These are photos of Shailene Woodley, Naomi Watts and Zoe Kravitz at the Allegiant premiere last night. Shailene is in a black Elie Saab embellished pantsuit which is kind of badass from the waist up but looks very 70s as a whole. The last time we saw her she had blonde hair and now it’s black. She looks so different! (I’m not sure but this hair is possibly from her role in Snowden, which just finished filming.)

It feels like Shailene hasn’t been around much at all, but maybe these movies make so much bank she doesn’t really need to promote them. Divergent made $288 million and Insurgent made $297 million, so there’s a built in fan base from both the books and the films that will see the third one. (I may see it in the theater but I found the second film overwrought. It’s more of a rental for me.)

Anyway I like that Woodley isn’t your typical starlet. She’s said some dumb things about feminism, sure, and she’s kind of a hippie who gathers her own water and makes her own medicine, but it’s rare that a young movie star will have those kind of interests. Usually they’re all about posting selfies and promoting themselves, but not Shailene. She’s very aware of the type of ego she could get if she got wrapped up in stardom or social media and that’s why she’s avoided it so far. Here are some quotes from her from recent interviews:

On what she would tell her younger self about fame
Don’t worry, in three years people still won’t know who you are. Literally, I’m so lucky. I can go anywhere and do anything. My life hasn’t changed at all.

On if people recognize her
Maybe a little bit but they’re pretty cool and chill and I just say hi and cruise by. My life’s totally the same.

If she takes pictures with people
I actually never take photos with people. It’s just a boundary.

Question: How do you stay grounded?
I don’t know how I couldn’t. I’m fortunate to have a beautiful family and solid friends. It’s easy to say the word “celebrity” and say the word “famous” and use the words “movie star.” And for some reason, it’s much harder to call an actor an artist. If you strip all those fabrications away you’re left with someone who just likes to create. And that’s what I like to do.

Question: Why aren’t you more active on social media?
I feel like in a lot of ways — and I’m speaking for myself — it would breed a narcissistic nature within myself of [needing] validation. It’s interesting what social media has done to this industry. Because all of a sudden you hear actors talking about “I need this many followers” or “I got this many likes, and that’s going to help me get a job.” Is it going to help you get a job? Or is what you do in the room in an audition in front of a director help you get a job? And that’s another question to be asking, are directors, are studios paying attention to how many people follow you or like you based on the popularity of your persona? Instead of based on the artistry of your craft and what you create and how talented you are in your field?

You asked how you stay grounded. How can you stay grounded when you have millions of people feeding your ego every day? And you’re allowing it and asking for it. You’re participating in that. I think there’s a way to use it and a way to abuse it. And when you abuse it, it’s a feeding-the-ego thing.

[From Fox 2 News and The LA Times]

You can watch her interview with Fox2News here. It was taken during her press junket so maybe she’s a little burnt out from talking to so many outlets but she seems high to me. There’s also much more in her interview with the LA Times. She’s trying to learn about the world and about thing she’s interested in, some of it a little esoteric for my tastes (she says she’s into something called morphogenetics, which she describes as “examining genetics through your quantum field,”) but still there’s something admirable about the fact that she’s searching. She’s also no longer saying that she’s not feminist. She went to India for three months and it sounds like she’s come a long way in understanding why it’s not a dirty word.

Everyone defines feminism differently. One thing that’s been beautiful to witness over the last few years is that feminism seems more all-encompassing. It’s embracing the fact that we must come together. I only hope we continue to come together, not only for those of us in this country but for those around the world. Women are getting acid thrown on them in other countries for being a woman. Women have no rights.

I can’t help it, I like her. She’s not trying to convince us she’s someone she’s not and she’s learned and grown the past few years. Plus she told the LA Times why she’s voting for Bernie Sanders and I have a lot of the same reasons for backing him. I voted for him in the primaries and I can’t even talk to my family about why I prefer him over Hillary, our conversations get too heated. I would gladly vote for Hillary in the general election though.

Zoe Kravitz wore a fishing net over a tube top basically.

And Naomi Watts is just too much sparkle.

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