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Shai Linne

Biography

Although he’s Reformed in his theology and his lyrics have defended a belief in limited atonement, Christian rapper Shai Linne was raised a declared atheist. After transforming in 1999, the Philadelphia-born and elevated Shai released his debut recording, The Solus Christus Task, in 2005. In 2008 he decreased two albums, The Atonement and Storiez, during 2011 he released the conceptual work The Characteristics of God, an recording that studied the type of god, the father. Beside guest photos from Joint Heirs, Timothy Brindle, and Leah Smith, his 2013 work, Lyrical Theology, Pt. 1: Theology, presented the news-making “Fal$e Instructor$,” a monitor that criticized wealth theology and known as its management out by name.

Quick Facts


Full Name Shai Linne
Profession Rapper
Spouse Blair Wingo
Music Groups 116 Clique
Music Songs Atonement Q&A, Fal$e Teacher$, Greatest Story Ever Told, Our God Is in the Heavens, Lord of Patience, My Portion, The Glory of God, In Adam All Die, Triune Praise, Penelope Judd, The Omnis, The Cross, Be Glorified, Election, Letter from the Grave, All-Consuming Fire, Jesus Is Alive, Taste and See, Solus Christus, Faithful God, Perfect Love, CJ Mahaney Interlude, Perfection of Beauty, With All My Mind, Judge of All the Earth, The Jealous One, As The Hour Draws Near, The Hypostatic Union, Doxology, Mission Accomplished, Were You There?, Wake Up Revealed
Albums Lyrical Theology, Part 1: Theology, Storiez, The Atonement, 13 Letters, Amped, The Attributes of God, Lyrical Theology, Part 2: Doxology, The Solus Christus Project, Still Jesus


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#Fact
1 Participated in the protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota. Pleaded not guilty to criminal trespassing and engaging in a riot. [October10, 2016].
2 Beauty and the Beast (1991) was the first movie that she saw.
3 Turned down the role of Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey (2015). The role eventually went to Dakota Johnson.
4 Considers "1984" by George Orwell and "Henry and June" by Anaïs Nin as the books that changed her life.
5 A fan of Anaïs Nin. When asked if she could track down her favorite author and ask one burning question, the way Hazel in The Fault in Our Stars (2014) does, she responded with: "Anaïs Nin! Will you marry me?".
6 Turned down the role of Casey Newton in Tomorrowland (2015). Britt Robertson was later cast.
7 Her favorite movies are Dirty Dancing (1987), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Rent (2005), and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
8 Her favorite sport is basketball.
9 Admires actresses Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard, and Mélanie Laurent.
10 She auditioned for the role of "Lucy" in I Am Sam (2001), but lost out to Dakota Fanning.
11 Shailene's father is of British Isles descent. Shailene's mother is of Creole (African, French, Spanish, German, English, Swiss) ancestry.
12 Was originally cast as Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), but all her scenes were deleted from the final cut. She worked on the movie set for three days and shot about four short scenes.
13 Dyed her hair red for her role of Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).
14 Auditioned for the role of Cosette in the 2012 film adaption of the musical, Les Misérables (2012), but was beaten out by Amanda Seyfried.
15 She is best friends with her The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008) co-star, Megan Park.
16 Her breakthrough role was when she starred, alongside George Clooney, as his troubled teenage daughter Alexandra King in the 2011 film adaption of the novel, The Descendants (2011).
17 Was considered for the role of Katniss Everdeen in the 2012 film adaption of the book, The Hunger Games (2012), but Jennifer Lawrence was cast instead.
18 Her parents divorced when she was fifteen years old.
19 In order to graduate with her high school class while starring on the hit ABC Family teenage soap opera The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008), her principal sent a teacher to her house once a week to give her school work which she would do, in-between takes, on set. Then, she was able to graduate with her class on time.
20 Her parents gave her three rules when she fell into the acting business: she had to stay the person she was, have fun, and do well in school.
21 As a teenager she was diagnosed with scoliosis. She was put in a chest-to-hips plastic brace to straighten her spine.
22 She revealed on Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) that she is a huge fan of the young YouTube sensation Greyson Chance.
23 Was considered one of the "55 Faces of the Future" by Nylon Magazine's Young Hollywood Issue.


