Nikki Reed Quotes

While most people turn 21 and decide to go out and party, I turned 21 and decided that I was going to become somebody that I never thought I could be: somebody who cares about herself and her body, her future, and her health.

If I'm getting on an airplane or anywhere, really, I have a lunch box and stuff. It's a running joke with my friends and family - everyone gives me lunch boxes for Christmas.

I make all my body lotions by just mixing oils.

If I had more confidence, I would rock a crop top.

I just wrapped 'Eclipse' yesterday and the last scene we shot is probably my favorite thus far. I finally got to tell my story, in a very gentle yet elaborate way.

My name is not big enough for people to go, 'Let me throw money at you because you're so famous!'

I like a really natural looking body, so I'm not into muscles and looking like you just did 1,000 pull-ups and sit-ups and like you only eat lean turkey. That's not for me. I just like people to look like people, and so I think it's really attractive when men don't have perfect bodies.

I love jewellery, and the idea of having something you've created become tangible is really exciting.

Coconut oil mixed with olive oil is what I put on my body every day; I put rose hip oil on my face. If my hair feels dry, instead of going and buying something filled with chemicals, I put egg whites or avocados or mayonnaise in my hair. I leave it on there for an hour or two and I wash it out.

I feel like human beings cover up their scent with all these different things and products. I feel like we've given up our ability to engage with people because we don't know how people smell anymore.

The frenzy of the little-girl culture is something very unique, and I can only say that because I was one. The obsession - I can't really explain it. Everything is heightened to the maximum.

People definitely wait outside my house, hotel, apartment, whatever, asking for hugs or autographs.

For the most part, I try to stay away from high fructose corn syrup and citric acid.

Animals, until you have kids of your own, animals are your kids.

Just because you're part of 'Twilight' does not mean you're a superstar. It means that you're given the opportunity to maybe become one later if you work hard. Once fandom goes away, which it will very soon, it's all about having your priorities straight and working hard.

When I'm challenged, I grow. I never want to be in a situation where I'm not challenged and not afraid. One of my favorite feelings is stepping into a film and knowing that I'm a little bit afraid of what I have to accomplish.

My mom and I built a guest house on my property so that my mom could help me fostering animals. I do multiple fosters a month.

I'm really into the Tom Ford lipsticks. I was always afraid to wear lip color because I thought it made me look too masculine, but my makeup artist Fiona Stiles got me into wearing coral, orange-y colors from his line, and now I wear lipstick all of the time.

DJ Qualls and I have been best friends for I don't even know how long - since I was a kid, 14, 15, many, many years.

Before 'Twilight,' occasionally I would get the 'Hey are you that girl from that movie?' but no one knew my first and last name. The fans of the saga are amazing, and it's very flattering.

I have speakers all over my house because music is such a huge, huge part of who I am.

Young people need to vote. They need to get out there. Every vote counts. Educate yourself too. Don't just vote. Know what you're voting for, and stand by that.

I enjoy feeling physically strong, so maybe I'd like to be able to lift a building and launch it at someone.

I've done a lot of independent travelling, which hasn't been the best career choice, but it's been a really great life choice.

In Hollywood, no one is happy with who they are. When they're young, they want to look older. When they're older, they're getting botox shot in their face to look younger.

At the end of the day, that's our sole purpose and our sole reason for existing, is to love somebody else.

My older brother's really good at making fun of me for just being a workaholic and never taking time for myself. Even when we go on vacation, I'm always working.

Follow your heart and don't question it, no matter where it tells you to go It will open up a world of experiences you can't even imagine.

I definitely think that females have a harder time. It's a lot harder to be a girl because you're always in your head. I've heard my brother go and take it out on the football as he says. Whereas girls would rather sit down and over think things.

I do feel like by buying rats from a pet store, you are saving them because if not, they would get fed to a snake or something.

I feel like every day of my life is a funny wardrobe malfunction!

It's nonstop Ben Harper in my apartment.

My rule is: If I can eat it, I can put it on my skin.

In middle school, we are all so damn insecure. It was the worst time for me, really destructive, like slapping myself across the face but loving it. Now I have to be an adult and change myself. I have to be a bigger person.

My dad is a man that, for as long as I can remember, has kept a book of favorite things his kids say.

I learned how to change a cloth diaper on a raccoon. I was maybe 8 or 9.

There is still so much drama in my life, but I'm not a sad person anymore.

I always wanted to be a makeup artist. When I don't get to have my stylist, I do my own makeup!

I mostly eat plant-based, so give me an avocado or something, even late at night, and I'll be happy.

If I can have the opportunity to go into an editing room, it's like the golden ticket for me. All I want is to learn about everything else in the filmmaking process. I just directed a music video which just came out and that'd sort of be the area of the field that I'm going to move into, I hope.

When you date someone who loves the outdoors, it's inspiring.

I had a great time making the last movie, 'Eclipse.' We shot my back-story stuff from the 1930's. But I was waiting for 'Breaking Dawn' because I love the relationship Rosalie has with Jacob and the rest of her family and Bella. She also provides comic relief.

