“I used to have to think about awful things to get myself emotionally c...” — Hilarie Burton Quote

I used to have to think about awful things to get myself emotionally connected to something.

I'm from northern Virginia, but I grew up next to the West Virginia border, so it was hills and farmland. We had that sense of adventure you get from growing up around old farmhouses and lazy, rolling hills, you know?

There's something about a holiday that isn't all about how much money you spend.

I think the first couple of times you do make-out scenes, you psych yourself out and it's really nerve racking.

Subletting is great. You get to try on all these different versions of yourself. This apartment was clearly decorated by an artist - there's a great, big, huge chandelier and red fur rug, and it's all stuff that I would never, ever, ever buy.

When you stand out in a small town or at work,or in your peer group, whatever it is, it feels really awful. Certainly, when you're growing up, you want to be normal. You just want to fit in. Then you realize that maybe fitting in is, in some respects, quite ordinary. I think it's good to put a positive spin on being slightly unique.

I'm actually embarrassed to tell people I'm Russian these days, because it's become such an awful place.

An awful lot has been written about my temper.

The idea of beauty today is a bloody mess. It's really awful. You look in the fashion magazines and see all of these retouched people. Some guys called retouchers go on the computer and take away everything that you are and then call it photography. I think it's such an insult.