Actress

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Descendants 2011 Alexandra King
Our Deal 2011 Short Day Trotter
Cold Case 2007 TV Series Sarah Gunden - 2006, 2007
Final Approach 2007 TV Movie Maya Bender
Moola 2007 Ashley Hedges
CSI: NY 2007 TV Series Evie Pierpont
Close to Home 2007 TV Series Gaby Tursi
My Name Is Earl 2006 TV Series Young Gwen
Once Upon a Mattress 2005 TV Movie Molly
An American Girl Adventure 2005 TV Movie Felicity Merriman
Jack & Bobby 2004-2005 TV Series Chloe Benedict
Crossing Jordan 2001-2004 TV Series Young Jordan Cavanaugh
The O.C. 2003-2004 TV Series Kaitlin Cooper
A Place Called Home 2004 TV Movie California "Cali" Ford
Everybody Loves Raymond 2004 TV Series Snotty Girl #2
Without a Trace 2003 TV Series Young Clare Metcalf
The District 2001-2003 TV Series Kristin Debreno
Replacing Dad 1999 TV Movie Little Girl
The Divergent Series: Ascendant 2017 TV Movie pre-production Tris
Big Little Lies 2017 TV Series post-production Jane Chapman
Adrift announced Tami Oldham (rumored)
Snowden 2016 Lindsay Mills
Allegiant: VR Experience 2016 Video Game Tris (voice)
Allegiant 2016 Tris
Insurgent 2015 Tris
9 Kisses 2014 Short Boxing Girl
The Fault in Our Stars 2014 Hazel
Divergent 2014 Tris
White Bird in a Blizzard 2014 Kat Connors
The Secret Life of the American Teenager 2008-2013 TV Series Amy Juergens
The Spectacular Now 2013 Aimee

