Lindsay lohan quotes

No one is perfect. It's not interesting to be perfect.

I want to win an Oscar. I want to be known for more than, like, going out. For being the 'party girl'. I hate that. I bust my ass when I'm filming and when I have time off, yeah, I like to go out and dance.

I love doing photo shoots... I mean, if I could just sign with IMG and do ad campaigns and model more, I’d do that... Because that’s fun for me. That’s not work.

This is what I asked for, and in this day and age that's what actually goes on. But what hurts me the most is that I work just as hard as any other actress around my age, like Scarlett Johansson, but I just don't get the opportunities that they get because people are so distracted by the mess that I created in my life.

I'm not going to deny the fact that I've tried pot. I hated it.

I don't know if I am cut out to playing a bad character or not - I really should give it a shot. I would like to play the voice of a baddie, but that's really just a cop-out!

On a day when you're tired, it's important to just say good morning to everyone so they're kind of aware that it's gonna be a good day. Jamie Lee Curtis told me that.

As long as I stay honest with myself and just do the work that I am willing to do, and have been willing to do and am doing.

I have been informed that he has started false allegations regarding myself and the cause of my illness. It angers me to see that my own father would stoop to such a level.

I just feel as though it's become a situation where people have manifested this caricature of who I am, and they act as if there's no real person inside of it.

The way I see it, the longer I live here the less of a choice you will all have not to hire me for plays.

How can you not like Britney Spears?

I'm not skinny for the wrong reasons. It's not because I'm bulimic or anorexic or doing drugs. Compared to a lot of actresses my age, I'm actually overweight.

I'm my own person, and people can say whatever they want. I'm still going to be the person that I am.

I would switch roles with Madonna for a day. Or if Audrey Hepburn was still alive, Audrey Hepburn. I love Audrey Hepburn. She's one of my idols also.

I don't care what anyone says.

Never say never. The things that you dont plan are the best. Im a very spontaneous person.

I'm learning how to deal with life in a different light than I have before and in a different way than I have before.

It is clear to me that my life has become completely unmanageable because I am addicted to alcohol and drugs.

I hate children! I hate them all!

I've never been a junkie, and never will be. I just like going out late to clubs with friends and listening to music. Always have done. It's not that unusual for girls of 26.

People go to college to find who they are as a person and find what they want to do in life, and I kind of already know that so it would be like I'd be taking a step back or something.

I won't live in L.A. again, hell no, my friends tell me s**t when they come over I don't want to hear. I don't even know who got married and who got pregnant. You turn on the news in L.A. and it is all gossip about people. All the stuff that is going on in the world right now and this gossip is the news?... I love the BBC. I haven't heard myself mentioned on TV since I have been here. That has been really weird for me, and great.

It's my body. And I like my body. And I like my breasts. And no, they're not fake.

I just love fashion. I think it just expresses who you are so much.

I want to get married before I'm 30. And I'd like to win an Oscar before then.

I think a woman's body is so much more sensual than a man's. I'm not saying strip off all your clothes, but there are certain photos I like people taking of me, where I'm comfortable. As long as it's tasteful, why not?

Compared to a lot of actresses my age, I'm actually overweight.

I love my red hair. It makes me spunkier.

Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but every morning I start off with a good head on my shoulders, saying to myself, 'It's going to be a good day!'.

I wanted to do what Marilyn Monroe did (during the Korean War), when she went and just set up a stage and did a concert for the troops all by herself. It's so amazing seeing that one woman just going somewhere, this beautiful sex kitten, who's basically a pinup, which is what I've always aspired to be.

I hate it when people call me a teen queen.

When someone tells me not to do something, I'll do it more.

It's okay for someone to chase me and then try to cut me off so I ram my car into a tree . . . I mean, I know this guy was trying to do his job, but his "job" almost landed me half-dead.

During the past five years, I've learned that time flies faster than you think, and because you only live once you have to learn from your mistakes, live your dreams and be accountable.

If I dated as many people as they said I have, then I would be dead, because it's just not possible.

It's so weird that I went to rehab. I always said that I would die before I went to rehab. But I thought, 'I'm going to stay here tonight.' And I stayed there for a month. It was great.

I think that occasionally running away and crashing where people can't find you is important.

I like to do movies, because I love becoming different characters, and telling different stories through different eyes, and affecting someone's life in one way or another.

The biggest misconception is probably that I don't have my head in the right place.

I'm an angel compared to some of my friends.

I'm not that girl from Freaky Friday any more! I'm a real adult. In fact, I hate children! I hate them all!

If you're fighting with your boyfriend, you can go to the movies and cry it out and leave happy because the ending of the film is happy.

I feel like the modeling industry is a little bit more accepting of women who make mistakes. They appreciate the idea of icons.

So many people preach that they love fashion, but really it's what I live for!

It's hard in L.A. not to go out, it gets lonely. Being an actress is lonely, and I never want to be alone. I hate sleeping alone.

Beauty is grace and confidence. I've learned to accept and appreciate what nature gave me.

Thank you Prince for all of your inspiration and sharing your increadible talents with the world. You will be incredibly missed.

I never rebelled against my parents - I worked hard, I was responsible, and I didn't go to high-school parties.

Great actors who I want to work with-have such a misconception of who I am because of all the things that get said about me.

My little sister Aliana's opinions are the most important to me. She says, 'I want to look like you, you're so pretty!' But she is very beautiful and so she is trouble in the making! She wants to do what I do. I'm like her second mother and I am very protective of her.

