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Mean Girls' Lindsay Lohan
In Mean Girls Lindsay Lohan plays a home-schooled kid who suddenly has to adjust to her new school's backstabbing, rumor-spreading, and three-way-calling wars. In real life, the17-year-old has had to deal with much of the same. Patty Adams chats with the actress about gossip mags, the much-hyped Hilary Duff feud, and those rumors about her flirt session with Colin Ferrell.
For anyone who hasn't seen the movie or the trailer, give us a 30-second synopsis.
I play Cady and she's been living in Africa and has never been to a high school before. She basically gets thrown into a group of kids who want her to go in and find stuff out about the mean girls in school, who they call the Plastics. They want me to take the lead one — the Queen Bee — down. So, I'm just kind of caught up in it and I start to become one of the mean girls not realizing what I'm doing.
When you read the script, what appealed to you?
Everything! High school tends to be really cliquey and you always have your group of friends and then there are the other rival girls. That stuff really goes on in high school. It's very true to life. My character was just really appealing to me, too. To see someone start off as really sweet and go completely the wrong way and come back again is really fun to see on film. And it's fun for me to do rather than stay static the whole time.
In your real life, have you ever belonged to a clique?
Not really. I was kind of in every clique in high school. I got along with everyone.
Your character in the movie was home-schooled and goes through culture shock when she's around regular high school kids. Did you ever go through that growing up on Long Island, NY?
I switched schools in 10th grade and it was difficult because I didn't really know anyone. It took time to get to know everyone, but it wasn't a bad experience.
You were lucky. Did the kids already know you as an actress?
Yeah, but they were cool about it. They didn't really care.
Some actors have compared working in Hollywood to being in high school. Would you agree?
In the movie, the Plastics have a book called the burn book where they say mean things and start rumors about people. Someone was telling me the other day that Us Weekly is the burn book of Hollywood, which is funny because it's kinda true. It's hard — you just have to be yourself and not worry about what other people say. People make stuff up about me all the time. Luckily, my friends and family know what's true and what's not.
How do you deal with rumors, though? They've got to hurt at least a little.
You just brush it off, ignore it, and laugh about it. I'm like, "Oh my god, people actually care enough about me to make things up."
What has been the most outrageous one?
Probably that I was at the Paramount lot and exchanged phone numbers with Colin Farrell. That was pretty random.
Had you even met him before?
No, I met him after that rumor. We both heard it and it was something to laugh about. I just thought, Thanks to the press for helping me meet Colin Farrell by making something up!
While we're talking rumors, do you want to set the record straight about the whole Hilary Duff thing?
It's been over for months. People keep picking on us about it. Leave us alone.
Was it really blown out of proportion?
Yeah. We were two new young girls doing similar movies and people just tried to pit us against each other cause it's the easiest thing to do. Then months later after everything was settled, they kept talking about it. The public doesn't really know what's going on because they only believe what they read. It's so over with now, and I'm hoping that word will get around.
Aside from the press, have you ever had any mean girls in your life?
Not really. I haven't really experienced anyone like the Plastics. I finished school by doing home-schooling, but I was in regular school until the middle of 11th grade. My friends were really cool about everything. We weren't to into drama. My best friend and I fought over guys here and there, but who doesn't?
What are you going to be doing with your time after the Mean Girls publicity tour?
Resting and then probably going into the recording studio with Dianne Warren and Randy Jackson and meeting with record labels.
Do you have any idea when your album will come out?
I have no idea. I haven't really found the style I want to do yet. I think I want to mix hip-hop with rock. I've always been writing lyrics and stuff and now whenever I'm in the studio I'm into the producing side.
Who are some of the music acts you really admire?
Madonna, Prince, Janet Jackson, Melissa Etheridge, N.E.R.D. I'm a Britney fan and Beyoncé is great. I could go on forever...
I know you learned how to play guitar for your role in Freaky Friday. Are you going to be playing guitar on the album?
Hopefully. I have to get back into taking lessons again because I haven't had any time.
With all your success, how do you stay grounded?
My family keeps me grounded. My mom's like, "The minute I see a change, you're not in this business anymore!" I don't want to be if it's changing me. My biggest fear is that people will misinterpret me being an actress, as me thinking I'm better than other people. That's not true at all.
