SASHA GREY

I don't want to be looked at. I really want to be a home body.

I think there are very few people, in my generation at least, that are that passionate about what they do.

I can be a very sarcastic person, and sometimes people take every word I say literally.

Reading was very important to me as a kid. It was very inspirational to me. I went to a school where that wasn't encouraged so much, but my parents encouraged that, and it has made me part of who I am.

Anybody that believes that Adrian Grenier's name is really Vince should probably watch less TV.

There are so many aspects of human sexuality that we're afraid to talk about, because people still don't understand it. It's not just black and white, you know?

Footage of young people getting shot. That bothers me. It hits a nerve.

I have this brand, I have my name. And I'm going to do what I want because people will buy it. People will enjoy it. So don't tell me I have to follow this formula and sit inside the box. Because I don't.

We do have a distorted view of our fantasies in society, but that's because we don't talk about them enough.

I commit to most things I do in life, so I don't really have any serious regrets. But I'll say this: There are plenty of people that I wish I could un-meet. It's kind of an L.A. syndrome.

Rejection just motivates me to keep trying and to try to do better.

My goals are to continue acting and also to produce some independent films in the next few years. Music is a passion of mine, so I also want to continue along that path, creating with my friends.

I wasn't that kid where if you told me 'No,' I was just going to do it anyway.

I don't think any human being/artist is 100% emotionally stable, based on the human condition and our emotions that relate to it.

People can dress you the way they want, they can do your makeup the way they want, but they can never take away your voice.

Literally, I just love food and I like going to dinner with big groups of people so you can try everything.

Obviously, I'm still building a name and reputation for myself. The stigmas that come with my past will remain there for quite some time, but I'm not afraid to challenge those things, and I never have been.

When I run into disappointment - say, for example, not getting a role I'd hoped for - I just try not to take it personally.

I like to work. I don't like to have lulls. I feel like it makes me lazy and uncreative, and that's when your ideas become stagnant.

I'm not 18 anymore, so I'm not into starting unnecessary beefs. It's tacky.

A shiny ring isn't romantic to me. I think thought and love into what you do for the person you're in love with - that's romance.

I am an actor. I am an artist. I am a daughter. I am a sister. I am a partner. I have a past that some people may not agree with, but it does not define who I am.

Persistence and determination are incredibly important. But sometimes you need to analyze the situation and understand when you're wrong. You need to be able to cop to being wrong, learn to change, and continue to grow as a human being.

I find it vulgar that people are so fascinated by natural disasters, and we allow footage of young people that are looting because they have no choice because of natural disaster.

Promoting education is an effort that is close to my heart. Illiteracy contributes to poverty; encouraging children to pick up a book is fundamental.