I never skipped a meal. I can't even recall a time when I've skipped a meal. I never understand when people say 'I'm so busy, I forgot to eat today.' It's never happened. I always find time!

I think so many young girls get caught up in the challenge of being with somebody who's dangerous, who's bad, who's enticing, who's all of those things, and you forget what it's like to enjoy simple love.

My boyfriend, who I love to death - he's only 17 so he's the youngest guy I've ever dated - he just moved here from Hawaii to be with me and I met him when I was 10. Anyway, in Hawaii they have such a different mentality and different priorities.

When you're playing a character in a book, there's already a lot of pressure because all of the millions of people who have read the series have been able to envision and become very attached to the characters.

We have such an amazing future ahead of us.

What is important is to treat everyone like an individual and learning not to generalize autism. With autism, people make assumptions, but it's very broad, and everyone's so different. You have to treat each person as an individual.

With everything great comes a price, always, right?

I'm animal obsessed! I basically have a farm in my house.

Drama sells more than the truth.

My goal is to play characters that I feel I can contribute to and also ones I can contribute back to my life.

I still have very normal insecurities, but I've always been made to feel like a body is a body, and it's not supposed to look like what you see in the media.

If I told you how many times guys on set get spray muscles ... men need to realize that they don't need to live up to what they think they need to live up to!

I'm really diligent; I have a really militant side of my personality that comes out in areas of work. I'm very motivated, you know?

Right now I'm in 'Twilight' and I go around to signings and there are people screaming and crying, and it's so surreal. I know that when this is over in a month or two and whenever 'Twilight's no longer relevant, that doesn't live on for me. It's because of this. It's not very often that this happens for people.

Polynesian women are known for their long hair, glowing skin, and thick nails. And that comes from the local diet, which is mostly plant based with a little bit of fish and a lot of natural fats and oils.

Who thinks to put sunblock on the back of their kneecaps? Not me.

Jackson [Rathbone] is the most artsy, creative and, I think, the most talented.

I don't want any special powers. I'm powerless. I wouldn't want to see into the future, I wouldn't want to know what anyone was thinking, ever! And I don't want to relive my past.

My brother and I have matching tattoos on our arms. It says, 'Humility is strength,' in Portuguese and Italian, because my genius brother taught English in both Italy and Brazil.

Being an actor, you have to be working even when you're not working. You never really get to relax because anytime you're relaxing in between jobs, you're just worried that you're not going to get another job.

Some of my favorite pieces were my mom's, and most of those she actually hand made. I would say if my style reflects anyone or anything, it's her.

I've discovered on this journey in the entertainment industry that, especially as a girl, woman ... it's really important to try to create your own opportunities.

I went back to high school and decided that I wanted to be a kid for a while, whatever that means, but once again I found myself back with acting, so clearly I couldn't escape the passion.

Parents are in denial a lot of the time - everybody knows what they did as a teenager, but somehow, when they grow up, it all disappears.

I think we use a lot of words and labels when trying to describe people: ones with autism, ones without autism. In general, I think that labeling people is a major issue, and people don't understand the power of language.

My mom and I would make bracelets and necklaces, and I would sell it in the first, second, and third grades because that was my lunch money.

I have friends come over and we read plays out loud and I make paintings and I just do things all the time just so I don't ever feel like I'm sitting around.

I'm into outdoor sports like hiking, windsurfing, water-skiing.

Having people wait outside of my house sort of gives me a panic attack. I'm a believer in the concept that people should not be followed and photographed everywhere.

The great thing about Adele is if you put her on top volume, you actually sound like her while you're singing.

I guess the older I get, the more understanding and forgiving I've become.

I try to think of food like fuel. I don't look at calories; I just look at ingredients. If my body were an engine, what would make it run? What would make it perform at its highest level?

I love making things for people.

With girls, friendships are hard because you have to learn to get to a maturity level to love them but not want to be them.

I like for jewelry to tell a story and to be able to talk about what I'm wearing. That's more important to me than a name, brand, or label.

I love wearing things that come with a story.

I have great respect for actors like Jodie Foster and Natalie Portman who went to school the entire time they were acting. All I did was one small little independent film, and I realised I couldn't balance both lives.

I was a very sensitive kid who then had to condition myself to desensitize.

I love to write what I see and what I do and what I experience, and I like to see if people can relate to that. I don't know if I am as good at making up a story in my head that has no truth to it, so that is a challenge for me.

My dad's Jewish and my mum is Christian, so I grew up with no religion. Just whatever religion I wanted.

I'm just a believer in keeping all of the creative brain cells moving and working even when you're not working because the inevitable loneliness and boring drought in the actor's world, it can eat you alive.

I didn't have the safety net that a lot of young actresses have. A lot of young girls have their families around to support them and help choose wisely.

This may sound surprising for someone who works in Hollywood, but I do not count calories, and I don't even care about weight gain, which I know sounds really bizarre. I listen to my body. I don't just wake up in the morning and cook whatever I eat.

My brother and I had a lot of freedom growing up, and thankfully, we both turned out OK.