Blake Lively Quotes

I don't believe that there's a good guy and a bad guy. Unless it's like Superman or Batman, there is no good guy and bad guy.

I feel a lot. I get really bad stomachaches all the time. So I went to a doctor, and he said, 'You're a feeler.' I take on people's pain a little too much.

If I could spit out a litter of kids, I would.

I came from a big family ... a big family of Southerners.

My mom modeled and made clothes, so I always had such an appreciation for design.

I have a big family and no one ever treated me like a child. They always treated me like an adult, like an equal.

People ask me why I don't tweet. Honestly, I'm so sick of myself.

My first child is going to be the oldest sibling to the next kid, and that may change with each and every year. I'm looking forward to how one baby influences the other, and to my family as a whole, to every single chapter.

You can't really go wrong as long as you're true to yourself.

My dad was an English professor.

I've been so lucky to work with such great people: people that are such hard workers and have such a respect and appreciation for one another.

I'm lucky enough to lead a very active life, so I'm always on the go.

I never really thought about acting as a child. It wasn't like, "This is the career that I want to pursue." So when I first started acting, I was more concerned with just being on a set and all of the woes of that, and I didn't really know it or understand it as a craft yet.

What can I say? I feel good when I'm wearing heels. I feel sexier, attractive.

When you shampoo your hair, you're trying to get the oil out of your roots, but you really want the rest of your hair to maintain its moisture. When you put coconut oil on the ends, the shampoo gets oil out of the roots, but also protects the ends.

My mother had very humble beginnings - to put it mildly. Her dad built their home out of timber that he cut down on their land. No heat, no air-conditioning - 'no foolishness,' as he would call it.

I've never gone on a date ... If I've ever had a man in my life, it's because I know him well, and he really means something to me.

I did not want to be an actor because my whole family did it-going into the family business was the last thing I wanted to do.

Dressing up is all about reflecting how I feel.

It's definitely attractive when a man can dress well.

I'm guilty of going to a fitting, then going out to buy the same outfit. It's been a problem for my bank account!

When I see old movies with women in floor-length dressing gowns, or when they're going to the store and they've got a pillbox hat with a net over the eyes and white gloves, I'm offended that I can't go to the store like that.

I think a pixie cut is so cute. I just think that everyone that has one is the most courageous person. It's so daring to do that! I get geeked out by people when they do that. They're awesome. Would I do it? Maybe.

There are looks that I see on other people that I think would look horrible on me, but I think if somebody has the courage to be really daring and try something outlandish, then more power to them. That's just encouraging and inspiring.

I was always observing my siblings and hearing stories about their lives that turned out to be helpful as an actress.

I love scuba diving. I'm an avid diver. And, there's this beautiful world that's more incredible than any CGI film we could ever make, that we're destroying, for what? It's heartbreaking to me.

I think I'm very much an entrepreneur, but I know I have the ability to start a company in a lot of ways than other people who are more qualified because I have this existing brand as an actress.

I love being at home and cooking and baking.

I feel like there are so many people I admire for so many reasons that I can't look at one person's life and say, "I want that life." I want to make my own history.

I have smuggled so many ingredients across so many borders, like shallot confit from Thailand, or a new sauce from New Orleans not approved by the FDA.

It is hard that people don't just let you do your job for them and entertain, and then carry on your own life.

Fragrance is a bit of a selfish gift because it's comforting when you're near someone and you recognize their smell.

In high school, there are so many cliques. You're never safe.

The most powerful thing is for women not just to be the beneficiaries of the change, but to be agents of it.

Actually, I'm happiest in Williams-Sonoma in New York. That's a wonderful cooking store.

I never think about how other people will respond to the way I dress,

People gossip. People are insecure, so they talk about other people so that they won't be talked about. They point out flaws in other people to make them feel good about themselves. I think at any age or any social class, that's present.

Christmas for me is all about spending time with my family. I cherish any chance we have to spend all day together making gingerbread houses, baking cookies, or sitting around and watching movies.

I actually think that craft service was the reason I got into acting: the free food. I literally remember on my first job being like, "Yes! I get to have craft service every day!"

I don't really know how to describe my personal style.

Wanting to be an actor and wanting to be famous are different.

I take a cooking class everywhere I travel. I find it's the best way to get to know a culture.

I feel like heels must be a workout! I know that they're really bad for you, but I run around in heels a lot and go up a lot of stairs, so maybe that's my terrible workout. I know that's not really a workout.

I grew up with the mindset that when you get home from work, you go to dinner and watch a movie. I don't want to be going to a club and taking off my panties.

I've always been a night owl.

I love to photograph the gorgeous landscapes when I travel.

Because I have some amazing shoes and bags and stories that need to be appreciated.

I think I'll always flutter all over. I'd like to live in different parts of the world - I'd love to live in Tuscany for a few months.

I've never worked with an acting coach, but my parents had acting classes and I grew up around them my whole life just because I didn't have a babysitter.

