Rachel Bilson Quotes

"I grew up sort of like a princess. I know that sounds awful, but I was the baby of the family. I had older brothers, so the little girl always gets everything she wants. As I`ve gotten older, I`ve realized that if you want something bad enough, you can have it. I`ve never gone after something I didn`t get. Not yet."

"It`s great playing someone who is not like me at all. I`m really a nice girl, so it`s fun to be a bitch, then come home and be myself again. When I meet people now, they`re surprised that I`m a good person."

"I love the fact that we play people who are not like us at all and we can just go crazy at work and then be very normal after filming."

"I feel very lucky to work in the environment that I work in. I`m surrounded by people that I love and care about and who make me laugh every day. I get to work with my friends and you really can`t ask for more than that."

"A lot of people are surprised by how nice I am. Summer and I are both driven, but I`m not snobby. I`m a pretty good conversationalist and I like meeting new people."

"I feel like you have to be who you are and be true to yourself first, always. You can`t worry about how your`re going to be perceived by other people. I have a quote that my mom taught me: `It`s none of my business what other people think of me.`"

"Josh Schwartz likes to dress me up. It`s uncomfortable being in that Little Miss Vixen outfit for 17 hours, but it`s fun as long as you can make fun of yourself. That`s key".

I`ve always been a really maternal person. I really want a family. I love the career I have chosen, but I`d be quite happy as a housewife, at home with the kids. I think I`d be really content.

(about going nude on film) Movies can be sexy or sexual without showing things. It is almost a deal breaker.

My first scene on the show (The O.C.), I showed up on set and they`re like "here`s your little bikini, here`s your little miniskirt. Now go out on the freezing beach and be drunk and basically molest Ben`s character, Ryan". Ryan, ohmigod! I was like, "alright, cool!"

I really do believe that if someone tries hard enough, they can get what they want. If you put all your effort towards something, you`re going to be rewarded. The trick is to not give up. If you don`t, anything can happen

feel like you have to be who you are and be true to yourself first, always. You can`t worry about how you`re going to be perceived by other people. I have a quote that my mom taught me: "It`s none of my business what other people think of me".

I like a guy who can make fun of me and make fun of himself. He`s got to have a sense of humor. A guy can be the most beautiful thing in the world but if he opens his mouth and he`s not interesting it won`t work.

I just think there are no rules or regulations on love

I don`t judge anyone who marries young. But I feel you should really put in the time before you make that jump

You`ve got to use your celebrity for good stuff, not evil. I think it`s lame when people act as if they`re better than everyone!

I know of my sex appeal. I know about sexuality, and I know how to use it - tastefully, of course.

My next adventure will be being in a car with Mischa at the wheel.

Y`know what? This is what I go by: It doesn`t matter how good-looking a guy is, it just depends on his personality. If a guy can make you laugh and make fun of you, then that`s what would win me over. So, yeah.

The more aware a man is of a woman`s body, the better. He needs to know he has to tend to a woman. She might not always return the favor, but a man always has to tend to a woman first.

You can tell a lot about a person from his underwear.

A magazine was going to publish a lie that I was rude to a photographer. I cried! I was really upset. They wanted me to be a bitch.

Especially working with Adam Brody, he`s just so funny in every day life. Working with him is a lot of fun. We play pranks on each other.

A few years ago I was at a party and this guy threw me over his shoulder, ran across the street, put me in his car, and stuck his tongue in my mouth.

That`s a rule in the business. No tongue. You can`t really get into it, otherwise, it`s weird. I think that particular scene made his (Adam Brody) girlfriend jealous. There were issues.

My favorite albumn ever is Jeff Buckley`s GRACE. I feel a weird unexplainable connection to him.

When a guy can make fun of you, thats attractive. Who knew that teasing could have so much power over women!