Leighton Meester Quotes

Wear your heart on your sleeve and be kind. And just be the way you are-what you see is what you get.

Be yourself. The happiest and most successful people are those who feel the most comfortable with themselves.

I couldn't be happier.

I love Edith Wharton. And I love old New York. Anything to do with New York.

I really like to be able to have variety and to try different things - that's the beauty of fashion.

It's hard to have any kind of luck in this business.

I've gotten to wear such beautiful clothes and had such a variety and it's just been so nice because I feel like I've grown so much with my style and everything because I've been able to have fun with it. It's really fun for me.

Figure out what works for you and what doesn't.

I feel more mature than most people my age.

I've been so blessed to work with the people I have.

I’m proud of the work that I’ve done. I don’t care what people label me as.

In real life I've learned to love not wearing any makeup whatsoever, and I'm super low-maintenance when it comes to my hair.

It's so important to always be yourself. If you do that, you will be successful as you, instead of worrying about trying to conform.

I watched a lot of TV, and it clicked one day that these people were acting. It sounded like the most fun thing ever.

If you get a wrinkle, I don't feel that's indicative of your losing ground. That's ridiculous.

I might play a lot of dramatic roles, but I'm really sort of silly.

Everyone has this universal understanding of roommate drama.

I remember looking through magazines or watching movies even just a couple of years ago and being like, 'I really want to be part of that,' but not realizing what that was.

I don't even think about fame at all.

I haven't ever really relied on relationships with guys. They come around and it's cool, but it's never been a big thing. I guess I've just been really distracted by work.

Follow your gut and your heart. You'll almost always make the right choice.

I'm not sure I ever want to get married.

The only person pressuring me is myself.

I don't want fame. I want to grow as an actor and a person while having my family and my life.

You can't judge anyone for what they've done, because people change.

My inspiration is life. My family, my friends, travelling, books, music, love, food, fashion. What inspires you?

Wearing a real corset doesn't make you look thin! It just makes you look like you're going to pass out! Also it doesn't actually shape your body in any positive way.

Honestly, all I ever do is work.

I want to be myself. That's when you feel the most comfortable, that's when you have the most success, and that's when you're the most happy.

Singing really is acting. In a lot of ways, it's much more personal. I love music, and being able to work on that is amazing.

I used to buy everything at garage sales. It was hard to give up! I’d be like, ‘But this crazy sweater is amazing, and it only cost 25 cents!’ 

I’m not trying to satisfy anybody but myself and the role that I’m playing.

High school for me was not all that fun. I think it's a lot more fun after when you realize that high school ends, and everything that's important at that time is sort of not important if people don't like your jeans or whatever. It doesn't matter.

I don't want to pursue someone at all - I want someone to pursue me.

Honestly, I've hated every boyfriend I've had.

I really like those days when I can just wear sweatpants, to be honest. And when I'm actually going to go somewhere, I like to be comfortable and casual. If I'm doing something a little more fashion, going a little bit further. It's about expressing yourself and being comfortable and wearing what you like.

I'm excited to start a new chapter in my life.

It's wonderful to be in love. And it's definitely wonderful to cuddle and have sex and get to experience life with somebody. But it's OK if you don't find him and you're 24. You can find it someday.

I do so much work that I don't have a lot of time for my life!

I love New York. You're never alone, but you're always on your own.

Enjoy your life and put a smile on your face, no matter how hard it may seem.

I never wear makeup when I'm not at work. It can make you forget what you look like, and I've grown to really love the way I look without it.

I think love changes you over time, and whether you have good or bad experiences, you always grow and learn from them.

I've been through a lot as far as love.

I love my parents very much, but people either continue or break the patterns of what their life should be and I just want to completely break whatever patterns would lead me to the same life choices that they made.

It'll be kids next. I like the grown-up stuff. I like having a house. I've got dogs.

I never played sports. I wasn't any good at them.

I want an identity outside of my work.