Self

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Democracy Now! 2017 TV Series Herself
Entertainment Tonight 2008-2017 TV Series Herself / Herself - White Bird in a Blizzard
The Doctors 2016 TV Series Herself
Cinema 3 2014-2016 TV Series Herself - Interviewee / Herself
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy 2016 Documentary Herself
Made in Hollywood 2011-2016 TV Series Herself
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014-2016 TV Series Herself
Today 2014-2016 TV Series Herself / Herself - Guest
Snowden Live 2016 Video short Herself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014-2016 TV Series Herself
The Insider 2014-2016 TV Series Herself / Herself - White Bird in a Blizzard
Teen Choice Awards 2016 2016 TV Movie Herself - Winner
IMDb at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 TV Series Herself
Weekend Ticket 2014-2016 TV Series short Herself
Extra 2016 TV Series Herself
Live with Kelly and Michael 2014-2016 TV Series Herself
Access Hollywood 2016 TV Series Herself
IMDb Asks 2015 TV Series Herself
From Divergent to Insurgent 2015 Video short Herself
Insurgent: Anatomy of a Scene: The Train Fight 2015 Video short Herself
Insurgent Unlocked: The Ultimate Behind the Scenes Access 2015 Video documentary Herself
The Chew 2014-2015 TV Series Herself
Vlogbrothers 2013-2015 TV Series documentary Herself
2015 MTV Movie Awards 2015 TV Special Herself - Winner / Trailblazer Award
Drew Pearson Live 2015 TV Series Herself - Special Guest
IMDb: What to Watch 2015 TV Series documentary Herself
Late Show with David Letterman 2014-2015 TV Series Herself
Unscripted 2014-2015 TV Series Herself
Insurgent Live Stream 2015 Short Herself
The Monogamy Experiment Short 2014 Short Herself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2014 TV Series Herself - Guest / Herself - The Fault in Our Stars / Herself
Hollywood Sessions 2014 TV Series Herself
Hollywood Film Awards 2014 TV Special Herself
CBS This Morning 2014 TV Series Herself - Guest
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2014 TV Series Herself - Divergent
Le grand journal de Canal+ 2014 TV Series documentary Herself
Bystander Revolution 2014 TV Series documentary Herself
Inside Edition 2014 TV Series documentary Herself
Teen Choice Awards 2014 2014 TV Special Herself
Bringing 'Divergent' to Life 2014 Video documentary
Divergent: Beyond the Initiation 2014 Video documentary short Herself
Divergent: Choice 2014 Video short Herself
Divergent: Faction Before Blood 2014 Video documentary short Herself
Divergent: Faction Fashions 2014 Video documentary short Herself
Divergent: Meet Four 2014 Video short Herself
The Behind the Scenes of 'Divergent' 2014 Video short Herself
E! News 2014 TV Series Herself
Young Hollywood 2014 TV Series Herself
Mais Você 2014 TV Series Herself
The Queen Latifah Show 2014 TV Series Herself
Fantástico 2014 TV Series documentary Herself
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2014 TV Series Herself - Guest
Días de cine 2014 TV Series Herself
2014 MTV Movie Awards 2014 TV Special Herself - Presenter / Nominee
Janela Indiscreta 2014 TV Series Herself
MTVU Woodie Awards 2014 2014 TV Special Herself
The 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards 2014 TV Special Herself - Nominee
Conan 2013 TV Series Herself - Guest
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2011-2013 TV Series Herself - Guest
The Daily Show 2013 TV Series Herself
The View 2009-2013 TV Series Herself
Good Morning America 2011-2012 TV Series Herself - Guest
Rachael Ray 2012 TV Series Herself
The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards 2012 TV Special Herself
18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012 TV Special Herself
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2012 TV Special Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2012 TV Special Herself
Big Morning Buzz Live 2011 TV Series Herself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2011 TV Series Herself
Chelsea Lately 2011 TV Series Herself - Guest
Teen Choice Awards 2010 2010 TV Special Herself - Presenter
2010 MuchMusic Video Awards 2010 TV Special Herself
MTV News Presents: Top 9 of '09 2009 TV Movie Herself
The Teen Choice Awards 2009 2009 TV Special Herself
Séries express 2009 TV Series Herself
The Tyra Banks Show 2009 TV Series Herself
2008 American Music Awards 2008 TV Special documentary Herself - Presenter
The Teen Choice Awards 2008 2008 TV Special Herself

Archive Footage

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Entertainment Tonight 2014-2017 TV Series Herself
The Insider 2014-2016 TV Series Herself
Everything Wrong with... 2014-2015 TV Series Tris / Hazel / Beatrice 'Tris' Prior
Inside Edition 2015 TV Series documentary Herself
Chelsea Lately 2012-2014 TV Series Tris in 'Divergent' / Amy Juergens

Won awards

Won awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovieAward shared with
2016 People's Choice Award People's Choice Awards, USA Favorite Action Movie Actress
2016 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress: Action Allegiant (2016)
2015 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Awards Best Female Performance The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
2015 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss The Fault in Our Stars (2014) · Ansel Elgort
2015 Trailblazer Award MTV Movie Awards
2015 People's Choice Award People's Choice Awards, USA Favorite Movie Duo Divergent (2014) · Theo James
2015 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress: Action Insurgent (2015)
2015 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Liplock Insurgent (2015) · Theo James
2014 CinemaCon Award CinemaCon, USA Female Star of Tomorrow
2014 Hollywood Film Award Hollywood Film Awards Best Breakout Performance: Actress The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
2014 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Awards Favorite Character Divergent (2014)
2014 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Chemistry The Fault in Our Stars (2014) · Ansel Elgort
· Nat Wolff
2014 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Liplock The Fault in Our Stars (2014) · Ansel Elgort
2014 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress: Drama The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
2014 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure Divergent (2014)
2014 Young Hollywood Award Young Hollywood Awards Best On-Screen Couple The Fault in Our Stars (2014) · Ansel Elgort (actor)
2013 Woman of the Year Elle Women in Hollywood Awards
2013 SDFCS Award San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actress The Spectacular Now (2013)
2013 Special Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival Dramatic The Spectacular Now (2013) · Miles Teller
2012 Chopard Trophy Cannes Film Festival Female Revelation
2012 COFCA Award Central Ohio Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2012 Independent Spirit Award Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Female The Descendants (2011)
2012 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Awards Breakthrough Performance The Descendants (2011)
2012 Virtuoso Award Santa Barbara International Film Festival The Descendants (2011)
2011 DFWFCA Award Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2011 DFCS Award Denver Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2011 FFCC Award Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2011 Breakthrough Performer Hamptons International Film Festival The Descendants (2011)
2011 Spotlight Award Hollywood Film Awards The Descendants (2011)
2011 HFCS Award Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2011 NBR Award National Board of Review, USA Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2011 SDFCS Award San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2011 WFCC Award Women Film Critics Circle Awards Best Young Actress The Descendants (2011)

