“Initially, I wanted to play the part of Regina [the main ‘mean girl,’ played by Rachel McAdams]. But then I thought about it, and I was like, ‘I don’t want my fan base to think I’m a mean girl.’”
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“I don’t feel like I have any power. I’ve been working hard and trying to get to this position, and I feel like people are starting to recognize the stuff that I’m doing, and enjoying it. It makes me feel really good when my little sister and her friends peek inside my bedroom door and stare at me. [Laughs] It’s cool to have people look up to you.”
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“I was more of a floater in high school. I made it a point to get along with everyone because if you’re an actress, people assume that you think you’re better than everyone else. I wanted to make sure that people had no reason to think that about me.”
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“In general, girls in school feel pressured to dress a certain way and look a certain way—to be thin and popular and wear Juicy Couture sweatsuits and that kind of thing. And if you’re not, then you’re not going to be cool.”
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“I don’t like the fact that people my age are dealing with today’s images, because they’re not realistic, and people think that’s how they should be presenting themselves. It’s scary because these little kids are looking at you like you’re perfect, and nobody’s perfect. If you’re willing to grow up in public, then you have to be yourself.”
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“I don’t want this to sound obnoxious or anything, but I feel like I’m one of the best friends anyone could have. I’m really loyal because that’s all I look for in a friend. All I want is somebody I can trust and who will be there for me.”
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“I think everyone in general is overexposed. Personally, I think it would be nice if the studios went back to how they used to be when they protected their actresses—and girls actually wore more clothing. That may sound hypocritical because I like to wear sexy things sometimes, but that’s just because the only things that people consider sexy right now is what’s out there. If sexy was brought back in the way that Marilyn Monroe or Brigitte Bardot used to do it, then it might be different.”
