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Lucy Hale

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“And I think, and I'm grateful no one's asked a lot of these questions before because I don't think I was ready. I don't think I knew how to answer them. So, I feel similarly, like I feel like there's so much more to me that people might realize or that I have to talk about. I do believe in the timing of life, and I just maybe I wasn't quite ready to answer those big questions.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“And it's people like that. I've been really fortunate with the people I've worked with in my life that have inspired me. So thanks, Joanna.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“So for people that don't know, number one on the call sheet is kind of it kind of goes in from biggest role, like lead to. There are no small parts, but you know what I'm saying? She was the lead of this show, and she treated everyone with such kindness and grace and And I remember and she was so good to me. And I was like, I want to be like that. That's the kind of number one on a show I want to be. Not even more than that, that's the kind of person I want to be. She knew everyone's name. And and she had such an impact on me, and I don't know if I've ever Actually, told her that she is still someone I think about. It's almost like, what would Joanna do? I could wear the What Would Jesus Do bracelet? What would Joanna do?”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Definitely my mom, but I tell her this all the time. Thank you, my manager, who I also tell all the time. Thank you. I would not be where I am personally or professionally without her. And she's gone well beyond being a manager. She has been the most human kind patient gracious, selfless woman to me when she didn't have to be. Hard for me to choose this because I'm such a, I tell people all the time because that's how I receive love is like I want to hear it. So I always make it a point to tell people. I've been so lucky along the way of having people that have been very good to me. There's one woman in particular who is still a friend, but her name's Joanna Garcia. She's an actress. And she was number one on the call she lead of the show privileged I did on the CW. And I remember.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“To others. Like I can emotion Respond to people in an unkind way. But I always Hold myself accountable. So to answer that question, I can be very kind and at times unkind to the people I love the most. And it's similar to myself. The cruel inner critic, self-critic. I only do to myself. And I'm still finding ways to quiet that voice, but I have made it a habit to say nice things about myself. And it feels silly sometimes and a little like not egotistical, but like. Saying kind affirmations to yourself feels really bizarre at the beginning because we almost think it's unhumble or does that make sense? But I yeah, I take time out of my day to be, say cool things to myself, kind things to myself as well But I'm still working on the voice that's. Not so”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“A really beautiful question. I'd say about half of the time now I do. I really feel like I show up for my friends and I'm a words of affirmation gal. Like I always let people know I'm grateful for them and I'm just like a lover, you know, like I want people in my life to know I love them and I I can also have a venomous tongue sometimes. Like, I'm not.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Why I got away with it so long. And then I was like, oh, the jig is up. We got to discover who I am. It's going to be hard and scary. Yeah.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“But also, no wonder I got into my line of work because, oh, I don't have to figure out who I am. I can do all these things and be all these people people want me to be.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I don't really feel like I I think it's because I am proud of myself. I think it's because I don't always have these conversations or I haven't always shown up. How I want to show up I cry because Is just who I am today. I'm a weepy emotional version of myself.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“And it's not The reasons you might think. I mean, if I'm proud of. Work ethic and the things I've accomplished, but I'm proud that I've faced what I thought were my worst fears about myself. I am proud. How I show up every day. I'm proud of We treat people. I'm proud of having this conversation with you. I just knew I was like, okay, well, I'm not going to have any expectations about what this is going to be. I'm just going to follow his lead. And you present such a safe space. And I'm grateful that you allowed me to be myself.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“And I just want to keep, you know, I can say so many things about my career. And if I'm lucky enough to work and create and do all the roles I want to do, like that's freaking amazing. But mainly, I love discovering more about myself and why I am the way I am and why people are the way they are. Like I think this whole journey of self-discovery and self-healing is one that's constant. There is no end goal and I'm just going to keep it's a marathon, not a sprint. So I just want to keep on this really beautiful path that I'm on.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Manifest specific things but be okay if it doesn't work out exactly how I think and kind of looking at it as being kind of neutral with life. It's just like living freely, like going with the flow. I don't typically go with the flow. I'm not a go with the flow kind of gal. But my priorities are a little different now. Like I do want a family. I think recently I decided I do want kids. I have two lovely dogs. My goal now, I want to farm with goats and chickens and so many dogs.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I mean, here's something I've been working on recently because I am truly a believer in creating the life you want. I believe our thoughts are powerful. Our thoughts create everything. But I think where I've gotten stuck or in trouble or where a lot of people might be stuck is that we, you know, we manifest a person, a job, whatever, but then we hold on to tightly to the expectation of what that is. So it's like now I'm at this point where I want to.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I don't want to have to do it. I feel like I'm at this point now in my career where I don't need to. So I kind of just do what I want, which is nice and freeing. But I do think it's important to. Disconnect and that looks different for everyone.