Top 70 Kristen Bell Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Life isn’t a fairy tale, and happy endings are few and far between.”

— Kristen Bell

2. “If you’re in high school, just know there is a big world out there and you can be anyone you want to be.”

— Kristen Bell

3. “I’m not going to become anybody I don’t want to become.”

— Kristen Bell

4. “I’ve definitely grown, and I think I’ve done enough stuff that people might look at me only as Veronica Mars. But honestly, I really don’t mind if they do.”

— Kristen Bell

5. “I have a lot of responsibilities, but I don’t think I’ve grown up.”

— Kristen Bell

6. “We as human beings are slightly masochistic. Everybody is ridden with insecurities and they manifest themselves in different ways, whether you’re a pleaser, you’re mean, you’re super-duper sweet and get walked on, or you’re a gossip that talks about someone else.”

— Kristen Bell

7. “I did find out about the koalas and how eucalyptus makes them high and why they sleep all day. They’re little druggies.”

— Kristen Bell

8. “I think when there’s so much information to be eaten up, and so many ways to do it, people cling to groups. I think we, as monkeys, want to live in smaller groups.”

— Kristen Bell

9. “I think that we, as monkeys, want to live in smaller groups. It’s very scary when we’re all – as wonderful as it is – connected.”

— Kristen Bell

10. “There are tiny choices that everyone can make that profoundly affect our collective water use. Like not having the tap on while brushing your teeth, not starting your shower ten minutes in advance, not doing laundry until you have a full load. In this particular issue, education really is power.”

— Kristen Bell

11. “I’m not a woman whose self-worth comes from her dress size.”

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12. “I think people who struggle to define themselves might never be satisfied because there is no definition. Living with responsibility is important, but I don’t really think you have to grow up.”

— Kristen Bell

13. “You do better in the gym with a trainer; you don’t figure out how to cook without reading a recipe. Therapy is not something to be embarrassed about.”

— Kristen Bell

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14. “For Georgina Sparks, love is always a battlefield.”

— Kristen Bell

15. “Anyone who is gossiping is just insecure about that person they’re gossiping about.”

— Kristen Bell

16. “Being a mom can be so isolating, and hanging out with other moms is very, very healthy.”

— Kristen Bell

17. “I rarely wear clothes when I’m home by myself. I love making breakfast naked. But you’ve got to make sure the gardener’s not coming that day.”

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18. “Who cares if there are lumps on my thighs? I’m guilty of having human legs made up of fat, muscle, and skin, and sometimes when you sit, they get bumpy!”

— Kristen Bell

19. “I’m not homely enough to play the nerdy girl and not nearly pretty enough to play the pretty girl.”

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20. “Your dynamic with everyone will change when you graduate high school. High school is a pit of despair. It’s a swirling tornado of insecurities and there’s really nothing good about it.”

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21. “Every woman in her late 20s goes through a period where she just doesn’t believe love is out there anymore, but it is. And I think the minute you stop looking for it is when it comes for you.”

— Kristen Bell

22. “I don’t think there’s anything immature about fighting for the underdog and fighting for people who don’t have a voice. I have an intense desire to protect people who can’t protect themselves.”

— Kristen Bell

23. “I’ve got more junk in the trunk than most 5-foot-1 blonde girls, and I like it.”

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24. “And I thought, there’s a sloth near. There’s a sloth here, it’s close, it’s gonna happen. And I didn’t know how to process that, because my entire life had been waiting for this moment.”

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25. “I’m more of a homebody. I’m constantly asked: ‘Why don’t we see you out?’ But that’s not what drives me. I prefer to have people over – which I do a lot, because I bought a house that’s way too big for me, and four of my friends live there.”

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26. “I love nerds. Comic-Con junkies are the tastemakers of tomorrow. Isn’t that funny? The tables have turned.”

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27. “Choose your props wisely.”

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28. “I’m not recognized very often, and if I am, it’s a die-hard Veronica Mars fan. Which is usually flattering and an honor. I really try not to think about it.”

— Kristen Bell

29. “All guys are jerks but they get hotter with age and we learn to be more tolerant.”

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30. “Part of my becoming a vegetarian was that I would look at my burger, then look at my dogs, and I wasn’t able to see a difference.”

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31. “I’m an awful driver. I’m not going to lie about it. I’m not a good driver. I tried for a long time to pretend that I was. There’s a lot of road rage and a lot of times it’s directed at something I’ve done on the road.”

— Kristen Bell

32. “I’m carded for R-rated movies. And I get talked down to a lot. When I try to go rent a car or buy an airplane ticket or other stuff adults do, I get ‘Okaaaaaay, honey.’ I remember when I was 18, getting crayons in a restaurant.”

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33. “I feel like, when I arrive at the hospital, I want a glass of whiskey, I want the epidural in my back and I want to get hit in the face with a baseball bat.”

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34. “I had a lot of insecure moments in high school. It wasn’t all peachy keen. But, I don’t necessarily think that I hated high school and wanted to crawl into a hole either.”

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35. “The funny thing is that I’m not a planner. I have no idea what I want to do in the interim of that 50 years, but I tell ya: That’s where you’ll find me in my last performance.”

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36. “I’m empathetic to a fault. I really do – embarrassingly enough – tear up when someone squishes a bug in front of me.”

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37. “We have a family calendar and it’s how everybody runs. In truth, there’s no trick to balancing it. If you look at the calendar and you’ve seen you’ve gone 10 days without a date night, you know you need to prioritize more.”

— Kristen Bell

38. “I’ve always idolized Amy Poehler, because I think she’s the best of the best as far as female comedy.”

— Kristen Bell

39. “I have never felt so much good female energy around me. I find that I can’t take my eyes off them. I’m 99 percent sure I will leave this movie a lesbian.”

— Kristen Bell

40. “I find that the vast majority of people who are judging are just fearful or insecure.”

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41. “The only thing I consciously avoid is playing the victim. I think women are portrayed as the victim in so many things, and I really like women with strength – although I feel now I may have gone overboard by playing so many strong, sassy women.”

— Kristen Bell

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42. “There has to be this balance of reality for a woman. I don’t want to play women who just serve a purpose for the script.”

— Kristen Bell

43. “I’m not a risk taker. I don’t do plunging necklines or really short skirts. I try to stay as classy as possible and provide a little mystery.”

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44. “I think your significant other should be way more important than your work. Personally, I love working. I don’t know that I’d say I’m a workaholic because I also love maxing and relaxing.”

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45. “I loved Catholic school. I didn’t like being beeped at by old pervs at the gas station because I was wearing a plaid skirt, though. It’s like, do you think I’m going to stop and give you my phone number?”

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46. “What was previously perceived as nerdy is now viewed as original. What I like about nerdiness, geekiness, is it doesn’t really matter what you’re into – it just means you’re not a follower.”

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47. “There are so few strong roles for women, especially young women. And Veronica is very serious but also very likable. She’s a lone wolf, and it appeals to people that she isn’t rich and doesn’t have a lot of friends. No posse. She’s just like you, like most of us.”

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48. “I might not be perfect, but I feel perfect. I think that’s all that matters.”

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49. “I’m very used to playing the tomboy or the sarcastic cynic. That’s my go-to. Playing the vulnerable of a real girl that’s in real womanlike situations, where it’s romanticized, I’m a little nervous about it.”

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50. “I’ve always been a serial monogamist.”

— Kristen Bell