194 Quotes by Mandy Moore

My mom has never been a big meddler and isn’t like extremely opinionated or at least just doesn’t voice it to me. She’s sort of let me come into my own by myself and I think that’s just a testament to what my parents did in terms of raising us.

I think that dreams, goals, and aspirations, all of that stuff – I’m really lucky to have been able to work with the talented people that I’ve been able to work with and I hope to be doing that for a very long time.

I like older boys, but they think, ‘She’s underage.’ I’d love to have somebody in mind when I sing.

It’s important to get well-rounded right off the bat. A lot of experienced dancers can get pigeonholed into one thing. I’ve been hired for a lot of different gigs simply because I can do a lot of different things with different levels of dancers. And it’s sad to me that some dancers don’t do more.

I love music and I guess I have less expectations or pressure to kind of put on myself because the music hasn’t been some huge sensation.

Growing up in the public eye was really tough. When you’re 14 and your body is changing, your life is changing, and people are watching every step you make, it’s really hard to deal with. But I was pretty lucky, people didn’t watch me that closely.

I carry around a little journal with me, a little notebook and a pen and just write all the time. Not necessarily actually sitting down and writing lyrics, just free-form writing, whatever’s going on in my mind.

I have ambitions to do a Broadway record one of these days and get in the studio with like, a real orchestra. I’m a big musical theatre geek.

I’m minimalistic when it comes to makeup, so I’m a sucker for anything that’s multi-tasking. Aquaphor is my go-to product. It’s great for adding gloss to eyes and cheekbones, and amazing for soothing dry cuticles, too.