Shannon Purser Quotes

Shannon Purser

Profession : Actress

Birth : June 27, 1997

I guess everyone's had an experience when they felt overlooked, ditched, hurt or taken for granted. Where they felt like the only one behaving with common sense but still got the short end of the stick. We all feel like the odd one out at some point.

Shannon Purser

I think once I kind of got to a place of self-acceptance, looking past all the insecurities that I have, I've really grown so much as a person.

Shannon Purser

I understand that feeling of insecurity, like you're not good enough as you are, and you need to change.

Shannon Purser

Mental health affects every aspect of your life. It's not just this neat little issue you can put into a box.

Shannon Purser

I've found beauty in such unexpected places. I think the most beautiful thing you can do is be yourself and to own it.

Shannon Purser

Everyone has been an outcast at one point in their life.

Shannon Purser

I was always taller than every other boy my age. So, whenever there was one boy who was taller than me I was like, 'Yes. He's the one.' Even if he definitely wasn't.

Shannon Purser

When I was younger, I felt very alone and that I didn't fit into my own skin. I loved the idea of becoming somebody else, and acting was an outlet for me and those emotions.

Shannon Purser

I was diagnosed with OCD and depression, and that was a huge relief, because now my struggles had a name and could be reckoned with. With a combination of therapy and medication, I got better. I learned to love life again. My problems didn't go away, but they became much easier to face.

Shannon Purser

It's just as important to be a good human being as it is to be a good actor.

Shannon Purser

I grew up in a house with all girls, so I'm used to having a lot of hormones around that can create craziness.

Shannon Purser

I didn't really have a normal high school experience. I was home-schooled and went to a co-op, so basically a school with about maybe 200 other home-schooled kids that would come together for classes.

Shannon Purser

That's what I love about movies and TV: You can go anywhere any time and be whoever you want.

Shannon Purser

A lot of times, gay characters are represented in unrealistic or stereotypical ways.

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I was about 15 when I decided that acting was what I wanted to pursue professionally.

Shannon Purser

When you're on stage, you're playing to whoever is in the back of the room, and TV and film is so much more detailed and nuanced, but I think that's what I always wanted to do. As much as I love theater and musical theater and would love to do it again, I really love the subtleties of film and theater acting.

Shannon Purser

Acting isn't always about the amount of talent you have, or your ability to cry on command. The point is, how well can you take direction? How well can you put aside your own ideas or ego and listen to the ideas of the director and the people above you, while not giving up the passion and drive of that character?

Shannon Purser

I was definitely always the bigger girl and kind of weird. I didn't make friends very easily and I was a big reader, so I was very antisocial, and I knew that people were judging me.

Shannon Purser

As I got into high school I sort of came into my own and gained some confidence and, luckily, wasn't really bullied by others.

Shannon Purser

My existence in Hollywood is a political statement, because there are so few women who are plus-sized or above a size 6.

Shannon Purser