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THE LAST KISS Do you know people who are like your character, Kim? Yeah. I think I know the girl. She’s a typical college girl but then she’s attracted to this older guy so there is more going on with her. Most college girls are just trying to date the frat guy but she wants to be a little bit more mature and adult in a way - that’s all. She is the ‘other woman’ but you don’t want her to come across as being too much of a bad girl… Exactly But you are also a seductress… Yeah. That’s the whole point. I mean, because she is the other woman in this case, it was important to make her as likeable as possible. You don’t want to be thought of as the bad guy. It was really important to paint that picture. Could you relate to her? Sure . I can relate to her. Finding a guy that you are completely infatuated with and kind of just doing everything you can to get it. Though I wouldn’t have done exactly what she did! So, you wouldn’t cross the line? No. I wouldn’t cross the line and I wouldn’t pursue it like she would. But you defiantly do your own thing. I would properly ignore him but that would be my way of trying to get the guy.
Yeah. That’s definitely true. I really believe that they’re both at fault in a way because there are two sides to everything and it always takes two and all of that (laughs) but I think with THE LAST KISS there are a lot of moral dilemmas. There are a lot of things being dealt with – especially in his case. But I just think that they are both at fault. This is your first movie and first sex scene. It’s not explicit but it’s certainly a very sexual moment in the movie. Were you concerned about that, especially considering you have this young fan base that watches The OC? No. Not at all. It was personal thing for me to not show… …Skin? Nudity – yeah. But I think it was an important for the movie and if I’m committed to a role in a movie I will do whatever calls for it. But it was done in a tasteful way and Zach was very respectful (laughs). Zach was very involved with the soundtrack, did you know any of the artists? Did you suggest some of the songs? Yeah. I’m a fan of all of them. Imogen Heap’s song (Hide & Seek) – that was from Josh Schwartz – the creator of The OC. He introduced me to that song. Why has it taken until now to make the move from TV to movies?
I was approached
with movie roles, but not that many. They definitely type cast
you as your character on TV and they want you to do teen movies
and things like that so it was really important for me to wait
and be patient until the right one came along. And I really
worked for it, I auditioned and I really wanted this role. Since this movie is called The Last Kiss, do you remember your first kiss? Yes. My first real kiss was behind the school library. I was in 6th grade – about 11 or 12. What can you tell about someone from a kiss? I think kissing can be more intimate than a lot of other things and you can tell a lot you know when you first kiss a person - if its there you know it by a kiss. I really believe that. What will you never understand about men? Laughs. I think there’s lots. I don’t know! Why do they just get so mad over the littlest things? I don’t mean at you but just the frustration – like the screaming – in the car and the road rage. Have you had bad kisses? Yeah. Of course, you have your fair share of both. As long as there’s not too much saliva involved. Just enough. You don’t want to be swallowing you know, too much yuck stuff! How was it being the youngest person on set? I never felt like the youngest actor because we all hung out and partied. Your character in the film is very spontaneous and honest –are you and your friends like this in real life? Yeah. Well in the movie I like that she is 19 but comes across a little older but is carefree. There is nothing really standing her in a way. I think in my generation everyone is an individual and can be spontaneous with lots of things. What do you think about teenagers seeing you as a role model and wanting to emulate your look? It’s flattering but also you can’t say to yourself ‘I’m a role model’ and plan your every move. Is acting something you’ve always wanted to do? Yeah. Definitely. But I didn’t really choose that until I was old enough to decide.
I did plays and I had so much fun and my father comes from the business and said, you know I think you should try it – it seems like you really love it, and I did. So I did but I didn’t really get serious about it until a few years ago. If you weren’t acting what would you be doing? A pre school teacher. You are featured in lots of magazines and people write about you doing the most mundane things. How do you put that in perspective? Well for me I don’t have it nearly as bad as a lot of other girls out there. You can’t really let it get it to you. You know that it’s a part of the job and you leave it at that. It’s inevitable… How much pressure does that attention put on a relationship. Especially if everywhere you go people are trying to take pictures of you? I just think it’s important to lay low – because what’s personal to you – you want to keep personal because everything else of you is so exposed. So how do you protect yourself? You just don’t go to certain places! Are you dating, single? I’m not commenting.
THE LAST KISS is released in cinemas across the UK on 20 October Interview courtesy of Momentum Pictures. Related Topics
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What
do you think it says about morality? She isn’t really doing
anything that’s wrong. He is the one with the moral dilemma.
Why
did you wait so long to take it up full time?