11 Shailene Woodley Quotes About Environmentalism, Because Her "Religion Is The Earth, Man"

Just saying the word “vagina,” is worthy of a headline these days, so of course people had something to say about Woodley’s Vitamin D comments. Does she care? Of course not. Woodley told Vulture, ”Everyone went crazy when I said that I liked to get sunshine on my vagina. But why not? It’s f–king great! You should try it! I wasn’t hurting anyone, but still people cautioned me not to say things like that.”

When speaking with Vanity Fair , Woodley explained how she learns so much from being in tune with her environment: “Right now I feel like I’m taking my life lessons backpacking and gardening and learning how to make tables. I’m really interested in woodworking.”

When talking to the The Hollywood Reporter, Woodley discussed her shopping habits and in typical Woodley-fashion it all comes back to the environment: “I exclusively buy used clothes… I’m going to be a citizen of this planet, and I’m going to do my responsibility and live in stride with nature instead of constantly fighting against her.”

During an interview with AV Club , Woodley was asked to describe her perfect Saturday. I pictured a pretty lengthy quote but she simply said, ”Gimme the ocean and I will be a happy camper.” The girl really does try to be one with nature.

When asked if she follows the tenants of any religion, Woodley told The Hollywood Reporter , “My religion is the Earth, man. I believe in trees.” I don’t even know what to make of that, but I guess to each her own.

Shailene Woodley is all about living off of the Earth. The actress explained her alternative lifestyle to Flaunt Magazine : “I think everything about my lifestyle is fairly alternative. I gather my own spring water from mountains every month. I go to a farm to get my food. I make everything from my own toothpaste to my own body lotions and face oils. I could go on for hours.”

Woodley makes it clear that her environmental concerns are not a new phase. The Insurgent star told Interview Magazine about how her care for the environment got started: “I was an environmentalist in high school — or, I guess, a self-proclaimed environmentalist — and I started reading about the food system in America and how it’s owned by all of these corporations.”

Woodley explained that it doesn’t necessarily take a major commitment to make a difference. There are small decisions that we can all make to help out our environment. When talking to Club X , the actress explained that no one is too busy to contribute, “All it takes is to pick up that one piece of trash you pass by every day on your way to work. Or to turn the tap off when brushing your teeth. Or to utilize vintage stores and second-hand markets. It is remarkably easy to incorporate sustainable choices into our everyday, busy lives.”

Woodley says an herb called mugwort can help enhance dreams and encourages everyone to reap its benefits. Woodley talked about this during an interview with Harper’s Bazaar : “There is an herb called mugwort that I’ve tried, which is supposed to help enhance dreams. You can burn a little before bed or sleep on a mugwort pillow. It’s found in all parts of America, East Coast and West — anytime you see weeds growing through cracks in a parking lot, there’s probably mugwort. You can harvest it yourself, dry it, bundle it, and burn it like sage.”

Woodley will never run out of good things to say about trees. The actress talked about her “thing for trees” during an interview with Coco Eco : “I’ve always had a thing for trees; I think they are just so profound, so when I was 15 and in high school, I was watching the trees and the leaves blowing in the wind. The juxtaposition of the wind blowing, and the leaves and the trash from the school lunch in the air, made me so mad. Ever since then I have just had this really intense passion for educating myself and other people, on the environment and what we’re doing to the planet.”