Alicia Silverstone Quotes

My favorite thing in the world is a box of fine European chocolates which is, for sure, better than sex.

I think people want love in their lives.

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

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

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.

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.

One of the things I love best about [my] 'Kind Diet' is that you will actually become part of the solution to our global problems.

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

Creative collaboration is awesome.

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

Yoga makes me feel really sexy.

[I] educate people to be kinder to each other, and to other life-forms. There has been racism, sexism and now there is 'species-ism.' People think that they are better than other creatures.

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

I love, love, love apricot baby food. My closet in the kitchen is filled with jars of it. I love Lucky Charms and Cocoa Pebbles cereal. I love my purple couch, and I love dancing. I used to have the best stuffed animals, but Samson [her dog] ate them.

I'm very uncomfortable with my body, and I'm not interested in people seeing it on screen.

I never count calories, but I eat so well.

Being vegan just gives you such great karma.

We always had dogs,so I understood all the joy and the love animals are capable of giving. It's crazy to me that some people have dogs in thier homes, but they treat them more like furniture.

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

I think that the film Clueless was very deep. I think it was deep in the way that it was very light. I think lightness has to come from a very deep place if it's true lightness.

My biggest dream in the world is for everyone to become vegetarian, so there won't be any more suffering.

Animals are being exploited in such an unbelievable way; it's not acceptable. PETA is trying to get your attention, and they're successful at it. ... If you talk to people who grew up on a farm, they'll tell you that they had an experience where they were taking care of a cow, and one day their parents took it away and killed it. It's a torturous experience for them, and that's when they became hard. People are taught to be grown-up or whatever, and that's dumb. That bond they had with that cow or chicken was real.

It's important to see what we can do to make a difference, but it's more important to me to do it every single day.

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

Everything I think and everything I do is wrong.

I know what it feels like to be hurt,and I don't want to cause that pain to any other person or creature. But somehow, in society, we numb ourselves in order to make money or to feel better about ourselves, such as with cosmetics or food. We say to ourselves, I'm going to use this animal. I'm going to say it doesn't have much worth so that I can allow myself to do these cruel things. And that just isn't fair.

Being vegan truly is the secret to my life's joy and peace. I feel physically and spiritually better than I could have ever imagined knowing that I am doing everything I can to reduce animal suffering with simple lifestyle choices like being vegan, never wearing any products made from animals (like wool and leather), and buying only from companies that NEVER test their products or ingredients on animals.

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

I think lightness has to come from a very deep place if it's true lightness.

I'm always looking for inspiration.

I swear it's so easy. You don't have to have a diet mentality at all if you eat healthily, plant-based food.

People think, 'Wow, you're an actress, so people must be really nice to you and kiss your ass.' NOBODY kisses my ass.

Clothes make me dizzy.

It's so simple to create a delicious holiday meal without animal cruelty. I promise no one will miss the turkey!

I don't have time for friends.

I have a husband and four rescue dogs. There is no option of no dogs on the bed. This is how I know my husband will be a good father someday. The pit bull sleeps on top of my husband. On top of him! He has to remove her sometimes because she snores too loudly into his ear and he can't take it. But he moves her in such a cute, gentle way, and he doesn't care about fur on the bed.

Prince Charming is very nice and very honest and very confident in who he is and funny and knows how to have a kick-ass fun time. Is willing to melt away so that nothing else exists in the world except himself and his princess and loves food and cats and every life form except human beings which is not necessary.

Like when I'm in the bathroom looking at my toilet paper, I'm like 'Wow! That's toilet paper?' I don't know if we appreciate how much we have.

When you're offered things, it makes it so much easier to be indecisive. And it's silly because you can pass on some really amazing things.

Animals are being exploited in such an unbelievable way; it's not acceptable.

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.

The risk is only in the outcome. You're going on a journey. You're going somewhere to play. And at that time, it felt right to spend that 11 or 12 days exploring this kind of role because it was so different and so challenging for me. It was really exciting to be able to show people, "Look, this is very different. Isn't it interesting?"

I can't think of anything better in the world to be but a vegan.

What I learned from doing The Graduate was it doesnt matter what the medium is... as long as the material is inspiring and the characters are well written.

I like it all. I love getting inside of people's heads and playing what drives people and what makes them do what they do. That's always been what's most interesting to me about being an actor. The analyzing of what's happening, but even more so, just letting it all go and playing is fun. I love just seeing what comes out of you.

Nothing's changed my life more. I feel better about myself as a person, being conscious and responsible for my actions and I lost weight and my skin cleared up and I got bright eyes and I just became stronger and healthier and happier. Can't think of anything better in the world to be but be vegan.

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

Being vegan helped me realize I can say and do what I believe is right. That's powerful.