Top 30 Evan Rachel Wood Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “I am trying to be a good person. I am trying to be myself, and if nobody likes me for me, that is their problem.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

2. “Authentic and free. The Gucci guilty woman is about living in the moment. She’s a modern woman, someone who really owns herself and her sensuality. It’s supposed to be a very empowering and sensual fragrance.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

3. “I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t acting. I have taken time off to figure out if it’s what I really want to do, and it is. The only other job I’d want is to be a psychologist, as I spend most of my time analyzing people and emotions.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

4. “I did my first nude scene in Mildred Pierce, and that was absolutely terrifying, but it was for an important part of the film and for a reason, and it’s incredibly powerful. It’s not gratuitous. I think the stuff they show on MTV is so much worse.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

5. “All my life people have made fun of me because I was so skinny. They kind of made me feel bad about it sometimes. I worried that maybe people will think I am really anorexic.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

6. “The secret lives of politicians are always shady. People need to accept the fact that their leaders aren’t perfect. No one is.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

7. “Sometimes I forget that I am even watching myself, realizing that’s me. It’s like you almost become a fan yourself: You are just this normal person watching this show, and then you realize that it’s your show. It’s weird sometimes.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

8. “I adore Susan Sarandon, she’s just so cool, and brilliant, and beautiful. I just like her whole vibe – off- and on-screen.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

9. “You always have that moment where you grow up and you’re like, “Oh, my god, I’m being exactly like my mother.” I think that’s everyone’s greatest hope and worst fear.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

10. “And, look, I’m sorry if I have blond hair and blue eyes and my boyfriend looks like a vampire. What do you want me to do about it?”

— Evan Rachel Wood

11. “Sexuality is such a taboo thing. I think it should be more out in the open, especially with young women. I think it’s okay for them to explore their sexuality, as long as they own it and it’s portrayed in the right way.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

12. “The biggest lessons I’ve learned in life have probably come from a bad situation, from an angry situation, even if I wasn’t the one who was angry.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

13. “I’ll never forget my 24th birthday when my tooth got punched out. And for a second I was like, it would be really hilarious if I sold it on eBay. But I can’t, that’s just too creepy. I don’t think I can go there.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

14. “I can’t say I’m one way or the other because I’ve honestly fallen in love with a man and I’ve honestly fallen in love with a woman. I don’t know how you label that, it’s just how it is.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

15. “I get that some people just want to do work and keep their lives private. I think for me, it just felt like I needed to be open about who I am. It just felt like the right thing for me to do.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

16. “With bisexuality, there’s so much out there in terms of what that means and there are so many definitions, and it’s about finding out what’s right for you.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

17. “Just look at the messages today’s media are sending everybody, from TV and commercials to actors and singers. Kids are just drowning in that 24-7 and it’s getting really bad.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

18. “If I’m going to do anything extreme, I want it to have consequences.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

19. “I hope to have a career like Jodie Foster, going from child to adult actress.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

20. “We all just kinda did everything we thought we were supposed to do and girls dated the guys they were supposed to and did things with the guys they were supposed to.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

21. “You don’t have to take yourself so seriously all the time.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

22. “I was always pale. And I’m glad that I can be open about my paleness now.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

23. “I didn’t really get a normal childhood.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

24. “I’ve made my own music, and the way I’ve always described it is Peggy Lee with an electric guitar, or Billie Holiday with some PJ Harvey in there.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

25. “Anytime you have to get intimate on camera, it’s always a little interesting. You have to trick your brain almost, so that you don’t get stage fright or get too much in your head where you’re super uncomfortable.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

26. “I’m opening the doors, I’m buying dinner. Yeah, I’m romantic.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

27. “The most complicated character I have ever played – she has many, many, many layers that even I’m not fully aware of.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

28. “The Beatles mean so much to so many people, you know? Everybody has at least one song of The Beatles that’s one of their favorite songs of all time.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

29. “I always feel like one of the guys and very unintimidated.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

30. “I’m a big karaoke fan and I also love Justin Bieber unashamedly.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

31. “Who you are as a character is kind of the foundation of everything.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

32. “I like having surprises in the morning for each other on the bedside table, so when you wake up you have something immediately. Just like a little teaser. Then I think it’s nice to stay in bed all morning. It’s simple.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

33. “Getting to share a project with Anthony Hopkins is incredible. It’s like watching Da Vinci paint or something – you’re reminded why you do what you do.”

— Evan Rachel Wood

34. “I definitely think there is a shift happening right now in terms of visibility, but there’s still a choice you make as a public figure on what to do or how to present your sexuality.”

— Evan Rachel Wood