Shel Silverstein's Quotes

I don't feel like a dream girl, but I think it's really nice. I guess a part of me wishes I got that sort of attention in my real life. Because in my real life, I'm this weird, dorky girl who just hangs out with her dog.

I'd die if I was Madonna. I'd die. God, what a horrible way to live. And Michael Jackson! To be so famous and to feel so isolated. I feel so bad for them. I don't know how it feels, and I hope it never happens to me.

One of the things that often frustrates me with cookbooks is that there are one or two recipes that are really good and the rest of them are not so great.

There was a point when I was so sick of this physical perfection thing that I thought it would be good for all young girls to eat burgers and sweets as a rebellion but I don't think that anymore because it's not healthy.

What I learned from doing 'The Graduate' was it doesn't matter what the medium is... as long as the material is inspiring and the characters are well written.

When I was 18 years old I went to Shakespeare Company, the school, and I wrote a poem about my leaves - I felt like a tree that had no leaves. That is the life at 18.

When I was 8 years old, my brother was making the noises of the animals I was eating, so I decided to go vegetarian. Then I would give up because I was 8.

My boyfriend calls me 'princess', but I think of myself more along the lines of 'monkey' and 'retard'.

I think I can deceive people. I'm like, the nice, sweet girl when you meet me. And I don't have any bad intentions. But I'm a bad girl too.

I'm reachable for people, I'm not out of their league. I'm just a normal girl.

As human beings we're so cynical, so uncompassionate.

Being vegan just gives you such great karma.

Clothes make me dizzy.

Creative collaboration is awesome.

I came from a generation of actors for whom TV was taboo.

I didn't want to get married - I thought it was like a cult! It seemed so conservative and unnatural.

I don't have time for friends.

I don't just want to be the girl boys get excited about, I have no desire for people to see me in a sexy way. I won't do nudity ever.

I don't know what anxiety is like anymore.

I don't take any of the medications I took when I was younger: antibiotics, antacids, aspirin, asthma inhalers, ulcer medication, allergy shots.

I don't want to be known as the Aerosmith chick, but it's fun to put on the boots and makeup and act like a tough girl.

I hate to shop.

I knew that I wanted to be a film actress and I never watched TV. I was always too busy.

I love cooking and one of my favourite things to do with my husband is open up the refrigerator.

I never count calories, but I eat so well.

I think any time anybody says something nasty about you, it's hard to deal with it.

I think people want love in their lives.

I truly loved doing the videos, but it has been hard hearing all the time that you're just the Aerosmith chick.

I was a foodie and I continue to be a foodie.

I'm always looking for inspiration.

I'm so comfortable and happy with the woman that I am.

I'm surprised by the fact that I like the word 'husband.' I thought I would hate it.