Nominated awards

Nominated awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovieAward shared with
2017 People's Choice Award People's Choice Awards, USA Favorite Action Movie Actress
2016 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Chemistry Allegiant (2016) · Theo James
2016 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Liplock Allegiant (2016) · Theo James
2015 EE Rising Star Award BAFTA Awards
2015 Critics Choice Award Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress in an Action Movie Divergent (2014)
2015 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Awards Best Duo The Fault in Our Stars (2014) · Ansel Elgort
2015 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Awards Best Hero Insurgent (2015)
2015 People's Choice Award People's Choice Awards, USA Favorite Movie Duo The Fault in Our Stars (2014) · Ansel Elgort
2015 People's Choice Award People's Choice Awards, USA Favorite Action Movie Actress
2015 People's Choice Award People's Choice Awards, USA Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress
2014 Chlotrudis Award Chlotrudis Awards Best Actress The Spectacular Now (2013)
2014 Independent Spirit Award Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Lead The Spectacular Now (2013)
2014 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss The Spectacular Now (2013) · Miles Teller
2014 Prism Award Prism Awards Performance in a Feature Film The Spectacular Now (2013)
2014 Young Hollywood Award Young Hollywood Awards Best On-Screen Couple Divergent (2014) · Theo James
2013 EDA Special Mention Award Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Depiction of Nudity, Sexuality, or Seduction The Spectacular Now (2013) · Miles Teller
2013 EDA Female Focus Award Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Breakthrough Performance The Spectacular Now (2013)
2013 Gotham Independent Film Award Gotham Awards Best Actress The Spectacular Now (2013)
2012 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture The Descendants (2011)
2012 EDA Female Focus Award Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Breakthrough Performance The Descendants (2011)
2012 Critics Choice Award Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2012 Critics Choice Award Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Young Actor/Actress The Descendants (2011)
2012 COFCA Award Central Ohio Film Critics Association Breakthrough Film Artist The Descendants (2011)
2012 Chlotrudis Award Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2012 GFCA Award Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2012 Gold Derby Award Gold Derby Awards Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2012 IFC Award Iowa Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2012 OFTA Film Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2012 OFCS Award Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2012 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Descendants (2011) · Beau Bridges
· George Clooney
· Robert Forster
· Judy Greer
· Matthew Lillard
2012 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star: Female The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008)
2012 TFCA Award Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2012 VFCC Award Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2011 ACCA Awards Circuit Community Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Descendants (2011)
2011 CFCA Award Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2011 CFCA Award Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Most Promising Performer The Descendants (2011)
2011 DFCS Award Denver Film Critics Society Best Breakout Star The Descendants (2011)
2011 Golden Schmoes Golden Schmoes Awards Best Supporting Actress of the Year The Descendants (2011)
2011 Golden Schmoes Golden Schmoes Awards Breakthrough Performance of the Year The Descendants (2011)
2011 Gotham Independent Film Award Gotham Awards Best Ensemble Performance The Descendants (2011) · George Clooney
· Beau Bridges
· Robert Forster
· Judy Greer
· Matthew Lillard
· Nick Krause
· Amara Miller
· Mary Birdsong
· Rob Huebel
2011 Gotham Independent Film Award Gotham Awards Breakthrough Actor The Descendants (2011)
2011 ICP Award Indiewire Critics' Poll Best Supporting Performance The Descendants (2011)
2011 PFCS Award Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Descendants (2011)
2011 PFCS Award Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Breakout on Camera The Descendants (2011)
2011 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008)
2011 VVFP Award Village Voice Film Poll Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2011 WAFCA Award Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2010 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008)
2010 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star: Female The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008)
2009 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008)
2009 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star: Female The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008)
2009 Young Artist Award Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008)
2006 Young Artist Award Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress Felicity: An American Girl Adventure (2005)
2005 Young Artist Award Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Leading Young Actress A Place Called Home (2004)

