Belief is such a powerful thing - but because it is, it can also be very destructive and it's very easily manipulated. Jena Malone More Quotes by Jena Malone More Quotes From Jena Malone If we could all just laugh at ourselves, in hard times or good times, it would be an incredible world. Jena Malone hard-times laughing world I think everyone should follow their instincts, and go with what they feel, and follow their heart. Jena Malone instinct heart thinking I'm sort of coming of age into a different time of acting, and I feel kind of like a kid again. I used to think that I could climb anything, do anything. But I've just been like a skinny white girl my whole life. Jena Malone girl kids thinking If you put the right things into the universe, the right things will come to you. Jena Malone right-thing universe ifs For a child actor, its a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared. Jena Malone actors listening children I used to want to be a children's writer, because I would have all these great ideas when I was little, and I'd write them and draw them, and turn them into class. Jena Malone writing class children I think the older you get, you start to break down the myth and you get to the dirt of it - and if you still love the dirt, then I think you should stay on board. Jena Malone breaking-down break thinking There is a point in every young person's life when you realize that the youth that you've progressed through and graduate to some sort of adulthood is equally as messed up as where you're going. Jena Malone graduates youth realizing In L.A., if you're an actor, your personal and professional lives are too intertwined. Jena Malone personal-and-professional-life intertwined actors No matter who the characters are, you can strip them down and find small universal truths. Jena Malone down-and matter character You never know how things are going to fit. So, you don't count your eggs until they hatch. You can't pre-project that. I mean, this was literally like a childhood fantasy of mine, to be able to work in action. You know, growing up on Disney films like Pocahontas and wanting to enter into that, or Aladdin and how he's fighting - being your own hero, being your own heroine is like every one's dream. Jena Malone growing-up hero dream Some locations are so terrible, you can't even breathe, and you still have to act. Jena Malone breathe location terrible There's so much more (to say) about being young and being a woman, but I feel like not a lot of those stories are being told, so you have to grab onto what ever small truths you can find and present it in the most honest way you can. Jena Malone honest stories way When I'm not working, I definitely I like waking up at noon. Jena Malone noon waking wake-up We are all searching for some form of family or foundation - for a place we can feel safe and secure. Jena Malone foundation safety form I think it's an individual thing. Your mountains are my molehills. Jena Malone mountain individual thinking I think sleep's really important. I value it as much as waking up and having a full day. Jena Malone important sleep thinking I tell my agent that I want to read everything. Jena Malone agents want Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses. Jena Malone teens teenage inspirational People soften by the forced reflection that comes with loss. Jena Malone reflection loss death
