Mandy Moore: I Was Depressed

Noelle Hancock — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:29:02 -0500

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Mandy Moore has been lying low since splitting with her boyfriend of a year and a half, Scrubs star Zach Braff, last June.

But in the February issue of Jane, a dude-straddling Moore opens up about depression, officially leaves pop music behind, and explains why she doesn't like dating (don't tell this to Adam "DJ A.M." Goldstein who's been squiring Moore around Hollywood the last several weeks).

Overall, the 22-year-old singer-actress reveals herself to be down-to-earth and completely relatable -- until it gets to the part about her waking up at 7 a.m. every day. Interview excerpts below:

On having a quarter-life crisis:
“I’ve been going through this really crazy time in my life – it’s what I imagine people fresh out of college go through. I’m asking myself life-altering questions like, ‘Who am I? Where do I fit in this world? What am I doing, what do I want to do? Am I living to my full potential?”

On her early albums:
“I feel bad that people wasted their money on such trite, blah pop music.”

On being depressed:
“A few months ago, I felt really low, really sad. Depressed for no reason. I’m a very positive person, and I’ve always been glass half-full. So it was like someone flipped a switch in me.”

On breaking up with Zach Braff:
“The breakup added to what I was going through, but it’s not the complete reason. It definitely doesn’t help if you’re already in that place..."

On leaving pop music behind:
“I could’ve made a record a year ago with the same people who do everybody’s records. But I’m super-proud that I stuck to my guns. You don’t have to follow the mainstream. I love pop music but it’s not right for me.”

On dating:
“I’ve tried dating a bit, and I don’t like it. I know I should be putting myself out there. But I don’t really think it’s for me. That’s not to say I’m ready to jump back into a relationship any time soon. I’m definitely not looking. But it would be fun to have a crush.”

On why she doesn’t drink:
“I’m a control freak, and I think maybe that’s why. I’m too scared to see what will happen. I’ve been drunk maybe two or three times in my life, although I do like to have a glass of wine before going into the studio, to mellow me out.”

On her image:
“I kind of am a goody-goody. But I’m not judgmental. I’ve done a couple of movies [A Walk to Remember, Saved] where I’ve played Christian characters, so people assume I’m very religious. It’s not a completely correct perception of who I am.”

On the future:
“I’m still figuring it all out, but I want to be extraordinary. I want to live up to my full potential. I’ve always been really shy, very ‘don’t look at me.’ I’ve wanted to hide. But now I don’t want to hide.”

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Rachel Bilson Over 'The O.C.'

Noelle Hancock — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:19:02 -0400

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When OC star, Rachel Bilson sat down to talk about her new movie, The Last Kiss with the October issue of Teen Vogue, she uttered the word “weird” 17 times. She used it to describe the circumstances surrounding her first conversation with Scrubs star, Zach Braff, whom she acts opposite in the the film. (He called her out of the blue to ask her to be in a music video he was directing, then she got the Kiss script. ) Here are some highlights from the hour-long interview that didn't include the “w” word.

On The O.C.:
“I just feel like the show is over. I’m so happy for everything it brought me, and it’s been such a great experience, but I think we’re all ready to move on.”

On being famous:
“There’s this unspoken thing: ‘I know your face and your name because you’re in magazines or whatever, so I’m going to say hi.’ It’s so funny. This thing with celebrities. I mean, I don’t like to say I’m a celebrity. We don’t need to go there.”

On not being a tabloid cover girl:
“I’m blessed. I don’t have to deal with [unwanted media attention] as much as a lot of other people.”

On her new film The Last Kiss:
“I wanted to a part of something good for my first movie. I get offers for teen, O.C., typecasting kind of roles, but I decided to steer away from that. I wanted to show that I could do other things.

On making movies:
“Ideally, I just want to make movies. It’s just what I’ve always wanted to do, and nothing would make me happier than having that chance. I love doing comedy , but I’d do drama, period pieces, anything. There’s so much out that and it will be fun to be able to explore that.”

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