Chloë Grace Moretz Quotes Page 2

“I'm only 13, so I can't say 'life experiences'. So, basically, I had to... act! I had to make up character that is very old.

I guess that's why they call it acting – you do draw from some stuff in your life, I guess, but it's not real life. You have to fake it.”

“I've always chosen the roles that aren't the direct lead because I like being a very poignant character in the story, rather than being seen in every single seen.”

“I've always followed my heart. With every project that I've ever chosen, it's been something that I felt I couldn't live without, and that I couldn't spend another day of my life not knowing that I didn't do that role, gave my all to that role, and gave all of my emotions and soul to it.”

“I've been working since I was five years old, and everyone in my life, outside of my family, would look at us and go, "You're crazy! Take your kid out of the business and put them in school because you're never gonna succeed.”

“I've gotten a lot of young gay kids come up to me and talk to me about how the little things I've said in the press has helped them come out to their parents, or just be open with who they are, and feeling invigorated by that.

So that honestly means a lot to me to hear that the things that I say in the press, they do hear, and they see, and it helps them at least to start the conversation.”

“If you read the novel, you have expectations. And, if you've seen something first, it's just hard to do.”

“My brother is what got me into the show business. So it's a really great relationship we have. Our whole family is – we're thick as thieves.”

“My brother Trev went to the Professional Performing Arts School in New York, and he used to do his monologues and stuff and rehearse in our apartment.

So I used to hear him all the time doing these things over and over and over. And when I was a little girl, I used to soak up everything – like anything anyone did, I soaked it up.”

“My brother, who's my acting coach, he can be like: That sucked, Chloe. You need to pick that up. You're not thinking right now. Seriously, think.

It's a good harsh reality, because my family keeps me very grounded.”

“My mom gives me an allowance. She keeps me pretty tight-reined.”

“My mom has always said that if I get a big head, she'll take me out of this business as quickly as I got into it.”

“My mom is practically my stylist. My mom's amazing, she's like everything woman.”

“My mom won't let anyone treat me like a little princess.”

“My mom won't let me buy high-fashion stuff unless it's TK Maxx or a birthday occasion.”

“My mom's the one I look up to for everything. I feel like I'm a lump of clay and she's moulding me into a woman.”

“My mum reads every script before I go for it.”

“No matter how big you are in the business, at the end of the day it's still work.”

“Of all the characters I've played, I relate the most to Isabel in Hugo. She's so adventurous and fun. She just loves reading books and those are her adventures. Isabel is a heightened version of my personality.”

“On set, I like to be treated just like a normal adult actor. We all put as much time and effort into our craft as adults, and maybe even more because we have school to do and a lot of things to figure out.”

“On social media, like on Instagram and stuff that I post, and the way that I view myself, and portray myself on there, that's definitely a much more personalized take. I'm not collaborating with people to make that, it's my own social media platform in which I'm – it's not a character, it's just me.”

“Sometimes I criticize movies. It's not fun to watch a movie with me, because I'll go, "That was a really bad shot." My mom's like, "Shut up, Chloe, watch the film!”

“The best thing about having four big brothers is you always have someone to do something for you.”

“There's such a stigma around girls' periods, and women's sexuality – girls can't speak out for themselves or be who they want to be. I think that coming from the social platform that I have, I try to be a positive influence, and this was something that I felt needed to be seen and heard.”

“TV shows and stuff give people in the show business very bad names. I'm not going to name any shows, but a lot of shows.”

“When I've done gymnastics, ballet or soccer – I was always trying to be the best. I'm really driven. Really driven.”

“When you come from a privileged household, we've been able to buy monthly feminine products since the first day that we got our periods. A lot of women out there have absolutely no means to be able to afford something that seems as simple and as much of a no-brainer as a feminine product.

I think Monthly Gift has a really brilliant cause – giving underprivileged girls free feminine products every month.”

“When you're a pilot, and you know all the ways to survive an airplane crash and how low the chances are, you feel safer.”

“When you're in relationships with people, not every relationship is the same and not every love that you find is the same. The love that you get from each person is totally different. You learn, from each relationship, that there are many different ways that you can love someone.”

“You go up for hundreds, thousands of roles, and you get told no, no, no, so many times.”

“You have to think about yourself and think about where you are and if you're happy. If you feel good and you feel happy, then that's the path you should be on.”