Paris Hilton: "Now They Will Take Me Seriously"

By Caroline Kepnes Feb 08, 2008 8:55 PMTags
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Hey, Jessica Alba, when it comes to talking serious about yourself, you might want to take notes from Paris Hilton, who got very serious about hair color and acting lessons at the junket for The Hottie and the Nottie. Now, that's power: transforming a junket into Inside the Actor's Studio. Well done, girl.

Paris Is Deeply Misunderstood:  "I think a lot of people see me from the The Simple Life. I've been doing that show for five seasons, and it's a reality show. People think that is really how I am. It's not, though. I've been working with Ivana Chubbuck, who is an incredible acting coach, and I worked very hard for this. Now they will take me seriously."

Yes, now we will forget the stint in jail, the sex tape, the wig changes, the cheeseburger commercial...all of it—poof—gone. Actually, this is America. It could happen...

Depth of Character Is All About Hair Color and Eye Color:  "I just did a movie [Repo! The Genetic Opera] with Darren Lynn Bousman, who directed the Saw films. And Paul Sorvino plays my father, and Sarah Brightman plays my nemesis. It's a musical horror film, and I'm never blond in the movie at all. I always have different hair, different eyes. You could never tell it's me in every scene."

She Is Really Spreading her Wings:  "[In Repo!] I play Amber Sweet, she's the daughter of the guy who owns the company, and she's a little demented and crazy. She's obsessed with plastic surgery, always changing the way she looks, because she wants to get all this approval."

Gosh, no wonder Paris relies on her acting coaches. Amber Sweet sounds, like, so different!