2nd place awards

2nd place awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovieAward shared with
2012 COFCA Award Central Ohio Film Critics Association Best Ensemble The Descendants (2011) · George Clooney
· Amara Miller
· Nick Krause
· Beau Bridges
· Mary Birdsong
· Rob Huebel
· Robert Forster
· Matthew Lillard
· Judy Greer
2011 SEFCA Award Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)
2011 SEFCA Award Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Best Ensemble The Descendants (2011) · Beau Bridges
· Matthew Lillard
· George Clooney
· Robert Forster
· Judy Greer
2011 SLFCA Award St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)

3rd place awards

3rd place awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovieAward shared with
2012 NSFC Award National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Best Supporting Actress The Descendants (2011)


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#Quote
1 [on being arrested for criminal trespassing and engaging in a riot following her participation in the protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline] I am not scared. I am not afraid. I am grateful, and I am amazed to be standing by the sides of so many peaceful warriors," she concluded, simply feeding off the hype of a celebrity's arrest ain't going to save the world. But, standing together will.
2 [on supporting Native Americans' rights] Whatever your cause is. Whatever your passion is. Whatever you care about most, none of your efforts or hard-earned opinions will matter when the planet and the people you're fighting for have nothing left to show for it. Will you choose money, or will you choose children? Will you choose ignorance, or will you choose love? Will you choose blindness, or will you choose freedom?
3 Some people have crooked teeth, some people have broken fingers, and I've got a back that has my initial on it.
4 My whole life I've been so self-conscious about being skinny. And just recently I don't care anymore. All insecurities are projected because of what you think others are saying about you, but they don't really matter at all. My only real insecurities in high school were having such long legs and thick hair-things I'm so very grateful for now.
5 [on her fears] I'm one of those people that sort of gets off on fear-like heights and stuff. I enjoy things that make my adrenaline run. But mine would probably be being in a submarine submerged thousands of feet underwater, or being in space. Those two things are fucked up. No way.
6 The thing with privacy is I'm just going to make sure that whatever I hold sacred stays sacred. What I hold dear to my heart is nobody's business in the same way whatever you hold dear to your heart is nobody's business, unless you're willing to share that.
7 Everyone today is like, 'Shailene, you're getting so much buzz. How does the feel?' It's the most odd question because it's like asking a kid who got into Cornell how it feels to be the top of your class at one of the Ivy League schools. How do you answer that? You just go, 'I don't know.' I used to say that this is just the maraschino cherry on top, but decided maraschino cherries are awful. So I'm going to start now preaching the Bing cherry on top.
8 [on Alexander Payne] On a personal level, he's one of my top five favorite human beings. He's just such a dynamite man. Being on set with him, he makes you feel so comfortable and he gives you the freedom to do whatever you want within his unspoken words and guidelines. And that's a beautiful thing for an actor. That's why everyone wants to work with him because he does give you the freedom that a lot of movie sets don't allow.
9 [on George Clooney] He's such a phenomenal superhuman, and I know it probably sounds weird, but he's one of the greatest men. He has so much to offer, not only in his performances, but as a human being. He's so generous and humble and passionate and grateful and appreciative and brilliant, and I just think the world of him. Every time I see him, I'm constantly absorbing and soaking in new information; just learning more about life and how to be a better human being because of him. I think gratitude is a big thing that a lot of people lose sight of and that man, he fully encompasses it.
10 I always say that I'll never win a physical battle, but I can always win a mental battle. I mean, not really, because I never really argue with anyone.
11 [on what she thought about teenagers] For so long they were-and still are-depicted in movies and TV shows as codependent whiners or rich, beautiful, diamond-clad daughters or dumb cheerleader types. But teenagers are so smart. I was probably smarter as a 16-year-old than I am today. There is a zest for life that you have at that age that is so beautiful.
