For me, one thing I love is having an arc for a character. I love being able to see a character go through something and to learn. Mae Whitman More Quotes by Mae Whitman More Quotes From Mae Whitman When I was a teenager, for the most part, I had a really great, easy relationship with my mom, but there are those occasional mom/daughter things that are unavoidable. That's what makes it more upsetting and more true to life. We have great moments, and then we have terrible moments as well. Mae Whitman teenager daughter mom Act because you love to act. Mae Whitman People should recognize who you are and how you can act rather than how famous you are. Mae Whitman who-you-are should people You can find the money, you'll be okay, but the things that you choose to invest your energy in, that shapes your life and your path and where you go from there. I find that when I'm a part of things that I believe in and I love, it leads to more things like that. Mae Whitman energy path believe Being on a movie set when you have a great strong people there supporting you can be very nurturing. You get to explore these creative parts of yourself as a child that most people don't explore until they're in college. Mae Whitman strong college children I'm, like, the biggest fan ever of 'Arrested Development.' To be a part of it is incredible. Same goes for 'Parenthood.' Mae Whitman parenthood fans development I'm a single child. I wanted a little brother or a little sister growing up, but when I think about it, I'm happy I'm an only child. Mae Whitman growing-up brother children Ultimately what we actors are doing is communicating with people who are feeling alone or feeling different or confused or whatever and you're communicating and saying, "Hey, I don't get to know you, but here's a piece of me and you're not alone. We're in this together." Hopefully that communication has maybe made some people feel less alone. Mae Whitman confused communication people I really love poetry. I'm a big E.E. Cummings fan and a big Walt Whitman fan, and I have a big book of poetry. Mae Whitman love-poetry fans book I had a friend where it turned out that she hated my guts, all through our friendship. I thought she was my best friend, and then, in high school, she turned on me and had sordid affairs with all of the people that I'd dated. It was less hurtful because I was in high school, so it was more like, 'What's wrong with you? Gross!' Mae Whitman hurtful people school I don't have one role that I'm particularly fond of doing, and I don't really look for it to differ all the time, but I will try anything and do anything. If it's a role I connect with, I'll go for it, no matter what's involved. Mae Whitman roles trying looks I feel like I am a lot of who I am because I watched these shows that said it was okay to be a total weirdo. Shows like 'Pete and Pete,' 'Hey, Dude,' 'Salute Your Shorts' - that's what I grew up with. Mae Whitman hey grew-up who-i-am It's funny, because I don't have a very addictive personality in any way except for things like stories or books or movies or TV. I just get, like, completely enamored and lost in that world, especially when one really hits the right way. Like, I just can't do anything else. Mae Whitman personality stories book I like to be a lot of different things at once and dress different ways and I change my hair all the time, so being an actor lets me live out the fantasy of living out 100,000 different lifetimes in one, without all of the repercussions. Mae Whitman different dresses hair The coming-of-age story has sort of become a joke. It's something to capitalize on, and that is painful because when you are coming of age - when you are going through something like that - the genre is so meaningful. Mae Whitman genre-is age meaningful I kind of dress like a boy from the nineties. I like wearing baseball hats. I just like to be really comfortable. Mae Whitman baseball dresses boys I don't really have an aversion to watching myself. I think I've been doing it for long enough that I have a system of separating it in my brain from my egotistical neuroses for the most part. Mae Whitman brain long thinking You do have to continue, as you grow as a human, checking in and going is this what I want? Am I giving away things that I don’t want? Who am I and what do I want to keep doing? Mae Whitman grows want giving I love doing voice-over. It's one of my favorite things. Mae Whitman favorites-things my-favorite voice In every single 'Tinker Bell' movie, I feel like there's a message that I'm proud to communicate with kids. Mae Whitman bells proud kids
