Quoting Natalie....

"Being smart and studying is so dorky and is seen as being nerdy in this country, so I think it is kind of cool for girls to see someone like me, who is really interested in school. It's okay to be a studying dork, you don't have to be out partying all the time."

"When I was a kid, I was a ridiculous reader�a book every day or two. Kids' books, not classics. But I got really upset with The Babysitter's Club. One girl was a tomboy who wore boys' clothes and only liked sports and had lots of brothers. Then there was a girl who was really pretty and an only child, and she loved shopping. But three was no overlap, never a girl who like reading and theater. No one who like sports and dressing up pretty. Each character was so clear-cut. That made me think all parts of myself�my clothes, my hobbies the kind of student I was�had to match. I thought if you were smart, you had wear preppie clothes and your hobbies should be reading and writing. I assumed I didn't know who I was because I couldn't identify with a certain personality type. The I realized my identity was, I like everything. My favorite movies can be Schindler's List and Dirty Dancing. I can like wearing urban clothes and pretty, flowing dresses. You shouldn't feel like you're going crazy if you don't fit into one category. Maybe my feeling have something to do with the fact that, yes, I'm a total Gemini. I'm not schizo and all over the place, but I have very different sides to myself."

" It's nice to be able to use the business, rather than have it use you."

"In my mind I see the Force as being that thing in me - to trust your instincts and not be blind to your innate knowledge. It's that thing that guides you."

"I think when people are truly talented they'll get jobs anyway. Maybe I have a better chance of being in a movie if I'm pretty, but it doesn't mean I have a better chance of getting a good role."

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