Hayden Panettiere Quotes
This year has been all over the place. The Heroes hoopla was amazing, of course, but my boyfriend and I broke up after a year together, and believe it or not, I hear there's actually a Japanese arrest warrant with my name on it, just because I tried to stop dolphins from being hunted. Give me a break. And that goes double for TMZ--ooh, you caught [Heroes co-star] Milo Ventimiglia and me walking arm-in-arm after the Emmys. Big deal! Friends are allowed to do that, you know. 
About her brother Jansen:
He is a very balanced child. He has a heart of gold and would never wish bad on anyone. Sometimes I need to take a lesson from him. He keeps his cool really well. Watching him, because he is such a kid, you realize sometimes how down you are and for absolutely no reason. I guess it is just that it is very difficult for kids in this business. It is an adult world and people think kids should be seen and not heard, which is the most disgusting thing I have ever heard. People do not give kids the credit they deserve. Kids in this business work their butts off. Not only are they doing the job of acting, they are going to school every day.
About her commitments to the 'Save The Whales' campaign:
I am going to continue to be involved and active until the problem is solved.
About her role model:
Angelina Jolie has always been my role model. She's a brilliant actresses she's played so many different types of roles. She's intelligent and a perfect example of a strong female. What she does for the world and the children and how she totally turned her life around is amazing.
After buying her own home:
I still want a mom and dad to take care of me and do my laundry, because I can't do it. No, I'm kidding. I can do laundry!
Growing up in public is hard because...:
You go on these internet blogs and people say the meanest things. I'm a normal person. Just because I'm in the spotlight doesn't mean I'm God's gift to the world. I'm learning and making mistakes just like every other 17-year-old girl out there.
If she had the power to transport herself anywhere, she would go to:
I saw a picture of Tahiti today in a magazine and I was like, 'Dude! I need to be there right now!' They had huts in the middle of the water with room service. I would be so happy.
On her being famous:
It's interesting. It's fun. It's a new thing. You know things are happening when you walk out of your apartment and there are two cars full of paparazzi who actually followed me home. It was sort of a scary feeling. I was by myself, I had a handful of things, and I said to one of them, "Oh, my God, you just scared me to death," and he was like, "I'm sorry." And, I turned to get in my car, and there was another person down the street who actually followed me all the way to work, and started running red lights. I was calling my parents, going, "Oh, my God! I don't know what to do!" I didn't know whether to be completely flattered, which I was, or kind of nervous about it.
On her debut album:
There are very different, very diverse songs on the album. They're a little bit eclectic. I just wanted to make sure that the music didn't all sound the same. I have spent four years making this album and the music changed so much over the years, just because my life experiences and who I am as a person is obviously reflected in the music.
On her father being arrested for spousal assault in August 2008, after he hit her mother a few times in the face:
It was blown way out of proportion by a sheriff who wanted his 15 minutes of fame. My family is wonderful and so very happy, we're all great.
On the success of Heroes:
It completely ruined my personal life. I mean, you walk out the door and you've got ten cameras in your face. Obviously everything in my life is on display whether it be true or false ? 99 percent of it false.
Talking about other teen stars like Hillary Duff, Olsen sisters and Lindsay Lohan:
I think that they've got to do their own thing and I got to do mine. I want to be Hayden. I don't want to be them. I don't want people to think that I look like them, that I act like them, or that I dress like them. I am me and they're them. I want to be separate. I have met them and they have always been nothing but sweet to me and I adore them...but I want to be myself. I want to do things differently.
When asked about working with big name actors like Nicole Kidman and Hilary Swank:
It is really cool. They don't act famous, they're nice, normal people. During the filming of Titans, I'd race on the field with Denzel, passing a football. He likes to kid around.
A lot of people in this world will say they are involved in causes and organizations, but they don't actually do something. It was a great feeling to be there physically, making a difference.
Being an actress is in many ways my dream job, though it is harder than I thought it would be!
I cheered once! It was in middle school, such a long time ago. I was never really a cheerleader but I did do gymnastics, and cheerleading has a lot to do with gymnastics.
I hate how people say I'm growing up fast.
I have to be with someone who is very driven. When they're not, it becomes difficult. In a lot of relationships, you get in and spend every waking moment with that person. But I've figured out that the healthiest relationship is when you each have your own life, but you meet at a nice point in the middle. You want to have your life, and you want him to have his life. End of story.
I know it's really gory, and a lot of people's stomachs will probably not like me for it, but that is just awesome, just being able to be bloodied up and have different body parts put on. That's right up my alley. It's so awesome.
I think at the age I'm at, it's really hard for a film career, and I'm at a point in my life where I thought it would be a good idea to be a part of a good show and to be able to finish school.
I think that, now more than ever, young girls need a good role model, My mom always says, 'You are the books you read and the people you surround yourself with.'
In Hollywood, there is no such thing as being a nice girl. Or being, you know, not messed up.
It's kind of insane when you're in the public eye. People feel like they have a right to judge you. But I'm like, you've never met me. You've never spoken to me. And when I read articles about me--how you read the words on paper is not always the way I said them. But I don't need to prove myself to anyone. I'm not that kind of person. It hurts my feelings when I feel disliked by people, because I'm not a generally dislikable person, you know? I think I'm a pretty decent, nice person.
It's like the string around the finger where it's just a little reminder everyday when you look down at it and go, I like myself. I want to be around. I want to keep myself safe.
I've always had a mad addiction to salt. I've been known to pick the salt off of pretzels and eat it!
Just because certain cultures have had long-standing traditions does not mean that in today?s world they are acceptable any longer. The world and the environment are evolving and that means we must change our ways as human beings as well.
Music has always been a passion of mine. I love music, more than anything. I really love music -- just listening to it.
My parents are, like, down the street so when it's late at night and I don't feel like being by myself, I'll be like, "Hi dad," and he'll be like, "Just come on over".
People look at me as sweet. I would never describe myself like that.
The funny thing is that people see one film like Racing Stripes (2005) or Ice Princess (2005) and all of a sudden, slip me into this category of "that's what she's always involved in" but people don't remember that I did Normal (2003) (TV) with Jessica Lange and Tom Wilkinson for HBO, which was very dramatic. They don't remember that I did Lies My Mother Told Me (2005) (TV) which was the Lifetime film with Joely Richardson and Colm Feore, which was also extremely dramatic. They don't remember that I did Remember the Titans (2000).
When the camera comes on, I am not Hayden any more, I am Lizzie!
You go on these Internet blogs and people say the meanest things. I'm a normal person. Just because I'm in the spotlight doesn't mean I'm God's gift to the world. I'm learning and making mistakes just like every other 17-year-old girl out there.
