Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift: Star Credits Friend as Mentor -- Potent Quotables

Posted on Jan 25th 2013 9:30AM by Caitlin White

Selena Gomez Friends Vanessa Hudgens Taylor Swift Mentors Bryan Bedder, Getty Images

"It's helped having Taylor [Swift] and Vanessa [Hudgens] both be older than me. They've kind of experienced a little bit more, and at the same time we're experiencing the exact same things together. It's nice just to be able to pick up the phone and be like, 'Ugh, I had this person say this and it's annoying,' and have someone understand and really get what you're going through. I think that's [our] main connection. I just enjoy having people in the business in my life because it helps." -- Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez has been in the spotlight for a long time -- the Texas native has been working in music, television and film since she was very young. Sometimes this kind of pressure causes a young star to get a little out of control, but Gomez seems to be very grounded, and she credits this to her older friends. The singer had an extremely eventful year last year including a break-up with her boyfriend pop star Justin Bieber, the filming of the racy film "Spring Breakers" and working on her new album! That's a full plate for a 20-year-old, but she handled it all with grace.

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