There aren't a lot of films about adolescents or quote-unquote coming-of-age films that are realistic nowadays.
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 WoodleyMy favorite movies are movies that I go in and I leave deeply affected. Whether I laugh really hard or whether I cry really hard, I just want to feel really affected in that moment.
Shailene WoodleyI always find it fun to read a script and then find the messages in the script because I believe every story has them.
Shailene Woodley