Singing is an incredible expression and something that is important to me, but where I feel comfortable with how much I reveal about myself is acting. I enjoy the characters, the costumes, the wigs and just being a chameleon.

- Brie Larson

You could put me on a stage in front of 100 people, and I could do a tap dance, but one-on-one was really difficult for me. And it took me most of my life to learn how to work with that anxiety, to embrace and be comfortable with it.

- Brie Larson

I don't really have any people in my life who aren't gypsies.

- Brie Larson

I can be whoever I want. I can feel however I want.

- Brie Larson

Growing up, I just loved movies. It was how I saw the world, which I wanted to learn more about.

- Brie Larson

For me, 'Room' is an opportunity to relive an aspect of my childhood that I hadn't put a ton of thought into.

- Brie Larson

I have a sister and her name is Mimsy, like from 'Alice in Wonderland,' so we've got some strange names in our family.

- Brie Larson

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

- Brie Larson

I'm learning with the older that I get that some feelings are just universal and that I'm not the only one who hates their hair or their life at times.

- Brie Larson

I love mythology and folklore, and I respect the time, money, and opportunity that a film gives to an audience. It's a chance to empathize, reflect, and learn, so I really want to understand before I sign onto a project: 'What's the potential of this thing? What are we seeing and learning? What are we empathizing to?'

- Brie Larson

I was the type of person that would show a PowerPoint presentation about why I should do something versus crying and screaming over it.

- Brie Larson

I didn't go to prom - I was homeschooled.

- Brie Larson

I wasn't perfect and didn't 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.

- Brie Larson

My parents called me the WB frog. Because when I was onstage, I would do this whole song and dance, but if my parents had a family friend over, I would just go hide in the bedroom.

- Brie Larson

I'm kind of a morbid person. I'm very optimistic, but I also feel like I'm going to die at any moment. I feel very much aware of my mortality. I'm here, and then I'm not.

- Brie Larson

Because we put ourselves in a movie or on TV, then it must mean we want to be completely open to the world. Sometimes, people will run up to you as if this is Disneyland and I'm a character. I understand their point of view, but it's difficult to explain how terrified it makes me. I'm so nervous.

- Brie Larson

I had a tough time fitting in, as I guess most kids do. I felt like school was kind of a grand opportunity to figure yourself out and to figure out what you wanted.

- Brie Larson

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

- Brie Larson

For me, the dumbest rule is that you can't chew gum in school.

- Brie Larson

For some reason, chewing gum for me gets my brain going.

- Brie Larson