Top quotes by Alicia Silverstone

I love, love, love apricot baby food. My closet in the kitchen is filled with jars of it. I love Lucky Charms and Cocoa Pebbles cereal. I love my purple couch, and I love dancing. I used to have the best stuffed animals, but Samson [her dog] ate them. Votes: 25

I think I can deceive people. I'm like, the nice, sweet girl when you meet me. And I don't have any bad intentions. But I'm a bad girl too. Votes: 23

I don't take any of the medications I took when I was younger: antibiotics, antacids, aspirin, asthma inhalers, ulcer medication, allergy shots. Votes: 22

My boyfriend calls me 'princess', but I think of myself more along the lines of 'monkey' and 'retard'. Votes: 17

I don't feel like a dream girl, but I think it's really nice. I guess a part of me wishes I got that sort of attention in my real life. Because in my real life, I'm this weird, dorky girl who just hangs out with her dog. Votes: 16

I'd die if I was Madonna. I'd die. God, what a horrible way to live. And Michael Jackson! To be so famous and to feel so isolated. I feel so bad for them. I don't know how it feels, and I hope it never happens to me. Votes: 13

I love cooking and one of my favourite things to do with my husband is open up the refrigerator. Votes: 13

I don't want to be known as the Aerosmith chick, but it's fun to put on the boots and makeup and act like a tough girl. Votes: 13

I'm very uncomfortable with my body, and I'm not interested in people seeing it on screen. Votes: 11

My attention since 'Clueless' has been on family, relationships, activism, the planet, and my career. Votes: 10

What I learned from doing 'The Graduate' was it doesn't matter what the medium is... as long as the material is inspiring and the characters are well written. Votes: 10

I truly loved doing the videos, but it has been hard hearing all the time that you're just the Aerosmith chick. Votes: 9

I think that the film Clueless was very deep. I think it was deep in the way that it was very light. I think lightness has to come from a very deep place if it's true lightness. Votes: 9

I think any time anybody says something nasty about you, it's hard to deal with it. Votes: 7

My favorite thing in the world is a box of fine European chocolates which is, for sure, better than sex. Votes: 6

People think, 'Wow, you're an actress, so people must be really nice to you and kiss your ass.' NOBODY kisses my ass. Votes: 6

I don't have any understanding of a human being who doesn't respect the beauty of life and that goes for all creatures that have thoughts, feelings and needs. Votes: 6

I've been wanting to have a baby since I was 2 years old - I'm destined to be a mother. Votes: 5

I don't just want to be the girl boys get excited about, I have no desire for people to see me in a sexy way. I won't do nudity ever. Votes: 5

Clothes make me dizzy. Votes: 5

Prince Charming is very nice and very honest and very confident in who he is and funny and knows how to have a kick-ass fun time. Is willing to melt away so that nothing else exists in the world except himself and his princess and loves food and cats and every life form except human beings which is not necessary. Votes: 5

I'm always looking for inspiration. Votes: 5

Yoga makes me feel really sexy. Votes: 3

Nothing's changed my life more. I feel better about myself as a person, being conscious and responsible for my actions and I lost weight and my skin cleared up and I got bright eyes and I just became stronger and healthier and happier. Can't think of anything better in the world to be but be vegan. Votes: 3

Once people spend time with farm animals in a loving way ... a pig or cow or a little chicken or a turkey, they might find they relate with them the same way they relate with dogs and cats. People don't really think of them that way because they're on the plate. Why should they be food when other animals are pets? I would never eat my doggies. Votes: 3

I don't have time for friends. Votes: 2

I hate to shop. Votes: 2

I've had so many crushes on gay boys. Votes: 2

There was a point when I was so sick of this physical perfection thing that I thought it would be good for all young girls to eat burgers and sweets as a rebellion but I don't think that anymore because it's not healthy. Votes: 2

My life has become about trying to find effective ways to be as responsible with the choices I make - in food, clothing and everything else. I don't want to be responsible for the harm of any creature, person or animal. Votes: 2

From 19 to 28 there was a lot of turmoil in my life, but in a stuck way. Then, around 28, my life started to get shaken up. I realized I wanted to grow more and that anything that wasn't working in my life, I could fix it. I feel like I came into my womanhood. And that was when I got married. Votes: 0

I think lightness has to come from a very deep place if it's true lightness. Votes: 0

Creative collaboration is awesome. Votes: 0

When you're offered things, it makes it so much easier to be indecisive. And it's silly because you can pass on some really amazing things. Votes: 0

I'm reachable for people, I'm not out of their league. I'm just a normal girl. Votes: 0

One of the things that often frustrates me with cookbooks is that there are one or two recipes that are really good and the rest of them are not so great. Votes: 0

I never count calories, but I eat so well. Votes: 0

I'm so comfortable and happy with the woman that I am. Votes: 0

Being vegan just gives you such great karma. Votes: 0

It's important to see what we can do to make a difference, but it's more important to me to do it every single day. Votes: 0

Animals are being exploited in such an unbelievable way; it's not acceptable. Votes: 0

