“Just remembering that they [people with eating disorder] are young, beautiful and unique and that is worth everything in this world.” WorldBeautifulRememberYoungIndividualThis WorldUnique Author:Troian Bellisario
“I like wearing my dads sweaters because I knew that he wore them when he held me when I was a baby.” BabyDadMy DadSweaters Author:Troian Bellisario
“My friends and my family - the people who I love and who love me back. Whenever I get down, when I want to crawl under a rock, I just look around at them and I see how rich my life is. You have to remember what’s most important in life. I am loved by so many people and have a wonderful job. I know I’m incredibly blessed. I am a completely lucky human being.” PeopleKnowsWantHumansLooksImportantJobsRememberLife IsHuman BeingsRichWonderfulRocksLuckyMy FriendsMy FamilyBlessed Author:Troian Bellisario
“I remember when I first wanted to act my parents were supportive, but it was that they were like please, if you can find something else in the world, don't do this. So it wasn't even they're like 'Oh we've been waiting for you to arrive, welcome to the family business' kind of thing.” IfsWorldFirstsKindWantedRememberWaitingParentPleaseWelcomeSupportiveRemember WhenWaiting For You Author:Troian Bellisario
“Even when I was young I wanted to be an actress. I knew the actors and the paparazzi. It was just kind of always in my landscape. It was never directed at me, but it was always somewhere so I could see how it operated and I could see it from afar and go 'Wow, that's not really glamorous, it's kind of exhausting not having any privacy.' So it was never something I pursued. The first time I saw the billboard for Pretty Little Liars I almost got into a car accident!” FirstsKindLittlesWantedYoungActorsSawsCarFirst TimeAccidentsActressesLandscapePrivacyLiarsWowPursuedGlamorousExhaustingPaparazziAfarBillboardsCar Accident Author:Troian Bellisario
“As I got older, I had a bunch of friends that were various teen stars. I've always known people in the spotlight and people who just grew up in LA and had nothing to do with the industry.” PeopleStarsKnownGrewIndustryGrew UpVariousBunchSpotlight Author:Troian Bellisario
“My parents telling me that if there is a story you feel compelled to share, then you are responsible for doing that. You can't ask someone else to take on that story - or you can, but you have to deal with whatever the fallout is. If the story doesn't end up being told the way you originally heard it or that you feel it needs to be expressed, that's on you.” ParentShareResponsible Author:Troian Bellisario
“You can have a disordered relationship with food, but to have an eating disorder is indicative of a mental illness, which I think needs treatment and recognition in a different way.” ThinkingDifferentEatingIllnessMental IllnessRecognitionEating Disorder Author:Troian Bellisario
“I truly believe that everything happens for a reason. So you asked, ‘When things get really, really difficult in your life, what keeps you going?’ For me, it’s always that the most difficult moments in my life, the moments in which I believe I’ve completely failed or hit bottom, I can actually directly link them to something later that is either a true success or a dream come true. So, I do believe that if you can maintain that everything happens for a reason, you can find the strength and the lesson in those difficult moments and grow stronger.” IfsBelieveI CanReasonMomentsDreamHappensI BelieveGrowsDifficultLessonsStrongerBottomThings HappenLinksDreams Come TrueGet RealEverything Happens For A ReasonHappens For A ReasonTrue SuccessDifficult Moments Author:Troian Bellisario
“I love being natural. I never feel more beautiful then after I’ve been to the beach and my hair’s just a crazy mess of salt curls, or when I’ve just been outside all day hiking. I feel like my skin is at its most beautiful during those times, too - so I try not to do a lot.” FeelsTryingBeautifulNaturalLove IsCrazyHairSkinsMessBeachSaltHikingCurlsBeing Natural Author:Troian Bellisario
“What Hollywood truly wants is for people to be themselves. I think what it's designed for is to kind of turn people into something and just make them saleable. But what it really stands for, what it really loves, are people who are unafraid to be themselves, and as you can see, these are people who are excelling in their careers.” PeopleThinkingWantKindTurnsCareersHollywoodUnafraid Author:Troian Bellisario
“Falling is scary but good practice for life. We must fall. In love. Out of love. Into new experiences. Out of old habits. Deeper and further into ourselves. We must fall, life is falling over forward. The only choice we have is how we let go.” Life IsChoicesFallPracticeHabitLetting GoFalling In LoveScaryDeeperNew ExperiencesOld Habits Author:Troian Bellisario
“Its a very wonderful yet difficult thing to be given a lot of really good opportunities and the world is at your fingertips.” WorldOpportunityGivenDifficultWonderfulDifficult ThingsFingertipsGood Opportunity Author:Troian Bellisario
“In high school I was a nerd and very academic. On the weekends, instead of going out and partying, I’d close myself in my room and read Shakespeare. I hid from boys. I didn’t know what a boyfriend was, although I think I wanted one.” ThinkingKnowsWantedSchoolRoomsPartyBoysHigh SchoolWeekendGoing OutNerd Author:Troian Bellisario
“I grew up with brothers. Girls terrified me.” GirlBrotherGrewGrew UpTerrified Author:Troian Bellisario
“I hate nothing more than having my nails painted. I feel like I'm in time out.” FeelsHateI HateNails Author:Troian Bellisario
“My dad is a successful television producer, director and writer and my mom's a director and writer.” SuccessfulTelevisionMomDadDirectorsMy DadMy MomProducers Author:Troian Bellisario
“When I was 5 years old, my best friends were Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen because we lived across the street from each other.” YearsStreetsMaryMy Best FriendKateAshley Author:Troian Bellisario
“My high school was a private school where you went to an Ivy League. That's just what was expected of you and nothing less. So I grew up never being okay with a 'B' because a 'B' was not good enough.” EnoughSchoolGrewGrew UpHigh SchoolOkayExpectedLeagueGood EnoughNot Good EnoughIvyPrivate SchoolIvy LeagueIvy League SchoolsBeing Okay Author:Troian Bellisario
“Hollywood is a challenging place; it's very easy for people to lose their heads. Fortunately, I grew up on it and I think I have a little bit of a head start.” PeopleThinkingLittlesEasyBitsLosesChallengesGrewLittle BitGrew UpHollywoodHead Start Author:Troian Bellisario
