Vanessa Hudgens
Do not just look at your boyfriend as just a boyfriend. Look at him as a friend, too.Collection: Dating
I'm not very experienced with boys or the whole dating thingy.Collection: Dating
So many people try to grow up too fast, and it's not fun! You should stay a kid as long as possible!Collection: Teen
I had my first real kiss at Magic Mountain on a park bench. Not the most romantic thing ever.Collection: Romantic
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.Collection: Imagination
Exercise is amazing, from the inside out. I feel so alive and have more energy.Collection: Amazing
I don't go long without eating. I never starve myself: I grab a healthy snack.Collection: Diet
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.Collection: Cool
Being cool is being your own self, not doing something that someone else is telling you to do.Collection: Cool
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.Collection: Thankful
I feel like acting is something I've been working towards longer. And it would be great to win a Grammy, of course, but for some reason, an Oscar speaks more to me.
I love Cameron Diaz, and I love Drew Barrymore.
I really do try to watch everything I say. Because one little tiny slip, and it's like the world is coming to an end!
I try to live my life, do what I want, and just let everything else follow along.
I do always have a wall up. But I feel by doing it, I keep myself safe.
I love children. They're so much fun and I would have a blast spoiling them.
My mum and I do cardio kickboxing classes together.
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.
If you're always worried about being on your phone, then you really are missing out on everything that's happening in front of you.
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.
I love finding things that scare me and doing them. That's how you grow.
You have a choice whether you want to be happy or not. I choose to be happy.
It's important to have people around who love themselves, are true to themselves, who have their own hobbies and their world doesn't revolve around Hollywood. I can always go to my family with any doubts or questions I may have.
My heart is closer to acting than singing. It's always been that way.
I try to not read about myself. I think it's easier to have it out of sight and out of mind.
I have a toy poodle, Shadow. She's a little whippersnapper! And I love little monkeys.
Violence has been a part of films since the beginning of time. It's been a form of entertainment.
I did ask Matt Damon for his autograph - and I got a picture, too!
I always used to watch 'Labyrinth' and 'The Neverending Story.' Those were like my two favorite movies that I would watch over and over and over again.
I love doing theater. That's where my home is.
Long-distance relationships are hard no matter what. When you don't have face-to-face time, it's just different.
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 like friends who are honest and loyal. They also shouldn't be afraid to be a kid. I like having fun.
My first real kiss came when I was 10, and it was in an acting class. I had to do a scene from a movie where someone gets kissed under a tree, and I did not want to do it! But my acting partner wanted me to feel comfortable, so he bought a picnic basket with all these snacks. He made such an effort - and it was cute.
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 just love expanding my horizons and growing as an artist. The only way you get to do that is by doing something that scares you or takes you out of your comfort zone.
I have three closets in my bedroom.
I want to go to Morocco really bad.
I hope by the time I'm 30 to have a husband and maybe a baby.
I had a gypsy upbringing, so I moved around all over the place and can't remember a street I grew up on.
I just lip gloss! It doesn't matter if it's $2 or $30.
I love funky styles. Not preppy or rock, just funky!
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.
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.
I used to go to Cold Stone Creamery, get a tub of Butterfinger ice cream, and eat it all before bedtime. And my fingers were permanently stained orange from Cheetos.
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 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.
Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
Guys act strange around me. I swear I don't know why!