Alexa Vega Quotes

Having to go back and forth between school and filming would sometimes be frustrating because I loved school. It was my chance to be around other people my age. But when you're leaving school to go to a set that's filled with kids your age, then it's fine.

I really don't get nervous when I perform -it's more of an exciting feeling than anything else. But put me in a classroom with kids my age and have me take a test and yeah, I'll be nervous!

Well, because I'm naturally a tomboy, when I have sleepovers with girls, they end up going home and crying.

I'd like to go to NYU business school and then go on to film school.

I consider my mom and all my sisters my friends.

I get to play characters that kind of shock people and I enjoy doing that. I like characters that have meaning and get people in the heart. I want to be able to get people to cry or make people angry or sad.

People are expecting me to still be fourteen years old. It cracks me up, especially when people see me walk by with my husband. They're like, 'What? You're married? You're not old enough to be married.' Thank you. I'm glad that you think that.

The Internet has become a tool to pick on people and ruin someone's life. I don't think parents realize what's going on.

I'm an outgoing person when it comes to friends, but when it comes to being confident and sexy, the sexy word scares me.

I don't know what to say when I have a crush on somebody. I kind of lose my words. I really try to start a conversation, and I can't. It's horrible.

I've been through a marriage, and I'm still very fond of my ex-husband; but if I've learned anything, it's that relationships are about compromise.

I used to be so intimidated by spin classes. I'd always go by and see people on their bikes looking so intense. But one day my sister and I worked up the courage to go in, and now we're hooked!

I'm already a tiny person, so now I'm trying to go to the gym to add muscle. I need it!

I love working with Darren Lynn Bousman. He is such a cool director with really great ideas.

I really look up to actors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett who have a strong background in theatre.

There will always be someone being picked on at school, and it's not going to go away.

I guess if you are making more money than your mom and dad, you can set your own boundaries.

Natalie Portman is one of my favorites, and Jodie Foster. Those two are amazing actresses.

I need a SUV, for me and my four sisters. So, I've narrowed it down to four, kind of expensive, cars.

Don't get me wrong, I'm going to play the young role as long as I can because once that ship has sailed, there's no getting back on it.

When you're younger, there aren't very many kid actors. It's a lot easier to get jobs.

When a casting agent sees me, he kind of knows what he's getting.

You always hear these stories of people who grew up in Hollywood, and they're like, 'We lost our childhood.' But I was very fortunate.

I don't know how I didn't kill any one of my sisters. For this one horror film we were making, I made my own harness for my sister. I wrapped her in all these ropes, but then also put a noose around her neck and hung her from a tree. Now I think, 'What if my harness didn't work?' I'm so lucky that nothing ever happened.

I like to play paintball in my back yard.

My mom always bails me out of things when I get in trouble.

Guys are so easygoing and girls are a little harder to please, but that's okay.

I actually have a stash of wigs for Halloween. But only for that. Not to play dress-up.

What makes Johnny Depp so brilliant is you truly have no idea what kind of character he's going to play next.

If a script comes together, and you end up liking the people who are part of it, that's when you can make magic happen. It's a huge combination of trying to find something you think you can deliver on and a director you think you can collaborate with to make a good picture.

Never compromise yourself.

I love doing comedy. It's a lot of fun.

When you have people catering to you non-stop, you lose it. You need someone to kick you in the butt every now and then!

I hang out with all the crew on set. It just makes it easier to work. You feel more comfortable around everyone.

I always think it's hard for any young actor to make that transition to more grown-up roles. Because you don't want to alienate your audience who has been supportive of you for so many years, so you kind of have to tiptoe through that process.

My mom sent me to regular high school because she wanted me to have that experience and not say that I missed out, but I didn't like it at all. I'm more comfortable in the world that I'm in, I grew up in it so when I get around normal kids in regular high school I don't know what to do. I feel more secure in an adult environment.