Emma Kenney Quotes

I hate watching myself on camera. I guess a lot of people feel that way, though.

I’ve written tons of scripts, and when I wrote ‘The New Girl in Town,’ I read it to my parents, and they suggested I make a movie out of it. I got a few friends together, and I shot the movie in one weekend, and then my mom and I edited it.

I can go out and chill with my friends, go out to dinner, and I won‘t get hounded like, I’m sure, Paul McCartney or somebody like that.

‘Shameless‘ was the first project I’ve ever booked, and I’m really happy for it!

Nothing sounds worse than having to be surrounded by people you don’t like in a sequined dress.

Not everybody‘s life is like ‘Gossip Girl.’

I try not to spend too much time on my computer.

There is so much I’d love to do in this industry. I’m honestly interested in directing even a little more so than acting.

I went through a phase when I was 13 or 14: I would tweet emo things about my feelings and boys who didn’t like me and mean girls in school.

You’ve just got to be wary around people. You don’t know what they want from you. Just in L.A., people have questionable motives. Everybody’s kind of got an angle. You’ve got to be aware of that.

If I wasn’t an actor, I never would have known who Debbie Gallagher was. I never would know how her feelings are or how her emotions are, or her family.

It’s hard growing up in Hollywood, you know? I’m not from L.A. originally.

I try to keep my professional life and my actual kid social life separate.

I had the perfect level, growing up, between being normal and having a little taste into Hollywood. People would recognize me once in a while, but I could still go out and have my life.

I’m pretty much a goodie two-shoes.

I just want to send a message to my fans saying that it’s OK to admit that you need help, and it doesn’t make you weak.

You’re not always going to look super glamorous in the morning when you wake up. Everything‘s not perfect.

I went to public school my entire life.

The director will be like, ‘Hey, great take. Do you want to see the playback?’ And I’m like, ‘Definitely not.’

I would totally love to do theater.

Opening up your life to a dog who needs a home is one of the most fulfilling things you can do.

If you want a dog, go to your local animal shelter and adopt one. It’s not rocket science, it’s dog science.

I loooovvve Dylan O’Brien. He’s so hot.

‘Shameless’ is just such a realistic show.

I want to be the healthiest, best Emma that I can be, and I know that by going to treatment that’s what’s going to happen, and I’m going to continue on that positive road.