There are many wonderful themes from ‘Moana’ that people discover, and I also hope they’re inspired to go on their own journeys and to learn more about the Polynesian culture, because we’re pretty great! I’m so proud of the people the filmmakers talked to – the Oceanic Trust. Auli'i Cravalho Read Quote
I love that Moana is a heroine, and I hope people take that away, and that you most certainly can be the heroine, or hero, of your own story. Auli'i Cravalho Read Quote
I have a lot in common with Moana. I mean, we both grew up on islands. We both are deeply rooted in our culture. Auli'i Cravalho Read Quote
I love our Polynesian designs, whether or not it is coming from Samoa, as I have some of my designs coming from, or right from home in O’ahu. Auli'i Cravalho Read Quote
Moana is an incredible heroine. She’s strong… She’s got her two feet firmly planted. She’s definitely grounded. Auli'i Cravalho Read Quote
My friends have said, ‘Wait, you’re pretty, and you sing? What do you mean you’re interested in science?’ I have to just hold my head and go, ‘Do you hear yourself?’ By no means should you ever limit yourself because of what others think or because of their perceptions of what someone looks like in a certain field. Auli'i Cravalho Read Quote
When I sing, it’s different from when I speak in a very interesting way. I think that, when you’re singing, a message is carried in a different way. I don’t know if that emotion needs a melody. Auli'i Cravalho Read Quote
I’m kind of an animated person. I was given this really big blessing that my voice just kind of carries the emotion. Auli'i Cravalho Read Quote
I credit my singing to my mom because she didn’t give me a binky when I was a baby. I cried and screamed for the first six months – my mom would say four years of my life – and I developed wonderful lungs. Auli'i Cravalho Read Quote
