About the Blake Lively

Blake Ellender Livelyis an American actress. Born in Los Angeles, Lively is the daughter of actor Ernie Lively, and made her professional debut in his directorial project Sandmanand its 2008 sequel. Lively achieved international recognition for her portrayal of Serena van der Woodsen in the CW teen drama television series Gossip Girland Savages (2012), and the superhero film Green Lantern (2011). She starred in films such as the romantic fantasy The Age of Adaline (2015), the survival film The Shallows (2016), the comedy thriller A Simple Favor (2018), and the romantic drama It Ends with Us (2024). She has also directed Taylor Swift’s music video “I Bet You Think About Me” (2021).

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    My whole family’s been in the business. My whole family is crazy.

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    The Green Lantern is a unique superhero because it’s not that he’s super that is his focus; it’s that he’s a man. He’s very human. That’s his greatest strength and his greatest weakness.

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    I grew up with the mindset that when you get home from work, you go to dinner and watch a movie. I don’t want to be going to a club and taking off my panties.

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    I was raised in California, so this whole New York winter thing is completely new for me. I’ve already justified buying seven coats!

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    I can’t believe we’re being paid to live in New York.

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    I love being at home and cooking and baking.

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    I came from a big family – two brothers and two sisters. So, there were always a ton of boys around and a ton of girls around. So, I grew up comfortable with both sexes.

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    So, it’s cool that, yes, Hal Jordan is a superhero, but my character is a real-world hero in her own life.

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    I had a lot of friends in high school, but I was never the wild party girl. Never have been, never plan to be!

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    In high school, there are so many cliques. You’re never safe.

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    I didn’t have a boyfriend until I was 17. There were boys at school that I would find out later had a crush on me but I was too shy to talk to them.

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    If you ever want something badly, let it go. If it comes back to you, then it’s yours forever. If it doesn’t, then it was never yours to begin with.

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    Actually, I’m happiest in Williams-Sonoma in New York. That’s a wonderful cooking store.

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    Everybody on our cast is very musically talented, except for me.

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