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I'm still addicted to my phone. It's nuts. I'm like, yeah, I can go without getting Wi-Fi on this two-hour flight, cut to me putting in my credit card info. It's so, and it's this need, it's not to know what people are thinking of me, but I am addicted to being available all the time. And that, and I feel we're all guilty of that, like just being glued to this phone and. Texting back immediately, or I don't feel the pressure to Like socially on social media, I don't feel that pressure to need to always be present anymore. A lot of times in my career, I have felt like it's expected and that. Can feel a little draining because unless something feels authentic, I don't want to do it.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I mean, I do my own version of digital detoxing, which is simply, it's not the first thing I look at in the morning. I don't grab for my phone, and I turn my phone on do not disturb at like seven and I don't look at it until the morning unless it's detected over there. But I”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I'm so emotionally impulsive and responsive, like because I'm so The word is passionate, but I I really sometimes it's hard for me to see all sides of the coin and like see someone else's perspective and I work on that a lot I All the patients in the world. But I struggle with what people think of me a lot. I struggle with Am I doing? Why are you here? What are you talking about? Like those. That inner critic is loud sometimes.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Of my younger self because we went through a lot. Like more things than I could ever possibly say in a podcast. And so many people don't even know about that part of me, but it was hard and dark. And maybe I shouldn't have even gotten out of it. And I did. And that's so cool. And I feel brave and courageous. And I know that I went through those things to talk about it. Why else do you go through shit? Like you're supposed to share your experiences because it will reach someone. Just compassion is the perfect word for my younger self.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I've actually done that exercise where you write a letter to your younger self. I feel I feel so badly now that I shunned her and like didn't, I'm going to talk about myself as a her and me. This is me. Younger me is her I didn't give her a chance to speak up. Like whereas now I'm like, what was hurting you so bad that you needed to do that? Like I kind of give her the stage to talk about her feelings. And I really, truly believe that I was handling it in the best way I knew how at the time. Now I would handle it differently because I have the tools. I have this like spiritual emotional tool belt that if I'm feeling sad or whatever, I'm like, okay, we'll do this. But I didn't know. I didn't know any better. And I was doing the best I could. And I am proud of what I was.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“If you're in my circle, have your back no matter the situation. I talk about the hardship. I lead with my heart. I believe in justice more than anything, even if it's like I see someone cutting someone in line. Like, that's not right. I'm passionate as hell. And I do believe my intentions with people are good. And at the end of the day, I can sleep at night really well because I like who I am. And it's just as simple as that. I like my choices.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“People in a similar position where. I wanted to work, but you didn't because people only want to see you as that one thing. And I. I'm also grateful for that period because then that was when I got to discover who I am outside of that. Who am I outside of my job? Ooh, I can say that That I've always wanted to. Lead authentically and to show up however I am at any given moment, whatever that looks like. And I have not been able to do that until recently. I feel like I am confident in what I have to offer. I'm comfortable with who I am. I'm a good friend. I'm loyal. I'm honest to a fault.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Exhausting. Like, I feel like I'm okay now. If I were to just do jobs under the radar for the rest of my life, you know, I. Like I said, I mentioned earlier having a couple of failed experiences post pretty little liars really gave me Of grounded me in. In a cool way. I feel like I needed that.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Yeah, it was weird. It was weird and bizarre and scary. Because that level of notoriety and fame, success, whatever you want to call it, that is not really sustainable. And will I ever reach that again in my career? Maybe. Who knows? I don't know. But if I don't, it's okay. But because it was here for so long for most of my twenties, and then when the show stopped and Things did shift like I wasn't getting certain calls. Like I wasn't being invited to certain things. People move on quickly, right? Like people just love content. Like they will move on to a new show and it was so scary to be like, well, where do I forget fit in? Will people remember me? And it's like chasing this. High of whatever that experience was. And Then I came to realize that's so.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“As an understanding of that element of my life, too. I mean, I'm so open to it and ready. But I also am not desperate for it, like I'm not needing, because I like many people used men and relationships to fill a void. Like it's easy to get addicted to people too. And that's actually the easiest. It's like, oh, I have a really cool new boyfriend. Like I can focus on this for a year and not focus on what I should be focusing on. And now I just... Yeah, I just feel open. Whatever is coming my way, I'm ready for it. I really believe that.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I think If I'm single now, but in order for me to want to be in a relationship. It goes back to like meeting me where I'm at. And by that, I mean, I think that the type of relationship I'm seeking out is with another person who is whole and doesn't need me and doesn't need this relationship to give them an identity. And I think that that is where people thrive is when people have really gone inward and know their strengths and weaknesses and know what they have to offer and are willing. Grow and heal and evolve. And I've never had that. Like I've never had a relationship that felt Safe, or like I could really show up as myself. I do think that being sober is really important to me. And like that's my number one priority. When I do that, everything else is fine. So I'd love to find someone who”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Yeah. If love is this, I don't want that. Are you kidding me? So I never really had a model of what a relationship should be. And I. Maybe because my parents got divorced and I spent more time with my mom that I was drawing in more people who were similar to my dad. You know, there's that element.