Shailene Woodley recently opened up about her project about protecting the oceans. The actress talked about how she wants to change the world, and feels like she has a responsibility to use her platform and resources to improve life around her.
A lot of celebrities say that they want to change the world. It’s basically your go-to “world-peace-at-Miss-Universe” answer.
So what’s different about Shailene Woodley and her vow to protect the oceans?
You remember Shailene even got arrested for protesting against the Dakota Access Pipeline, an underground petroleum transport pipeline. She was arrested for criminal trespassing. In the end, she pleaded guilty and received a year of probation.
In a new interview with Shape, Shailene opened up about her desire to change the world.
She said: “I was raised by two psychologists, so empathy was a big deal in our household. Everything was about trying to understand everyone else’s experience. Not necessarily agreeing with it, but having empathy for whatever they were going through. From there, I looked at nature and the natural world the same way.”
“I don’t want to save the ocean because my mind says it’s the right thing to do. I want to save the ocean because I can feel that she’s suffering. I can feel that turtle drowning from the plastic in its belly. I can feel the temperatures rising on the algae that is killing other species. For me, everything is based in feeling and emotion. I’m a progressive, and I want to change the world — I feel a responsibility to try to do everything I possibly can to make things feel a little better.”
In the interview, Shailene also talked about her relationship to star quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The couple started dating during the pandemic last summer. They got engaged this year in February.
But Shailene feels like her relationship with Aaron was “meant to be.”
“Starting a relationship where you immediately move in with someone — because it’s a pandemic and you can’t just get on a plane and go back and forth on weekends — taught us a lot about each other very quickly.”
Shailene continued: “We jumped in headfirst and got some of the sticky bits out of the way early. I was by myself with my dog and didn’t see anyone for three months. It forced me to be still and quiet.”
She added: “But I have the perspective that I would have met Aaron in any context, any space in time, because I feel we were meant to be together.”
Shailene’s upcoming movie The Last Letter from Your Lover premieres on Netflix on July 23.