I always wanted to take the blame. I've always been apologetic for other people's faults.

I live without regrets. There are certain things I have done, mistakes that I made, that I would change, but I don't regret them at all, because I've learnt from them.

I wanted to be a movie star. But movie stars are not what they used to be.

I think my biggest focus for myself is learning how to continue to get through the trauma that my father has caused in my life.

I don't think people should do anything to be popular. But maybe within reason they can step out of their comfort zones and do things to be more 'accessible'. Like taking drugs or drinking heavily to be cool.

I don't like to talk about politics. If you say you're a Democrat, that'll turn off Republicans, and that's half of your fan base.

It's funny because being comedic and happy and lighthearted is who I am as a person, so they're easier emotions for me to connect with.

When I was a kid, I thought movie stars were women and men who were in these great films that we still look at now. But I don't think there are too many films coming out these days that we're going to look at in the future and say, "This is one of the great ones."

It's funny because being comedic and happy and lighthearted is who I am as a person, so they're easier emotions for me to connect with. The challenge is accessing pain, angst, depression. . . It's more exciting because it gives me somewhere to go and allows me to tap into a part of myself that everyone can relate to.

I want to be remembered for the work that I've done, rather than the car accidents that I've gotten into, the men that I've not dated - or the man that I have.

I have always admired and had enormous respect for Elizabeth Taylor. She was not only an incredible actress but an amazing woman as well.

My mom is going to kill me for talking about sleeping with people. But I don't want to put myself in the position where I'm in a monogamous relationship right now. I'm not dating just one person. 'Sex and the City' changed everything for me because those girls would sleep with so many people.

I am happy being able to play roles with people my age because once you do something really mature there is no turning back.

I saw my whole life in front of me, and I had to let go of past things that I was trying to hold on to that were dark in my life.

My brother Cody is 19. He wants to stay out of the limelight and become a lawyer. I want him to be an entertainment lawyer, so he can help me out!

It's so hard for people to even believe that there was a lesson to be learned at all, because they just think I'm wrong.

Substance abuse is a disease which doesn't go away overnight. I'm working hard to overcome it. I did fail my recent drug test. I'm prepared to face the consequences.

I write a lot of lyrics and I'm involved in the producing process, because it's like, if I'm singing it, I want it to be something that I can relate to.

Girls my age dress so much raunchier than I'd ever imagine myself dressing. I understand that I'm a role model, though, and I have to look out for that. I have a 10-year-old sister, too. But you also want to be appealing to guys and stuff, that's just something girls feel. It's hard. You want to be that girl that's unattainable to all the guys because there are so many other girls out there that are like that.

I want to interact with my fans, and I want to let people know what I'm doing and stuff like that because I'd want to know.

Because I'm so much in the spotlight, people lose sight of why I'm in the industry. In fact, I'm doing all this because I love to act. I love to perform, to sing.

So many people around me would say they cared for the wrong reasons. A lot of people were pulling from me, taking from me and not giving.

In terms of what people see of me, I have become this girl who just loves to be photographed, doesn't know how to focus, doesn't know how to work on set, just loves the attention, knows how to go out at night, knows how to party.

I really enjoy singing and I really enjoy acting, but singing I've been doing since I was really young.

I still need to go through the process of proving myself.

I want to go to Egypt and Japan and open orphanages... a chain of them.

Marriage is a big deal, but who's to say I'm not going to pull a Vegas and get married to see what it's like for a minute?

I say too much sometimes, but I'm honest, that's the important thing.

It was a sobering experience.

My mum says, 'Go with your first instinct,' but this can lead to impulse buying!

I write most of my own lyrics for my album and I am helping to produce some of the songs as well.

When I did 'Parent Trap,' I was ten. I was thrown off by the whole fame thing.

I'm at my happiest when I'm on a movie set. It's like therapy for me.

I think it's a lot more interesting to watch a character go through a transition in a movie. You love her and then you almost want to not like her because she gets mean and gets 'lost' and everything.

I'm 20 years old. I like to party as much as anyone my age. Going clubbing is my way of relaxing or releasing a lot of stress. I don't feel that I should have to justify that part of my life. I don't know that I'm necessarily an addict.

I want to give back. I want to do all the things that will make me feel fulfilled. But whenever I do those things, people think it's a press stunt or something.

To be able to have an effect on someone's life is extraordinary .

I'm a Cancer, which means I'm maternal and emotional. So in relationships I'm screwed.

There's a way of dealing with hardships that are healthier than going out. That's what I've learned.

Life is full of risks anyway; why not take them?

As sick as it sounds, a reality show might help, actually. At least then people could get the truth.

I did get to work with Anthony Hopkins on 'The Human Stain.' If I ever manage to accomplish a quarter of what he's achieved, I'll have had one hell of a career.

It was the first time I realized that absolute reality could be so much more fun than fantasy.

Say 'no' more than 'yes,' and just make sure you surround yourself with good people.

My motto is: Live every day to the fullest - in moderation.

I want to act and direct like Jodie Foster. I admire her because she went to college and she is still doing the same thing.

Love is dangerous in the best way possible.

I know that in my past I was young and irresponsible - but that's what growing up is. You learn from your mistakes.

It's flattering that people want to know so much about me and want to take the time to make up that many things about me.

Obviously, I want to sell records, but I do it because I find it therapeutic. In music I can be myself.