12 When you're on a film set, you're not thinking about what other people are going to think - you're not thinking about magazines, you're not thinking about interviews, and you're definitely not thinking about Oscars. At least for me. I'm just thinking about how grateful I am to be on the set and to work with such phenomenal people and to have the opportunity.
13 One of my goals in life is to start a giant organic, biodynamic farm, and have it run like a community, but sell the produce for less than conventional prices.
14 [on losing the role 'Lucy' in I Am Sam (2001) to Dakota Fanning] My father looked at me and said, 'You need to send that Dakota girl so much love and so much happiness because this is the best day in her life. One day, you're gonna have a best day in your life, and you're not gonna want people to be angry at you for doing something that they wanted to do.
15 Everyone says to me, 'What does it feel like to be part of the Hollywood life now?' And I want to say, 'It's fabricated.' None of it's real. We all go to these events. We put on makeup and clothes that aren't ours. We give them back at the end of the night, and then we go home and burp the same garlic burps as everyone else. You still have to do your laundry, and your dishes are everywhere. It's just life.
16 My mother was a school counselor, and my father was a high school principal. I grew up with not, 'Go say you're sorry.' It was, 'How does that make you feel?' or 'If you were in his shoes, how do you think that would make him feel?' It was all very cerebral, and there was a lot of analyzing, a lot of breaking down situations from a place of compassion and empathy. I think that made me who I am today.
17 [on criticism of her Valentino Couture Oscars dress] A lot of people didn't like it. They were like, 'She's 20, she's covering herself up, why is she doing that?' But to me it felt classy and elegant and that's what I think of when I think of the Oscars. It felt simple and elegant and it still represented who I am. Most of my clothes come through friends - this cardigan is two years old and these jeans are my friend's boyfriend's.
18 I think everything about my lifestyle is fairly alternative. I gather my own spring water from mountains every month. I go to a farm to get my food. I make everything from my own toothpaste to my own body lotions and face oils. I could go on for hours. I make my own medicines; I don't get those from doctors. I make my own cheese and forage wild foods and identify wild plants. It's an entire lifestyle. It's appealing to my soul.
19 I think people in this industry make it harder on themselves than they need to. It's easy to be happy. It's easier to be happy than to not be.
20 I just find the whole f word, this whole 'fan' word, so completely fascinating. I think it's one thing to be a fan of a particular movie-growing up, I was a huge fan of The Goonies and certain bands or musicians. [But] I look back at my favorite childhood films, and I don't remember being obsessed, or necessarily being a fan of a particular actor. I was excited to see what they were going to do next, but... Now I feel like there's this odd sort of obsession with certain people. So, for me, I try to separate myself from my project; and I hope that people support that project. But when people are solely supporting me, it feels odd; it's something that I haven't quite gotten used to and I don't think I ever will.
21 I'm not one of those actors who feels like they need to get in character, to do any sort of method acting situations. For me it's all about learning my lines, showing up on time, and professionally listening to what others are saying, and then authentically and truthfully reacting off of their expressions. So, it's easy to drop roles, because I don't feel like I acquire them to begin with.
22 Actors I like? I love Mark Ruffalo and Marion Cotillard. For me she is the best actress alive.
23 [Interview for Toda Teen, March 2014] I would love to do comedy, but nothing too silly. Something like Little Miss Sunshine (2006) or another movie by Alexander Payne. I'd love that someone could redo rom-coms exactly like those from the 80s and 90s, like Dirty Dancing (1987) or Notting Hill (1999), movies that they don't do anymore. Movies today are too big, female characters are idiots and the male characters are rich, it's so difficult to identify with these films.
24 [When asked about her feeling on being compared with Jennifer Lawrence.] Well, comparisons always lead to despair. As women, we are constantly told that we need to compare ourselves to a girl in school, to our co-­workers, to the images in a magazine. How is the world going to advance if we're always comparing ourselves to others? I admire Jennifer Lawrence, but she's everyone's favorite person to compare me to. Is it because we both have short hair and a vagina? I see us as separate individuals. And that's important. As women, our insecurities are based on all these comparisons. And that creates distress.