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Yeah, and I always thought I was a love addict because I just wanted people to like me. I wanted this guy to like me and everything would be fine. But the truth is I actually think I have fallen more under love avoidant because when people get too close, oop, they're going to see me. They're going to know who I really am. They're going to leave. So I'm going to blow this thing up before they leave me. But I can tend to fall into Love addiction behavior if they like out avoid me. Does that make sense? So if someone is more avoided than I am. Anyway, so yes, failed relationships, but”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“And try and fix them because it gave me a one up. Or, you know, have you, I'm sure you've read about like love addiction, like love avoidant, love addiction. Oh, yeah.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Low self worth, chaos. Like, I was attracting either people that had similar issues as me. And so it felt comfortable, or it felt like, oh, I can focus on this issue or your issue”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I think well, some of them we were just young and they're not supposed to work out. But I do think You know, and I'm very careful to not talk poorly about. People ever. And I do also realize my part of the equation. I never would point the fingers and say this person crash and burn because it was. Hurt people, hurt people. That's like a classic thing. I just think I was maybe attracting people that were a perfect storm for my.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Tons of failed relationships. No, yeah, I had a social life. It was a lot of work. We were doing that nine months out of the year for eight years. But yeah, I dated and it traveled and...”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I could. And that's the reality. Like, today I could say, you know what? I don't want to act anymore. And I know that that's an option. And I know that I'm lucky to know that I have options. Like I have perspective on that too. But I also feel lucky that I do want to wake up and say. I want to go. I want to go act today. I want to go work with these people and collaborate.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Crave creating and acting. And I was, there have been moments in my life where I was scared that, oh my God, I'm going to have to keep doing this and not know if I love it. And it was, I did this show. And the moment where it all like happened for me was the show I did called Katie Keane. Short-lived, another short-lived CW series I did. I've had three. Shows on CW that only went one season. It's kind of a running joke now. Anyway, whatever. Katie Keene, New York. It was the show that made me fall in love with acting because I And I don't even know what happened. I mean, it was a great show, great people, so much fun living in New York, but. Maybe I stepped into my confidence more I don't know. I just feel grateful that I can say, oh, God, I like what I do because that would be a bummer to do all these things and then say,”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“No, I mean, maybe. I would have had longer periods of happiness, but I do believe that where I'm at now What I've gone through to get the happiness I have now, like, this is where I'm supposed to be, and this is how I'm supposed to feel. And I don't think I would have gotten through that without the job I have or the things I've been through. I know it sounds grateful to say I'm happy that I struggled with addiction or. Whatever it is, but I am. I just think that In order for me to feel whole and survive is to be creative. And I actually.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Wasn't because I disliked acting. I loved it. And I always knew I was good at it, but it was just, how do I manage my emotions and do what I love? I was like, I don't know how to do that. Now I know how to do, I mean, I still have bad days, but I know how to handle it better. It's hard. It's hard. I don't know. It's a constant. Know starting a new job. I really have to make sure I have my plan in place for what helps me feel safe”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, maybe not seriously because Didn't know what else I was good at. I didn't think I was interesting. I didn't think I was smart. I didn't like all of these things. I truly was like, well, what would I do? And so I at times had the thought. Could I do something else? Could I go home after this? But I never packed my bags or made a call to someone and told them, but they were. But there were times in my twenties where I was just thinking, is this what I want to do? But then it became about”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“That's not true. I do positive affirmations for myself all day these days, but I know that my resilience is what's Slingshotted me the other way.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Um I had many many many what I thought were my emotional rock bottoms, dozens. And so that was why it was so hard is because I'm like, oh, I thought we went to the depths of hell. Like, how do we possibly, how could it be worse? And from the outside, that was what's crazy. No one would have known. So it was like I was everything externally didn't match what was happening internally. So then I just felt like a fraud. I was like, this isn't adding up and it's not real and it's not right. I want things to match up and look the same. I just felt like totally undeserving of everything that was happening. A darkest day, my brother. Yeah, I mean, I had many. But I'd always pull myself out of it. Like, if I have one thing I'm resilient, like I don't really give myself a lot of.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“No, it was pretty private because I didn't want to be different. I wanted to blend in. And if I talked about having issues, that made me a target. I think people maybe knew I was struggling.