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On The Set With Hilary Duff
We caught up with ym's October cover girl, Hilary Duff, on the set of her latest movie, Cheaper by the Dozen. In it she shares screen time with Smallville's Tom Welling, Steve Martin, and Bonnie Hunt.
What made you decide to do this movie?
I really liked it because I had never been part of a large ensemble cast before and, of course, it's such a great one on this movie. I love the director, Shawn Levy, too, and the story's really cool 'cause it shows the struggles of parents dealing with a family and the happy times and the sad times.
Who are you closest with on-set?
Tom's [Welling] awesome. I don't think I'm close to one person more than the other. We all get along totally well. But Tom's really cool. I love him.
What's the atmosphere like during filming?
We all have a good time. There was this scene we just did where we had to get covered in eggs. It was really disgusting, but we all had a good time. We were all joking around about it.
In this movie you get to work with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt — who's funnier?
Bonnie's really, really funny. Steve's really nice, but he's a little calmer. Bonnie's just like the comedian out of everyone. We always joke around and she calls me her mini-me.
Do you spend your entire time on-set trying not to crack up?
Yeah. When we're on-set and someone does something funny, we're trying to concentrate, but there are 12 of us. If someone makes a funny remark, all of us will start laughing and we can't control it. We just keep laughing forever and they have to cut.
How have your friends reacted to your fame?
A lot of my friends are in the business and then some of them aren't and it's hard sometimes because you can't go out and do normal things anymore. You can't go to the movies — we can, but it's really hard. You can't really go to the mall and when we go out to dinner there's this restaurant called Bob's Big Boy, which is by my house and it's open all night, so we go really late. Even then it's hard because people will form a line down the restaurant to my table and the restaurant won't do anything about it, so my friends will finally say, "She's eating right now. Will you leave us alone?" It's kind of hard.
How do you handle that?
I'm used to it, so I'm always really nice to people and sometimes I'll say, "Oh, I'm just hanging out with my friends being normal right now, so thanks for watching the show" or something. Usually I'll sign autographs, take pictures, and they're the people who let me do what I love to do everyday, so it's so much easier to be nice to them than it is to be rude.
Does it still feel weird to drive down the street and see your face on a huge billboard?
It's definitely rewarding. You're like, Yes, it's so cool! But at the same time it's weird to have a picture of your face this big on the street.
Do you ever think about missing out on going to high school?
I think about it sometimes. It's really cool because I get to see my friends everyday and they still go to school and have this whole social scene going on, but I love my life and I would never trade it for anything. I think there's trade-offs — there's good and bad parts of both lives. I did get to go to a prom and that was fun.
How was prom?
I went with a bunch of my friends. I'd just come from a movie premiere, so [my dress] was prom-ish. It wasn't like a princess ball gown or anything. I was like, This is exciting; this is cool." We danced; we talked to their friends. I didn't really know anybody, so it was like, Okay, this is fun."
What else are you working on now?
My album, which is going to be out in September and is called "Metamorphosis." My sister's writing a couple songs for it. She's a really great singer and she's an actress and a songwriter.
What can we expect from the record?
Before I did songs like "I Can't Wait" and "Why Not," which were from the Lizzie McGuire soundtrack and Lizzie McGuire TV show, but they're a little more pop. This album's a lot more rock.
What kind of bands are you into right now?
I really love rap music, even though that's totally not my style of singing. I love Eminem, Nas, Jay-Z; I like R. Kelly's new song, and bands like Simple Plan, Boomkat, and Good Charlotte.
Who would you compare your style to?
That's really hard because I don't like to think of my music as being like other people's music. I'm actually working with this writer right now who composes weird, funky music and that's going to be on my album. I like Vanessa Carlton and Michelle Branch. I play the piano. I took lessons for a long time when I was little, then I dropped out and now I started taking them again.
