Quotes by Brie Larson

The entire process of making a movie is sort of blind trust because, otherwise, all of it just doesnt make any sense: the fact that we can create any sense of reality or emotion given the arbitrariness of a day.

I love discussing social issues, but Im not interested in scare tactics. I believe there is a way to bring awareness in tandem with forgiveness and love.

There were times my mom and I butted heads - over my curfew, over something like that. Whenever we would hit these moments of emotional backfire, she would say, You just dont understand what its like to be a mother... I could never handle losing you. I was like, OK, but just, like, chill out.

We had very few things. I had a couple pairs of jeans, a couple shirts. And same with my mom and sister. I think my sister had, like, two toys. We were living off of instant noodles.

I was 3 when I told my mom that I knew what my dharma was and that I wanted to be an actor.

I was home-schooled, was always very close with my mom and was very straight-laced and square. I was never the rebellious one, and I never threw hissy fits.

When I was seven, I had been very vocal about wanting to be an actor. And my mom decided that we would try it out for a couple weeks and come to L.A. from Sacramento.

We lived in just a studio apartment with just a room and a bed that came out of the wall, and my mom couldnt afford even a Happy Meal. We ate Top Ramen. I had no toys, and I had, like, two shirts, a pair of jeans, and that was it. But I had my mom to myself, and I remember it being the coolest period of time. I loved it. I really loved it.

I didnt realise how hard it was to be a mom and keep it all together.

I was home-schooled, was always very close with my mom, and was very straight-laced and square. I was never the rebellious one, and I never threw hissy fits. I was the type of person that would show a Powerpoint presentation about why I should do something versus crying and screaming over it.

I was born in Sacramento but moved to Los Angeles with my mom and my little sister when I was seven.

Maybe youre not perfect, but youre willing to actually look at yourself and take some kind of accountability. Thats a change. It might not mean that you can turn everything around, but I think theres something incredibly hopeful about that.

I wasnt perfect and didnt have it together. I felt alone. So through acting, I decided to be a shape shifter and with every role become the character instead of being myself. It meant about 10 years of no one knowing I was the same person in every movie.