I've been acting since I was young because I wanted to, not because my parents wanted me to. My dad is a principal and mom is a middle school counselor, so acting was like, "Eh, whatever. As long as you get good grades." It's really fun, and nothing more.
Shailene WoodleyNothing really attracts me to the film industry, to be perfectly honest. I look at acting as an art, and that's all it is for me. It's just fun.
Shailene WoodleyIt's rare that you get to work with actors, female or not, where you all get along. Just because of the nature of humanity.
Shailene WoodleyIn order to help those around you, and in order to even be a good actress and a good mother at the same time, you have to know your worth.
Shailene WoodleySo often, I read scripts and am like, 'This would never happen in real life. It's not trying to be funny. It's trying to be serious.
Shailene WoodleyAs a teenager, my struggle was how do I balance being empathetic and compassionate towards my peers, while also living my life for myself and not basing my decisions on those around me, and really living a life where I receive my happiness from my own experiences rather than from people pleasing.
Shailene Woodley