Everyone likes to tell stories. And gossip is, of course, even more exciting, if you know the people. But if the gossip's about yourself, it's very weird. They once wrote about me that I had been clubbing with some guys. At the moment I'm a victim and that hurts because it's not me who does something like that. Such stories are just unfair.

I didn't have a boyfriend until I was 17. There were boys at school that I would find out later had a crush on me but I was too shy to talk to them.

For me, I really feel like a character when I look like them.

You rock so, you rock so, you dip so, you dip so, you skank so, you skank so, and don't be no drag! You come so, you come so, for reggae is another bag!

When I was a child, I probably should have been medicated about my obsession with The Spice Girls. I had the Buffalo shoes, a customised Baby Spice necklace - when I say custom-made, it was made out of plastic from the local mall - and a Union Jack dress.

People want things with meaning. I know that because I want that.

I think if you're going to get a tattoo, it should be significant, especially when it's all the way up your arms and your body.

There are days when I will be like, 'Oh my goodness, I am not happy with the way I look because I cannot fit into any of my clothes.' So I eat quinoa that week, and then I feel good.

I think that when you smell good, you feel good. You know how when you're in a room and someone else smells good, you're like, 'Where is that?'

My dad actually makes the best cookies. My mum is great baker, too, but doesn't share them - it's tantalising! Luckily for me though, my dad shares his!

You know that old saying, 'A way to a man's heart is through his stomach' - that's me.

The Gucci woman can be the equestrian woman, the woman in the suit, the woman in the flowy bohemian dress, or the couture woman.

All I need is my Chanel dress, my Louboutins, and some red lipstick.

I had a premonition when I was nine that I'd marry Leonardo DiCaprio.

Honestly, I am a shy person.

I grew up in L.A., but I was the only one in my family born there.

I was in a show choir. I can't sing or dance to save my life, but I was very passionate. People said my parents paid the choir director to let me in. It was actually the parents who started that one!

I was raised in a really terrific, close family, and I've never needed to escape anything or to really let myself go by dancing on tables.

Everybody on our cast is very musically talented, except for me.

In the olden days, a couple could be in every movie together, but it's just not like that anymore.

I went straight from high school to 'Gossip Girl,' and both were very structured, scheduled environments, so I never had freedom to explore and carve my own path.

The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.

If I wasn't an actress, I'd be a chef. I'd love to open a restaurant.

My mom taught me this really great beauty tip. She used to put oil or mayonnaise on the bottom half of her hair before she would shower.

When I say something funny, I don't laugh.

Each day, I choose my age.

You can't be an entrepreneur for other people. You can't start a company for other people. You have to love it more than you ever thought of loving something that wasn't a human being. The demands will kick you down and rob your life - but yet, it is so rewarding.

I have a strong sense of myself. That gives me a sense of security, you know? If I define myself by things that are always changing, like the public's opinion, or what I'm wearing, or what job I'm doing, there's no stability in that.

Often you see people on the red carpet with tight up-dos, but that makes me feel stiff.

I tend to like to make my statements more in fashion than in beauty, because what I normally respond to is when someone looks really effortless and deconstructed, beauty-wise, and they're fashion is really grand. Someone like Kate Moss is a great example.

When I'm playing a character, I don't wear perfume.

So, it's cool that, yes, Hal Jordan is a superhero, but my character is a real-world hero in her own life.

I always love somebody who makes me laugh, who's fun to be with.

I'm always the person who's taking everyone else's kid and putting them on my hip, so I've kinda always been a mama.

Since my kitchen is the most important part of my home, I want to be creative and innovative, not only in its aesthetic, but also in the tools that I'm using to cook.

Creating something I can use is the best stress reliever.

To be around me, you must love food, or I'm the most obnoxious person you've ever met.

You can learn a lot from criticism if you can take what's constructive out of it. If you read a review that starts with, 'This person is an idiot; who do they think they are?', you're not going to learn anything from that.

One of the very few things that I do every single day is put on fragrance. If I'm not wearing make-up, if my hair's not done, if I'm walking around in pyjamas - I still put my fragrance on. I will brush my teeth and put on my perfume.

I kind of feel like I grew up at Disneyland.

On average, I order about three meals for myself in one sitting.

Who doesn't want to be Martha Stewart?

I always want to wear clothes that my children will one day look back on and say, 'Oh, you looked amazing - why didn't you keep that?' Not, 'Oh my God - I can't believe you wore that.'

I don't watch TV.

Forget the fake syrupy stuff. Melt down a bar of chocolate, mix it into some warmed up whipping cream, and put it on top of ice cream. Add some sprinkles, and you've got a delicious treat.

When I'm in a relationship, I give my heart and soul to it and do it 100 percent.

I liken myself to a little girl having a tea party at the house all of the time. I actually dress up more in my home than I do walking down the street just because it is so much fun to play dress up.

I feel like all I've done lately is play really sexually-charged drug addicts. I don't know what's wrong with me. I've gotta go to Disneyland more and get more excitement.

Martha Stewart's my idol.

I want babies. Lots of babies. Of course!

I think certain people are the way they are for certain reasons that we can't necessarily judge without knowing.