We live in a world that does not recognize virtually anyone outside of the white male or the beautiful white woman who has to be an object of desire and affection. Penn Badgley Read Quote
I want to be an actor – I don’t want to be a celebrity. They are two different things, and people have forgotten that they are different. Penn Badgley Read Quote
Like, if you are a celebrity, then anyone will let you be in a film or on a TV show, and if you’re an actor, chances are if you are successful, you are becoming a celebrity. Penn Badgley Read Quote
I guess I never really had a high school experience. I went for about a month, and on the first day one of my friends got punched in the eye. It was Southern California Public High School. Needless to say, I wasn’t there for long. Penn Badgley Read Quote
All the little things you nitpick in your head, nobody really cares that much outside your head. Penn Badgley Read Quote
I absolutely appreciate the opportunity it’s been. I wouldn’t be here without ‘Gossip Girl,’ so I will always be in debt and grateful. Penn Badgley Read Quote
I’m grounded, I can say that. I can say that. I am, and it’s great. I don’t know where it comes from. But I’ve always been like that. Penn Badgley Read Quote
Because I came into fame so early on, I’ve never done that. I don’t investigate through the Internet about people who I know in the same way that I think most people do because I know what that’s like to be on the other end of it. I think it gave me a certain kind of discipline, or empathy. Penn Badgley Read Quote
