Welcome to the big leagues, Amanda Seyfried!
The Ted 2 actress has been acting since her teens, and now, she's landed her very first Vogue cover! Appearing in the magazine's June 2015 issue, Seyfried opens up about her career, her love life and her desire to settle down and start a family.
Seyfried and Justin Long met through friends a few years ago and have been together since the summer of 2013. "I followed him on Instagram," the 29-year-old While We're Young actress recalls, "and I thought something he said was really funny. It was a beautiful picture of a snail, and the caption said, 'F--king MOOOOOOOOVE.'' It made me laugh out loud, so I texted him."
What makes her bond with Long so strong? "I really do have my own identity, both inside and outside the relationship, if that makes any sense. It just feels right. It's also really good to feel OK being alone."
It doesn't hurt that the actors have a lot in common. "Justin likes being at home with his parents. And I like that about him," Seyfried explains. "I was in Allentown last weekend and didn't want to come back."
The Pennsylvania native says she dreams of living in Stone Ridge, New York, full-time. "I want to have kids. And I want them to go to local schools, and there are some really good schools around here," she says. "I would like my life to be the same as it is now, but with a little less stress and a little less work."
There's another reason Seyfried wants to settle down: her dog, Finn. "I just don't want to leave him anymore. Maybe it's because I'm subconsciously aware of his mortality. I try not to think about it, but somewhere inside of me, I'm like, 'He's going to die way sooner than all the rest of the people I know!'"
If anyone can find a way to make it all work, it's Seyfried. According to Eddie Redmayne, her co-star in Les Misérables, "There's an openness of spirit, a distinct kind of whimsy that is unlike anyone I know. She's unguarded. And her lightness of spirit and her humor sort of belie a depth of emotion, which is amazing. You can see it in her devotion to her friends; her dog, Finn; and her family."
Regarding her career, Seyfried has only one regret. She doesn't name the movie, but she does reveal, "They paid me too much money, and what I should have done was walk away. But you know what? I met one of my best friends on that movie. Oh! And I bought a house with the money! But making movies is two solid months of twelve-, fourteen-hour days. I mean, it can ruin your relationship. And if you make too many bad decisions in a row, people don't come knocking anymore." Seyfried adds, "The truth is, there is only so much control that I have. It's hard to turn things down, because it's in me to want to always be working. But it's the choices and the breaks that separate you from the rest, I think."
Vogue's June issue is on newsstands May 19.