Shailene Woodley Loves Saying 'Badass'

Shailene Woodley Loves Saying 'Badass'
Shailene Woodley arrives at the world premiere of "Divergent" at the Regency Bruin Theatre on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Shailene Woodley arrives at the world premiere of "Divergent" at the Regency Bruin Theatre on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Among the things Shailene Woodley loves in this life are hugs and the term "badass." Throughout the last nine months, the 22-year-old "Divergent" star has provided her fair share of both to the world, but it's "badass" that has become Woodley's verbal signature. Ahead, a brief history of her infatuation with the word.

On Tris, her character in "Divergent": "What I like about Tris is that she’s isn’t perfect. She’s not a superhero -- she’s not Katniss. She doesn’t know how to shoot a bow and arrow, she’s not a badass by nature.” -- Entertainment Weekly (June 24, 2013)

On Tris, again: "The interesting thing about Tris is -- I don't think she's a badass." -- MTV (July 16, 2013)

On the "Divergent" stunts: "The training was badass, I wish they let me do more." -- Pop Sugar (July 18, 2013)

On Theo James, her "Divergent" co-star: "He's super badass and does his own stunts, so it was cool to be part of that world." -- Entertainment Weekly Facebook Chat via Tumblr (July 18, 2013)

On the ending of "Allegiant," the third book in the franchise: "I thought that it was such a badass decision of Veronica Roth, and so incredibly powerful." -- Entertainment Weekly (Jan. 14, 2014)

On the possibility of shaving her head: "That would be so badass." -- Marie Claire (March 17, 2014)

On "Divergent" author Veronica Roth: "She was 21 when she wrote this book, which is incredible. Can you imagine? She’s 25 now, I believe, she’s married and she has three books out. What a badass! So cool." -- Up and Comers (March 19, 2014)

On her "Divergent" stunt double: "My stunt double is a complete badass." -- The Hollywood Reporter (March 19, 2014)

On her "Divergent" stunt double, again: "My stunt double made me look badass. She did the major jumps on and off the train, but I did the smaller ones and the running." -- Vanity Fair (March 19, 2014)

On being scared of space: "Sandra Bullock made it look beautiful and badass in "Gravity," but it is still terrifying to me." -- Vanity Fair (March 19, 2014)

On Tris, again: “My character is not a badass when the film starts, but she is by the end." -- Variety (March 19, 2014)

On Tris, again: "The other thing I found very appealing about it was the fact you have this strong female in the lead who wasn't inherently badass by birth but had to work at developing her story." -- The Age (March 23, 2014)

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