25 I think it's ridiculous that the boundaries have been crossed between cinema and fashion. They're both their own separate art forms. I did not start acting in order to wear something beautiful and wear lots of makeup. That's not why I do this. I do this because I really love being on a film set.
26 [on where she sees herself in 10 years] I'd like to be living somewhere in the middle of the woods, flying to L.A. when I need to, and balancing my lifestyle of living in stride with the Earth as well as being in this industry. I think there are ways to bridge gaps between my two worlds: My wild, muddy-all-the-time, no-makeup, no-shoes world, and this world, which is high heels and fancy clothes.
27 [on her positive reaction to the script for The Fault in Our Stars (2014)] I always know intuitively whether a script is something I fall in love with or not. I get butterflies. If I get butterflies, it's something I'll fight for.
28 I think souls know no age. The only thing that knows age is the mind, and the minute you leave that behind some people have chemical connections and some people don't. Love isn't limited to marriage and sex and whatnot. Teenagers who fall in love - their love is just as real, just as visceral and just as worthy as that of adults who fall in love.
29 My biggest thing is really sisterhood more than feminism. I don't know how we as women expect men to respect us, because we don't seem to respect each other. There's so much jealousy, so much comparison and envy. It's just so silly and heartbreaking in a way.
30 I've realized that worry is the product of a future that we cannot guarantee, and guilt is the product of a past we cannot change. Once that clicked in, it became easier to live this lighter life. And the happier I am, the healthier I am and the better I look and feel.
31 Freshman year, upperclassmen would call me 'anorexic', so I'd go home and cry, wishing hard for the curves to appear.
32 [on the actresses she admires (March 2014)] Oh man, I know I just worked with her [in Divergent (2014)], but I really admire Kate Winslet. I admire her career. I admire Marion Cotillard and Mélanie Laurent.
33 What I found with The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008) was that it was hard to talk about some of the issues because I didn't believe in them, and on a personal level, I was not in agreement with the things that we were preaching.
34 I was an environmentalist in high school - or, I guess, a self-proclaimed environmentalist - and I started reading about the food system in America and how it's owned by all of these corporations. I was on a quest to find out what healthy really meant because people were saying that veganism was healthy or that the Paleo diet was healthy, but I really had no idea. So I started researching indigenous people and what their lifestyles were like because I was fascinated by the fact that they could still run in their eighties and still had amazing muscular and nervous systems, whereas in America now, by the time we get to our thirties, it's really hard for us to lose weight and maintain a healthy body and composition. So I just started adapting my lifestyle to that of indigenous people, and what I realized is that we're all indigenous creatures on this planet. The whole concept of re-wilding came about through some really good friends of mine, and it's basically about adapting to your current situation. If you're in the city, then you can't go back to hunter-and-gatherer times, so you have to adapt to the lifestyle that's out there. Herbalism is part of that, and knowing how to heal our bodies naturally and knowing about organic farming. It's so important and essential to the Earth, to Gaia. We want to continue to live on this planet, and I think we need to break down the associations that we have that we're different from nature - that we need to protect the Earth and save the Earth - when we are, in fact, part of the Earth. So it all starts with us. If we want to save the planet, then I think we need to start saving ourselves in order to do that. I believe that organic farming, among many other practices, can really start that shift.
35 All it takes is to pick up that one piece of trash you pass everyday on your way to work. Or to turn the water faucet off when you're brushing your teeth from afar. Or to compost. Or to buy 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Or to utilize vintage stores and secondhand markets. Or to fully devote yourself to only buying vegetables from local sources. It is remarkably easy to incorporate sustainable choices into our everyday, busy lives.
36 I fell into this business by accident. It wasn't something I ever aspired to be: an actress. It just happened. It has evolved into an insane passion...a creative outlet. But nothing more. It's my hobby... one of the ways I express myself as an artist. And the day it becomes a job... a career... I will quit.


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