Shailene Woodley

Woodley talks with Sugar Slam about being a famous teenager and whether she can still do normal things like go to the mall:

Oh, definitely. I still actually only go back on hiatus in February. I’m going to go back to my high school and graduate because I’m a junior. It’s definitely different. When you go to a grocery store and you go anywhere there are people staring or pointing or whispering, and every now and then you have a brave girl come up and be like, “Are you the girl from Secret Life?” It’s neat to have that happen, but it’s also a little bit awkward because I feel like I should have a conversation with them, like, “Hello, I’m Shai. What’s your name?” versus just being like, “Oh, yes. Here’s my autograph. Bye.”

Woodley gives an interview to Teen Hollywood about her time on The Secret Life Of The American Teen and her advice for surviving high school.

I think stay true to yourself and do what you believe in and don’t get affected by peer pressure.

Woodley is interviewed for Crushable about Secret Life and whether becoming famous has changed things:

I don’t put myself out there. I barely wear any makeup. I just feel like I’ve kind of taken on the responsibility of being a professional. It’s always awkward for me the whole fan situation, because I don’t know them and they don’t know me, so I want to engage in conversation, but then that’s always awkward too.  It’s a very interesting dynamic, but other than that life has just been the same.  I’ve stayed with the same friends and have the most amazing family ever, so I’ve been very lucky.

Woodley gives an interview to TV Chick about the way The Secret Life Of The American Teenager approaches sex:

Having been in high school three years ago, it’s definitely a big issue. Kids are having sex with other kids and not really paying attention to the consequences. So I think it’s important — whatever your decision is, if you decide to be sexually active that’s totally fine, just make sure you protect yourself and make sure you’re safe about it because if you do get an STD, you have it for the rest of your life. And if you have a child, you have that for the rest of your life as well.

Woodley is interviewed for The Hollywood Reporter about going from working on teen dramas such as The Secret Life Of The American Teenager to acting alongside George Clooney in The Descendants:

It’s been this ladder that I’ve been climbing up, and I’m still climbing!