Quotes By Amanda Seyfried

Singing was my first love and I never even considered it after I started acting, but now I'm bringing it back into my life. I trained from the ages of 11 to 17. When I moved to New York and got into serious acting, I just kind of abandoned the whole singing thing. But when I grew up in Pennsylvania I went to voice lessons once a week.

I guess I would ideally want to be 20 physically, but 40 mentally.

When you start using test audiences, it becomes more scientific than it is about the work itself, and that's boring.

I like to keep people guessing.

Hollywood is just like high school. The popular people only like the other popular people. And the thing is, some people aren't nice - or they're nice, but only to your face, not elsewhere.

I talk like I know what I'm saying, but I don't.

I just like to do covers, every once in a while. If someone pays me to go into the studio, I'll do it.

I mean, why am I considered an 'it girl?' Because I'm in a lot of movies right now or am on the covers of magazines? I just hope there is something solid behind that. Because here's the thing with 'it girl' status. It's great and amazing that anybody is saying that at all. But how long does that last?

Being professional is just really clearly the way to go and helps you on the road to longevity.

I went to art school when I was little.

A smoky eye and nice hair are not going to make my night any easier.

You've just got to be comfortable with yourself.

I happen to be really a romantic.

I've auditioned for roles that involved voice, but I don't like it. I feel like, I can't do this in front of you. It seems so separate - I don't share it with a lot of people. And I'm not into public performances.

My focus is to not focus too much on one genre.

Intimacy is a wonderful thing. It's frustrating that growing up I thought it was wrong. It isn't. Exploring your sexuality is important when you're growing up.

I don't dye my hair and I can go without makeup.

I have written some songs, but I would really call what I've done poetry at the end of the day, because I'll sit with my guitar for hours and hours on end for, like, a week and then I won't touch it for a month. I also just have no confidence. And you know what? I don't have time, because I'd rather be doing other things, like knitting.

I think the era of the diva actress is coming to an end.

Well, it's very easy for me to gain weight, but even though I tried not eating for a week when I was really young, I couldn't do it any longer because I liked my food too much.

There are definitely reasons to do certain things, but I like to stick to good director, good actor, good script.

Maybe I should drive a hybrid. I do have a shirt that says, 'Go Green.'

I don't want to be in magazines everyday, because I don't want people to get used to one thing.

I think I'm past the age of getting lost.

I love animals and they're very easy to look after when they're dead.

When you're young, it's hard not to get together with your costar.

Perfect is boring.

I'm pretty sure I would never do a full frontal in a movie - for personal reasons, I wouldn't really want to show that.

A film set is really delicate and people treat you very very well if you're an actor because they want you to be as comfortable as possible for you to do your work, but it really is just one in a team of many and usually 150 people.

I have to feel good on the inside to look glamorous.