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Makes you feel worse. Yeah. Yeah. So Everything. It fixed literally nothing. If anything, like there were more problems, it like expedited all of it, right? My life was under a microscope. I mean, it definitely cranked up those dials to tin when it came to My self worth was at an all time low. I just didn't have the tools to how does anyone navigate that experience? I don't know how you navigate that in a healthy way. And I look back now and I'm like, okay, I guess I handled it in the best way I knew how. Like I don't look back and shame myself over it all. It's kind of just like. Was a kid, and I was struggling, but I was struggling publicly, but no one knew about it. So that was almost harder because I was like dealing with all these big things, but I never wanted to talk about it because I was so ashamed.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“It also posts that show because I've had some, I don't want to view anything as a failure, but I've had things that were maybe viewed as failures post that. And it kind of, which I'm also grateful for because it gave me perspective of. Know life is full of ups and downs, and it will always be that way no matter where I'm at in my career, like people aren't always going to like me or like my work. Every job I do is not going to be the one that changes my life. And I've also realized like that's not where my happiness comes from anymore. My happiness is not going to come from. I love what I do and I find so much joy in it. And I love creating. And I love acting in a really new cool way the last couple of years. Always going to be a roller coaster.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Lucky enough to get to do. I hope I can do this the rest of my life. But it helps me hone my craft. The fact that that show went for that long is almost unheard of. Like that just doesn't happen anymore. And I always laugh because there was a couple people on the show where it was their first job ever or their first audition ever. And the show went for that long. I'm like, this is not normal, by the way. But it, but.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“There were other characters in the show that I wanted to be doing the things they were doing, but there were times when I felt like I could really show off my talents, I guess. I mean, it was the launching pad for my whole career. And it's taken a while outside of that show to get people to see me in a different light. And I knew that when you're a part of something that's that big, people are seeing you every week. Like people still call me Aria on the street, you know. I knew that it was going to be strategic moves for years to get people to see me in a different way. And I feel like I'm at this point now where people are giving me those opportunities. But I've worked really hard for that. I have taken a bunch of different types of roles and different types of characters, post that to get to like show, to show myself, but also to show everyone, like, I'm not a one-trick pony and I want to be doing this. And if I'm.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Yeah. Okay. I mean, I It was a dream job, like I could. I now had the success I had wanted and the notoriety I felt valued and appreciated. On a super in a superficial way for bits and moments, there were times when I thought my act, there were times when I didn't feel like I was being utilized in the right way. I'm like, I have so much more to offer. Please let me.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Thank God, but it is such a great example of how one door closes, another one opens. Nothing is by coincidence in this life. I firmly believe that. I think that everything. Happens exactly how it should. And like having an open mind and seeing the lesson and everything. Makes for a happier life too. Yeah, it's crazy to think about that time.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“What the success of it would be. But at the same time, I got that offer, I got the offer for something else, which was like a really, I don't even remember what it was called, but it was a really shitty TV movie that I don't even think, did it get made? Yes, it did get made. And I at one point was thinking, I want to take this movie because there was a really cute guy attached to it. You can see where that's where my head was at was let's choose a part because of a cute guy. And then it was almost overnight where I just woke up the next morning and said, You know what? No. Because I would have had to choose between the two. I said, I think I should choose to show. Well, thank God.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“There's a really cool story there. So I did the show called Privileged. They canceled it. I was devastated. And the same producer said, hey, we have this script. It's based off of a book we think you'd be great for it. And they said, it's called Pretty Little Wires. And I'm like, oh, I was such a huge fan of those books. I read the script and it was the first time I had ever been offered something. And so we get this offer, but at the same time, so at this point it's just a pilot and no one knew.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Wherever I'm at in life right now, it feels peaceful I used to call boredom I have moments where I'm bored. I'm like, ooh, what kind of fire can I start today? But then I rein that back in.”
2023-02-23 · The Diary of a CEO · Lucy Hale Opens Up For The First Time About Eating Disorders, Relationships & Addiction · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Thought I was. I'm like, I'm getting a big paycheck. I'm happy. I'm no like that's not real happiness, you know, you. I had told myself the lies of You're happy, or I felt guilty for not being happy because how could I not be happy? I have X, Y, and nobody wants to hear about someone in my position being unhappy, right? Like, let's just be real. Nobody wants to really hear about that. But at the end of the day, I've had to allow, and I believed that too. I ran with that. Lucy, you don't deserve to be unhappy. How dare you feel these things? But now I know I'm a human being. And I'm Everything's relative, and it's okay for me to have these very human experiences. And I found the people in my life that I can talk to about it. Was I happy? I had moments of being very happy. Not like this, not like this.”
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“So freeing because it doesn't, it's not like it's chaining me down anymore. Like it takes the power away from it. Like I can be Lucy, which is not always cute at times, you know? Like it's dark and disgusting and scary. And that's what makes us all complex, amazing, beautiful human beings is we've all got this shadow self.”
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