Quotes from Kate Bosworth

You never grow out of high school sadly.

I actually hate shopping.

I wasn't a social butterfly at all.

I was a real loner in high school, even though people assume I was the head cheerleader.

In this business, it's easy for either your heart or your head to be swayed, and I try to always stay true to who I am.

You know what, I'm a big coward and I'm really afraid of live audiences.

My parents were amazing and wonderful, but there was a lot of pressure to do my best and in every way possible.

To put as little pressure on the relationship you're in is very important.

Whenever I hear that I'm on the brink of stardom, I feel like I want to run into a cave.

You promote your films; it's part of your job. You do the magazine covers and stuff, and then I try to live a really normal life. I definitely don't try to make it into any more craziness than it is.

I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.

I don't really get star-struck, but I do get talent struck. If I meet somebody that I think is just wildly talented and brilliant, that's when I start getting nervous.

I hold theatre acting in such high esteem that it scares me.

At the time, when you're being dissected and judged it's pretty brutal, but in hindsight it's great and - it sounds cliched - you do come out the other side better and stronger.

Acting is a life experience. I'm always learning things when I'm making a movie. So the fame part of it is fine when you consider what you get out of this job.

When I watch people like Cate Blanchett act, I don't know what is going on in her life, you just get lost in her performance and that's what I hope to do as well.

I don't want to broadcast my personal life because I feel it's off-putting.

I like somebody who's not so crazy but likes to have a good time... and who is thoughtful and kind and easy to laugh with. Somebody you can just be yourself with one hundred and fifty percent.

I really like one-on-one, rich relationships.

The fact that I'm very close with my past relationships is something I pride myself on. My mom is still close to her first husband. It's nice to be able to enjoy someone in a different form.

It's so different when you change your hair color, you're treated so differently. It's a very funny experience. It's fun, I love changing up my hair.

I'm very independent.

I grew up in a small town where everyone wanted to be the same or look the same and was afraid to be different.

I used to really want to go on the stage and then the last couple of years I've done some presenting at some award shows. I was so nervous I thought I was going to be sick, so I don't think me on stage for any length of time would work too well.