The cultural value of 'Gossip Girl' was this interesting question. Sure, it seemed to have been a worldwide, cultural phenomenon for some time. And, yes, anywhere I go, I do get recognized. At the same time, it also lacked the kind of importance that people might anticipate.

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The point of my comment was not to confess a personal trauma, i was speaking about the way emotional and physical boundaries are violated for someone in the public eye, who is seen as an object of desire. Depending on so many factors, it can range from conscious abuse to something very unconscious -- and that is the point I was making, cautiously, in the context of a conversation about fanaticism and cultural norms which support manipulative or abusive behavior. These are the same norms which support predatory men, but not exclusively predatory men. They affect, and infect, us all.

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The 'Gossip Girl' idea and ideologies, like, they sort of encourage this certain kind of, like, materialism and superficiality that isn't, I would say, the best thing in the world.

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All the little things you nitpick in your head, nobody really cares that much outside your head.

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Money is... I'm very conscious of it because I have it. It's powerful, man. It can change you ever so slightly, ever so slowly, and all of a sudden you're addicted to a million-dollar lifestyle and you've got no choice but to make a bad movie.

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I couldn't date someone who didn't like dogs. There are exceptions to the rule, but I find that if someone doesn't like animals, I am a little suspicious of them.

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I don't think I could truly value human love until I developed divine love.

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When you come to L.A. as a kid with your mom, you're lured into doing things that you think are cool and fun and a good idea, but they're cheesy and awful. And recording a pop single was one of them.

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I don't believe in auditioning. I'm a bad auditioner. I don't like it.

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For a while I didn't believe in marriage. But I think I do believe in having a love. I'm not saying only one love ever, but in having a good, solid relationship. I think that's possible.

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I've always loved music. I listen to music the way a lot of actors watch movies.

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I think pineapple is very sexy. It reminds me of bikinis and the beach.

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I realize I stare at everyone, especially when I'm walking down the street. I'm just a curious person.

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I want to be an actor - I don't want to be a celebrity. They are two different things, and people have forgotten that they are different.

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Like, if you are a celebrity, then anyone will let you be in a film or on a TV show, and if you're an actor, chances are if you are successful, you are becoming a celebrity.

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You know, as an only child, you're kind of in a bubble, and there are all sorts of things about my childhood that I still can't really place.

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I guess I never really had a high school experience. I went for about a month, and on the first day one of my friends got punched in the eye. It was Southern California Public High School. Needless to say, I wasn't there for long.

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To be proud of something is a really nice feeling.

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I absolutely appreciate the opportunity it's been. I wouldn't be here without 'Gossip Girl,' so I will always be in debt and grateful.

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I'm grounded, I can say that. I can say that. I am, and it's great. I don't know where it comes from. But I've always been like that.

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I've been on over 1000 auditions.

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