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Reasons Why Alicia Silverstone Is Anything but Clueless

Using the Spotlight for Something Meaningful

Alicia says she prefers to use her fame to do good in the world instead of chasing after luxurious roles and going crazy with branding. “I decided I would use this to spotlight for something that is very meaningful to me,” she told The Guardian.

Alicia Silverstone speaks at the 2015 VegFest, a celebration of vegan and vegetarian lifestyles

Photo by Paul Warner/Getty Images

“I went on a quest to change the world, to make things better—for children, for the earth, for animals. I wasn’t paying attention to my career. I was paying attention to something else,” Silverstone added. Luckily, over the years, she’s learned a lot more how to balance her philanthropical work and her love of acting.