Vanessa Hudgens

Touring is tough. You’re almost in a haze because you don’t really know where you are half the time: You’re in a hotel room one moment, and the next thing you know, you’re onstage performing for 60,000 people, then you’re back on an airplane. It’s very hectic and I couldn’t do it without my family.

I want to let my fans get to know a little about me. I’m very thankful for everything they’ve done for me so, of course, I’m going to let them into my world a bit. But I really am a very private person, and I love keeping my life to myself-that’s how I’ve always been.

Right now, I do not like kids at all. I mean, I love my fans and everything, but when you have kids following you around all day, it’s like, “Ugh, kids!” Maybe that will change when I get older.

One of my friends was part of the popular group and I remember her telling them, ‘Come on, we should let Vanessa in.’ This one other girl didn’t want to let me into the group. Finally, I kind of got accepted and became good friends with her. I don’t know, the whole popularity scene is funny.

[on her mom] She always knows what to do to cheer me up. Whenever I feel down, my mom will take me shopping or out to lunch. she’s 100% there for me, and always has been. My family keeps me going no metter what.

I sing and dance as well, and I would like to do the whole Hilary Duff thing.

In Washington, officials from the National Rifle Association met with a group of high school students. There were no survivors.

Kyle saw the things he didn’t accomplish but he could help Adam accomplish.

You do not send me to Brooklyn to get a cheesecake and then I come back and you’re gone.

Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you’re confident even when you’re not.

If I could be anyone, I’d choose the lead singer of Arcade Fire, Win Butler.

I don’t take myself that seriously. I’ve just had a good, big life. It’s a big one.

I don’t normally do shoots in bikinis – I’m just not that kind of girl. But for ‘Maxim’ I was like, ‘Bring it on!’ I wanted to wear the higher heels and the skimpier bathing suit. I figured I’d go for it!

And now that you have a child you have to clean up your act, ’cause you can’t drink anymore. You can’t come home drunk and go, ‘Hey, here’s a little switch: Daddy’s gonna throw up on you!’

The only way I could get comfortable around people was to make them laugh. I was an obedient girl, and humor was my one form of rebellion.

But I like to listen to demos. I like to hear the finished product. It’s like listening to a song – I mean, a story. If you’re going to sit here and tell me a story, I just like to listen. I don’t want to make them up.

Now they’re getting so politically correct you can’t even stick your tongue out at somebody.

While Bette Midler is an extremely unattractive woman, I refuse to say that because I always insist on being politically correct.

When you go to Marvel, they lock you in a room with the scripts; they really are that secretive.

I feel like dress socks differentiate you in a different way – especially men in suits who just have the traditional business suit. The dress sock is the way to change it up in your mind and I like wearing my pants up higher so you see them.

I moved to New York last year and I love it. It’s a huge change and I’ve always wanted to spend time there. It’s like a more intense London, and everything’s up a few notches. The lights are brighter, the pace is faster and the food’s better.