
It was always my dream to act, absolutely. It’s a great gift to be in a company of people like this and to be at places like the SAG awards and all of that. But that’s not anything I ever really dreamed of, I’m just happy to get to be an actor, period.
Emma Stone attends the Premiere of “Irrational Man” during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2015 in Cannes, France

The greatest thing about that memory—and I can only hope that other people have that same experience—is that it is of love before love ever got complicated. It is just the purest form of love that doesn’t need to be explained. And if you’re lucky enough to have had that with a parent, or with both of your parents, that’s a life-changing feeling. So with all the things that have happened in my family or with friends or in love relationships over the years, to be able to go back to a memory where I’m just watching a monsoon and eating these circus peanuts, it’s a touchstone kind of memory to have in your life. - Emma Stone photographed by Craig McDean for Interview magazine (May 2015)
You’re in this area of doing things that are challenging you and really are very different from things you’ve done before with the stage and Birdman, they kinda jump. Where does Spider-Man fit into that for you? Is it just a nice memory, a good movie…?
Comedy was my sport. It taught me how to roll with the punches. Failure is the exact same as success when it comes to comedy because it just keeps coming. It never stops.
Comedy was my sport. It taught me how to roll with the punches. Failure is the exact same as success when it comes to comedy because it just keeps coming. It never stops.
“I think the number one thing that I find important is the importance of honesty with your friends and your parents, if you can be. But I think that telling people how you really feel, being who you truly are, being safe and taking care of yourself is the most important thing.”

I think the number one thing that I find important is the importance of honesty with your friends and your parents, if you can be. But I think that telling people how you really feel, being who you truly are, being safe and taking care of yourself is the most important thing.

If I feel strongly about anything, I get overwhelmed with emotion.
“What sets you apart can feel like a burden, and it’s not. A lot of the time, it’s what makes you great”.