Being cool is being your own self, not doing something that someone else is telling you to do.
Vanessa Hudgens
So many people try to grow up too fast, and it's not fun! You should stay a kid as long as possible!
Exercise is amazing, from the inside out. I feel so alive and have more energy.
I don't go long without eating. I never starve myself: I grab a healthy snack.
Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
I don't like being stagnant. I want to continue to grow and just be better at what I do, and the only way to do that is to keep stepping outside of your comfort zone.
I've had many nicknames over the years: V, Nessa, Nessy Poo, Nessy Bear and Van. Only my parents call me Van, though, and I hate it. I get embarrassed.
You have to be able to love yourself because that's when things fall into place.
Long-distance relationships are hard no matter what. When you don't have face-to-face time, it's just different.
I want to let my fans get to know a little about me. I'm very thankful for everything they've done for me so, of course, I'm going to let them into my world a bit. But I really am a very private person, and I love kepping my life to myself - that's how I've always been.
My style is boho chic. I love that time period - the patterns, the prints, the people, the music, the vibe.
I get to go to all these beautiful places, so it's nice being able to take pictures of it.
I'm really an outdoorsy girl. People think I can't go anywhere without getting all primped up, but I love to go camping, and I'm totally fine with not doing my hair or makeup, not taking a shower and just hiking.
I hope by the time I'm 30 to have a husband and maybe a baby.
Right now, I do not like kids at all. I mean, I love my fans and everything, but when you have kids following you around all day, it's like, 'Ugh, kids!' Maybe that will change when I get older.
I have a toy poodle, Shadow. She's a little whippersnapper! And I love little monkeys.
I love and really respect strong women. I'm obsessed with Scarlett Johansson and Drew Barrymore and Penelope Cruz. They are just really incredibly strong-willed, intelligent females in the industry.
I love funky styles. Not preppy or rock, just funky!
I like friends who are honest and loyal. They also shouldn't be afraid to be a kid. I like having fun.
Ghost stories really scare me. I have such a big imagination that after I watch a horror movie like 'The Grudge', I look in the corners of my room for the next two days.
That's actually how my parents met. They were pen pals. My mom was in the Philippines and my father was in the States, and they wrote to each other. He went out to meet her, and they wed not too long after.
Do not just look at your boyfriend as just a boyfriend. Look at him as a friend, too.
The Lion King always makes me cry, especially when Simba's father gets trampled.
I love children. They're so much fun and I would have a blast spoiling them.
I love doing theater. That's where my home is.
The second I met Zac, I thought he was a really cool guy. It's hard not to have chemistry with someone who is so attractive.
I just lip gloss! It doesn't matter if it's $2 or $30.
I think I'd make a pretty good girlfriend.
I love Cameron Diaz, and I love Drew Barrymore.
I want to try doing sportier things, kite surfing and paddle surfing - I think it would give me that extra confidence.
I've always wanted to play Maria in West Side Story. My idol is Natalie Wood, and I love the movie, so I think a modern-day twist on it would be really neat.
I'm not very experienced with boys or the whole dating thingy.
I had a gypsy upbringing, so I moved around all over the place and can't remember a street I grew up on.
Violence has been a part of films since the beginning of time. It's been a form of entertainment.
I love finding things that scare me and doing them. That's how you grow.
I'm not good with catty girls. I'm too laid-back.
I feel like a lot of people think of Hollywood as being fake, but it's only perceived that way because it takes 10 people to make someone look the way that they do. In reality, they're there because they are doing what they're passionate about.
I'd like to win an Oscar.
A good amount of the guys wanted to date me. Even older guys looking at me. It took some getting used to.
I'm becoming more adventurous.
I feel like I've been fortunate enough that I've gotten to meet and work with some really passionate people.
I am human like everyone else. I am aware that there are people who look up to me. When mistakes are made, they aren't intentional, and I constantly push myself to be a better person.
Touring is tough. You're almost in a haze because you don't really know where you are half the time: You're in a hotel room one moment, and the next thing you know, you're onstage performing for 60,000 people, then you're back on an airplane. It's very hectic and I couldn't do it without my family.
I did ask Matt Damon for his autograph - and I got a picture, too!
I try not to read the blogs or what people say about me. Because that's what brings everybody down - no matter what you do, you're always going to have haters.
I had my first real kiss at Magic Mountain on a park bench. Not the most romantic thing ever.
Guys act strange around me. I swear I don't know why!
I have three closets in my bedroom.
I like someone who's not afraid to be a kid!
I may have had a crush on Zac, but we are like brother and sister, so nothing would ever happen.
