My dream as a passionate cook has been to go to Le Cordon Bleu. Never could my most incredible dream have lived up to the experience. The food, the lesson, the chef, the ingredients - all the best of the best. I see why Le Cordon Bleu is world-renowned.
— Blake Lively
I don't watch TV.
I can read a four-page scene once and have it memorized. It's a skill you learn in school: disposable cramming.
I'm so used to being within 10 minutes of my family.
I had a premonition when I was nine that I'd marry Leonardo DiCaprio.
I'm no editor, no artisan, no expert. And certainly no arbiter of what you should buy, wear, or eat.
My hair is a safety net for me, so I love to have it down and full and relaxed.
I really don't like the gym. I like experiences, so I take any chance I get to go on a bicycle or on a hike.
My mom would have different fragrances for different times of the year. They were a part of her identity. I don't remember the specific ones she used, but I remember the bottles.
Every relationship you have, you're learning and growing and taking something from that.
People say, 'Well, whose career do you follow? Where do you see your career going? What movie do you want to do next?' And I can't tell you what type of movie I would go and do next. I would have to read the script and feel for a character. And if I feel in my gut for a character, I know that that's somebody I have to play.
When I have bad days, I just eat lots of chocolate ice cream and dance to the 'Lion King' soundtrack. It's really odd, but it's true.
I love to have my hair down; I love to have my hair full... there's something romantic about it.
I always loved fashion.
I think I became my own stylist by not knowing any better.
Actually, I'm happiest in Williams-Sonoma in New York. That's a wonderful cooking store.
I came from a big family - two brothers and two sisters. So, there were always a ton of boys around and a ton of girls around. So, I grew up comfortable with both sexes.
I take a cooking class everywhere I travel. I find it's the best way to get to know a culture.
Martha Stewart's my idol.
I've never really had a competitive relationship in any work situation.
I should hope I dress differently at 25 than I did when I graduated high school. I hope I never stop changing.
To be around me, you must love food, or I'm the most obnoxious person you've ever met.
My mom taught me this really great beauty tip. She used to put oil or mayonnaise on the bottom half of her hair before she would shower.
Often you see people on the red carpet with tight up-dos, but that makes me feel stiff.
I'm passionate about anything I align myself with. You want to talk about chocolate chip cookies? I'm not going to open a chocolate chip cookie store, but I will talk your ear off about it.
All I need is my Chanel dress, my Louboutins, and some red lipstick.
I could probably make more money if I did more commercial projects.
I've been so lucky to work with such great people: people that are such hard workers and have such a respect and appreciation for one another.
It is hard that people don't just let you do your job for them and entertain, and then carry on your own life.
I don't believe that there's a good guy and a bad guy. Unless it's like Superman or Batman, there is no good guy and bad guy.
When I was a child, I probably should have been medicated about my obsession with The Spice Girls. I had the Buffalo shoes, a customised Baby Spice necklace - when I say custom-made, it was made out of plastic from the local mall - and a Union Jack dress.
My mom modeled and made clothes, so I always had such an appreciation for design.
I love being at home and cooking and baking.
The Green Lantern is a unique superhero because it's not that he's super that is his focus; it's that he's a man. He's very human. That's his greatest strength and his greatest weakness.
The only time I really go on the Internet is for recipes.
I have a tight-knit Southern family.
My mom and dad always taught acting, so instead of getting me babysitters, they would just bring me to class.
My greatest passion is my personal life.
It's definitely attractive when a man can dress well.
I always want to wear clothes that my children will one day look back on and say, 'Oh, you looked amazing - why didn't you keep that?' Not, 'Oh my God - I can't believe you wore that.'
Honestly, I am a shy person.
I first started wearing fragrance when I was thirteen or fourteen, and the smell was candy-like. They were in very colorful bottles, like turquoise and pink. By the time I was sixteen or seventeen, it got more girly and more floral.
Honestly, I'm so sick of myself.
After my first year on 'Gossip Girl,' everybody said, 'You've got to do a big commercial movie, ride this wave.'
Ngila Dixon is such an incredible costume designer. She's such a cool, stylish woman. She has such an understanding of character.
I was raised in a really terrific, close family, and I've never needed to escape anything or to really let myself go by dancing on tables.
People gossip. People are insecure, so they talk about other people so that they won't be talked about. They point out flaws in other people to make them feel good about themselves. I think at any age or any social class, that's present.
I feel shy when people are fussing on me.
It's difficult to wear such high Louboutins and also freestyle rap.
I didn't have a boyfriend until I was 17. There were boys at school that I would find out later had a crush on me but I was too shy to talk to them.