Being vegan helped me realize I can say and do what I believe is right. That's powerful. Votes: 0

I know what it feels like to be hurt,and I don't want to cause that pain to any other person or creature. But somehow, in society, we numb ourselves in order to make money or to feel better about ourselves, such as with cosmetics or food. We say to ourselves, I'm going to use this animal. I'm going to say it doesn't have much worth so that I can allow myself to do these cruel things. And that just isn't fair. Votes: 0

[I] educate people to be kinder to each other, and to other life-forms. There has been racism, sexism and now there is 'species-ism.' People think that they are better than other creatures. Votes: 0

Not that I say,"Oh,I'm not going to associate with certain people.," but I have my world,and I only want to be around people who I feel stimulated by. I have to be honest I do have a new quest: I want to meet more vegetarians,people who are more like minded. There's something real neat about that feeling. It makes you feel so settled to know there's somebody else sitting right there,being so passionate about what I'm passionate about. I don't want to be around selfish people. I try to keep myself surrounded by deep people who will move me. Votes: 0

All the things I've loved the most in life were my biggest risks. Votes: 0

I've gained so much confidence as a woman from figuring out that I don't want to be destructive. I don't want to stomp through the world and be number one. I just want to tread really lightly and not destroy anything. Hopefully, I can try to mend some things. That's my goal. Votes: 0

I like it all. I love getting inside of people's heads and playing what drives people and what makes them do what they do. That's always been what's most interesting to me about being an actor. The analyzing of what's happening, but even more so, just letting it all go and playing is fun. I love just seeing what comes out of you. Votes: 0

I was a foodie and I continue to be a foodie. Votes: 0

Like when I'm in the bathroom looking at my toilet paper, I'm like 'Wow! That's toilet paper?' I don't know if we appreciate how much we have. Votes: 0

I did it for political, moral reasons, thinking that I was making this great sacrifice, but it was absolutely necessary; I was not going to contribute to the violence in the world anymore. Votes: 0

I didn't want to get married - I thought it was like a cult! It seemed so conservative and unnatural. Votes: 0

Animals are being exploited in such an unbelievable way; it's not acceptable. PETA is trying to get your attention, and they're successful at it. ... If you talk to people who grew up on a farm, they'll tell you that they had an experience where they were taking care of a cow, and one day their parents took it away and killed it. It's a torturous experience for them, and that's when they became hard. People are taught to be grown-up or whatever, and that's dumb. That bond they had with that cow or chicken was real. Votes: 0

As human beings we're so cynical, so uncompassionate. Votes: 0

It's so simple to create a delicious holiday meal without animal cruelty. I promise no one will miss the turkey! Votes: 0

I knew that I wanted to be a film actress and I never watched TV. I was always too busy. Votes: 0

When I was 8 years old, my brother was making the noises of the animals I was eating, so I decided to go vegetarian. Then I would give up because I was 8. Votes: 0

Do you prefer ‘fashion victim’ or ‘ensembly challenged’? Votes: 0

I came from a generation of actors for whom TV was taboo. Votes: 0

I have a husband and four rescue dogs. There is no option of no dogs on the bed. This is how I know my husband will be a good father someday. The pit bull sleeps on top of my husband. On top of him! He has to remove her sometimes because she snores too loudly into his ear and he can't take it. But he moves her in such a cute, gentle way, and he doesn't care about fur on the bed. Votes: 0

I can't think of anything better in the world to be but a vegan. Votes: 0

I swear it's so easy. You don't have to have a diet mentality at all if you eat healthily, plant-based food. Votes: 0

One of the things I love best about [my] 'Kind Diet' is that you will actually become part of the solution to our global problems. Votes: 0

My biggest dream in the world is for everyone to become vegetarian, so there won't be any more suffering. Votes: 0

Everything I think and everything I do is wrong. Votes: 0

What I learned from doing The Graduate was it doesnt matter what the medium is... as long as the material is inspiring and the characters are well written. Votes: 0

When I was 18 years old I went to Shakespeare Company, the school, and I wrote a poem about my leaves - I felt like a tree that had no leaves. That is the life at 18. Votes: 0

We always had dogs,so I understood all the joy and the love animals are capable of giving. It's crazy to me that some people have dogs in thier homes, but they treat them more like furniture. Votes: 0

...you can make little choices that can change the world to be a better, happier, lovelier place every day Votes: 0

I think people want love in their lives. Votes: 0

Being vegan truly is the secret to my life's joy and peace. I feel physically and spiritually better than I could have ever imagined knowing that I am doing everything I can to reduce animal suffering with simple lifestyle choices like being vegan, never wearing any products made from animals (like wool and leather), and buying only from companies that NEVER test their products or ingredients on animals. Votes: 0

The risk is only in the outcome. You're going on a journey. You're going somewhere to play. And at that time, it felt right to spend that 11 or 12 days exploring this kind of role because it was so different and so challenging for me. It was really exciting to be able to show people, "Look, this is very different. Isn't it interesting?" Votes: 0