Vanessa Hudgens Quotes

Being cool is being your own self, not doing something that someone else is telling you to do.

I love funky styles. Not preppy or rock, just funky!

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.

Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.

I just lip gloss! It doesn't matter if it's $2 or $30.

The Lion King always makes me cry, especially when Simba's father gets trampled.

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.

I don't go long without eating. I never starve myself: I grab a healthy snack.

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

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.

My style is boho chic. I love that time period - the patterns, the prints, the people, the music, the vibe.

Do not just look at your boyfriend as just a boyfriend. Look at him as a friend, too.

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.

If people don't like me for whatever I do, for being me, then that's too bad. I don't want to change to be something that I'm not for other people to like me.

So many people try to grow up too fast, and it's not fun! You should stay a kid as long as possible!

I feel like I've been fortunate enough that I've gotten to meet and work with some really passionate people.

Touring is tough. You're almost in a haze because you don't really know where you are half the time: You're in a hotel room one moment, and the next thing you know, you're onstage performing for 60,000 people, then you're back on an airplane. It's very hectic and I couldn't do it without my family.

Right now, I do not like kids at all. I mean, I love my fans and everything, but when you have kids following you around all day, it's like, 'Ugh, kids!' Maybe that will change when I get older.

I want to go to Morocco really bad.

My mum and I do cardio kickboxing classes together.

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

The sweetest thing a guy said is that I look pretty with or without makeup.

I've always wanted to play Maria in West Side Story. My idol is Natalie Wood, and I love the movie, so I think a modern-day twist on it would be really neat.

The second I met Zac, I thought he was a really cool guy. It's hard not to have chemistry with someone who is so attractive.

I hope by the time I'm 30 to have a husband and maybe a baby.

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

I like friends who are honest and loyal. They also shouldn't be afraid to be a kid. I like having fun.

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

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

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.

I'm really an outdoorsy girl. People think I can't go anywhere without getting all primped up, but I love to go camping, and I'm totally fine with not doing my hair or makeup, not taking a shower and just hiking.

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

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

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.

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

Lipgloss is my calling!

I like egg white omelets with veggies, or oatmeal with almonds and fruit.

I don't like being stagnant. I want to continue to grow and just be better at what I do, and the only way to do that is to keep stepping outside of your comfort zone.

Ghost stories really scare me. I have such a big imagination that after I watch a horror movie like 'The Grudge', I look in the corners of my room for the next two days.

I've had many nicknames over the years: V, Nessa, Nessy Poo, Nessy Bear and Van. Only my parents call me Van, though, and I hate it. I get embarrassed.

I'm not very experienced with boys or the whole dating thingy.

Good boys are nice - don't go for the bad ones!

I get to go to all these beautiful places, so it's nice being able to take pictures of it.

I love a guy who can make me laugh.

You have to be able to love yourself because that's when things fall into place.

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

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.

My first real kiss came when I was 10, and it was in an acting class. I had to do a scene from a movie where someone gets kissed under a tree, and I did not want to do it! But my acting partner wanted me to feel comfortable, so he bought a picnic basket with all these snacks. He made such an effort - and it was cute.

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.