The idea that a child doesn't have the opportunity to be a child is devastating. Blake Lively More Quotes by Blake Lively More Quotes From Blake Lively My daughter is just as obsessed with playing in my makeup as everyone's daughter is. She paints our walls and herself and clothes and me. So I have to do makeup in 30 seconds or my whole house is covered in my makeup, because she'll just take it and run. Blake Lively walldaughterrunning When I was a kid people always asked why I didn't act like the rest of my family, and parents would say, "Well, she needs a childhood! We would never allow her to do that even if she wanted to". They were as involved in my life as any parents are in any person's life. Blake Lively childhoodkidspeople I think for a lot of people, acting becomes a lifestyle, especially when you're living in Los Angeles. Blake Lively actingpeoplethinking I think in high school there's so many cliques. You're never safe. Blake Lively safeschoolthinking I feel like all I've done lately is play really sexually-charged drug addicts. I don't know what's wrong with me. I've gotta go to Disneyland more and get more excitement. Blake Lively drugdoneplay I actually think that craft service was the reason I got into acting: the free food. I literally remember on my first job being like, "Yes! I get to have craft service every day!" Blake Lively actingjobsthinking You could spend your life trying to uncover all the treasures in New Orleans and not even scratch the surface. It's such an amazing place. Blake Lively scratchesnew-orleanstrying I've never worked with an acting coach, but my parents had acting classes and I grew up around them my whole life just because I didn't have a babysitter. Blake Lively actingparentclass I think if you're going to get a tattoo, it should be significant, especially when it's all the way up your arms and your body. Blake Lively tattoobodythinking And then Gossip Girl completely blew open the door to fashion for me. I'd go to fashion shows and call my publicist and say, 'Can I wear that?' I think I became my own stylist by not knowing any better. And once I was told it was time to get one, I thought: This is one of my favorite hobbies! And I'm going to pay someone to steal my hobby from me? That's a terrible idea! Blake Lively fashiongirlthinking I never think about how other people will respond to the way I dress. Blake Lively dressespeoplethinking Christmas for me is all about spending time with my family. I cherish any chance we have to spend all day together making gingerbread houses, baking cookies, or sitting around and watching movies. Blake Lively daymefamilychristmas I've been so lucky to work with such great people: people that are such hard workers and have such a respect and appreciation for one another. Blake Lively respectworkappreciationpeople People gossip. People are insecure, so they talk about other people so that they won't be talked about. They point out flaws in other people to make them feel good about themselves. I think at any age or any social class, that's present. Blake Lively feelgoodagepeople The smell of pine needles, spruce and the smell of a Christmas tree - those to me, are the scents of the holidays. Blake Lively holidaysmechristmastree I really don't like the gym. I like experiences, so I take any chance I get to go on a bicycle or on a hike. Blake Lively gobicyclegymchance I wear a lot more glitter around the holidays, so I'm always wearing different glitter nail polish or fun metallic eye shadow. It's the holidays - everything is more twinkly and celebratory. Blake Lively holidaysshadoweyefun My first child is going to be the oldest sibling to the next kid, and that may change with each and every year. I'm looking forward to how one baby influences the other, and to my family as a whole, to every single chapter. Blake Lively lookingchildfamilychange If you ever want something badly, let it go. If it comes back to you, then it's yours forever. If it doesn't, then it was never yours to begin with. Blake Lively neverbackgoyou When you shampoo your hair, you're trying to get the oil out of your roots, but you really want the rest of your hair to maintain its moisture. When you put coconut oil on the ends, the shampoo gets oil out of the roots, but also protects the ends. Blake Lively restyourootshair
