199 Quotes by Emma Stone

So anyway, I’ve learned a lot about myself just in terms of acting but just work ethic and interesting things like full-page monologues or talking straight into camera, which I had never gotten to do before.

I always thought it’s way more important to be funny or to be honest than to look any certain way.

Sometimes I definitely shut people out. I can be that sort of girlfriend who crosses her arms, shakes her head and says, “Nope, I’m not telling you what’s wrong. I’m fine.”

In Hollywood – and indeed, the world – a lot of women only think about themselves in the context of men. It’s truly sad.

People aren’t stupid. People wanna see good movies, especially comedies. Those by the books comedies, I don’t get it. Who likes those? Nobody likes those.

There’s this Ryan Gosling quote that I steal all the time – I watched an interview with him in Cannes – and he said picking roles is like listening to songs on the radio: There can be a lot of really great songs in a row, but then one comes on that just makes you want to dance.

I’m not there to be the token sexy girl. I don’t know that I would ever be able to pull that off. It’s nice that those characters I’ve played feel uncomfortable as well because it’s so much more realistic.

It’s definitely a shock to go from being 15 in high school to working. There’s no real cushion there. There’s no preparation at all. You learn by doing.

You won’t hear me saying I have no body issues because I wouldn’t be human if I didn’t.