted, and I think it just is extraordinary.

There has to be room for people to make mistakes and lead their own lives.

I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me and my father in a lot of ways.

I have the rare privilege of talking to my dad every night at 10 p.m. and hearing about what he did that day.

It wasnt until two or three years ago that I actually learned that in the end he actually did kill someone. But that was a choice that he faced: to kill or be killed.

My father loves his country and is ready to lead it. In my fathers gut: integrity.

I think that standing onstage on January 19th, and my father had just defied all expectations and won Iowa, was by far the most surreal moment.

I really enjoyed stepping into that side of [princess Margaret] and being silly and naughty and fun.

I would argue [princess] Margaret is the tragic figure of the century.