Quotes from Vanessa Hudgens

My passion is doing movies, and as long as I keep doing that, I'll be happy. I want to do movies, fun roles and dramatic ones. I love all of it.

I love what I do and I am surrounded by some incredible people.

I try to not read about myself. I think it's easier to have it out of sight and out of mind.

That's actually how my parents met. They were pen pals. My mom was in the Philippines and my father was in the States, and they wrote to each other. He went out to meet her, and they wed not too long after.

The Lion King always makes me cry, especially when Simba's father gets trampled.

People are always going to say stuff about you and there are always going to be crazy rumours out there, but as long as you know the truth, you're fine.

I may have had a crush on Zac, but we are like brother and sister, so nothing would ever happen.

My first real kiss came when I was 10, and it was in an acting class. I had to do a scene from a movie where someone gets kissed under a tree, and I did not want to do it! But my acting partner wanted me to feel comfortable, so he bought a picnic basket with all these snacks. He made such an effort - and it was cute.

I love doing theater. That's where my home is.

I love Cameron Diaz, and I love Drew Barrymore.

I have a toy poodle, Shadow. She's a little whippersnapper! And I love little monkeys.

I love acting, but I don't know if I'll ever get used to it.

Movies and acting are so much fun. I love playing different characters and doing different genres. It's all still very interesting to me.

I like friends who are honest and loyal. They also shouldn't be afraid to be a kid. I like having fun.

I always used to watch 'Labyrinth' and 'The Neverending Story.' Those were like my two favorite movies that I would watch over and over and over again.

When I was younger, I used to be super, super shy. I still find myself being scared of things.

Being cool is being your own self, not doing something that someone else is telling you to do.

When you're putting good stuff into your body, you feel so much better.

I don't like being stagnant. I want to continue to grow and just be better at what I do, and the only way to do that is to keep stepping outside of your comfort zone.

I try to live my life, do what I want, and just let everything else follow along.

Working for with someone who has no idea what they wanted... it would just be so all over the place, especially with something on this scale. You have to know what you want with this.

So many people try to grow up too fast, and it's not fun! You should stay a kid as long as possible!

I want to try doing sportier things, kite surfing and paddle surfing - I think it would give me that extra confidence.

I used to go to Cold Stone Creamery, get a tub of Butterfinger ice cream, and eat it all before bedtime. And my fingers were permanently stained orange from Cheetos.