Green

Blake Lively On Her Big-Screen Roles & Her Hollywood Icons

Tags:

Blake Lively,‘Green Lantern’,Marion Cotillard,Ryan Reynolds,Ben Affleck,Penelope Cruz,Gossip Girl,Green,TV,Movies
  • PRINT
 
enlarge
  • Blake Lively graces the cover of the February 2010 issue of Esquire
  • Blake Lively steps out in a revealing dress at the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ NYC premiere, Dec. 17, 2009
  • Blake Lively poses backstage at the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center on June 15, 2009
  • Blake Lively Sizzles At ‘The Secret Lives Of Pippa Lee’ NYC Premiere (November 15, 2009)

1/4

  • Esquire

    Blake Lively graces the cover of the February 2010 issue of Esquire
  • Getty Images

    Blake Lively steps out in a revealing dress at the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ NYC premiere, Dec. 17, 2009
  • Getty Premium

    Blake Lively poses backstage at the 2009 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center on June 15, 2009

  • Blake Lively Sizzles At ‘The Secret Lives Of Pippa Lee’ NYC Premiere (November 15, 2009)

FIRST PUBLISHED: January 11, 2010 9:15 AM EST
LAST UPDATED: January 11, 2010 10:00 AM EST

LOS ANGELES, Calif. --

Blake Lively may play a glamorous Manhattanite on “Gossip Girl,” but her next role finds her on the other side of the tracks.

“It was crazy,” she told Esquire’s February issue of her role in the September-due Ben Affleck directed “The Town,” in which she plays a poor woman who, in one scene, is assaulted.

Sounds like a role far away from the Upper East Side.

“I can snap into Serena very easily. The way I dress as Serena is pretty much the way I dress as me. I’m living in New York City, shooting in New York City,” she told the mag. “I’m in a comfort zone.”

But she’s ready to step out of it, also lining up a starring role opposite Ryan Reynolds in the 2011 superhero summer movie “Green Lantern,” and she said she’s learned to trust her instincts when it comes to choosing her projects.

“It’s like when you do SAT questions,” she said. “Go with your first choice. It’s been proven that your first choice is often the right one… ultimately it’s a movie. It’s not like I’m a doctor.”

But she’s pleased with her choices – her last film effort, “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee” — brought her into contact with some of her “iconic women” at its New York premiere.

“Somebody said… ‘Can you take a picture with Penelope [Cruz] and Marion Cotillard?’ And I just about died,” she said. ”Penelope Cruz I just think is like it.”

And while taking on her “The Town” role was a stretch, she said she was able to stay confident.

“I just watched ‘Dog Day Afternoon,’ and I thought, I want to quit acting,” she said. “But it’s also something that I love. I think that you’re just gonna do it your own way.”

Copyright 2009 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Keep your Access to everything in Hollywood! Breaking news and personal commentary from Billy, Tony, Shaun, Maria & all of our producers! Follow us on and now!

2009 American Music Awards: Green Day - ‘Everyone’s Just Waiting For Some Sort Of Disaster’ On Awards Shows

Tags:

Green Day,American Music Awards,Green,TV,Music

Backstage at the AMAs, the Green Day guys joke that everyone just watches awards shows hoping that a “disaster” will occur. Plus, what would the band do if someone stormed the stage and tried to take their award?

Rate this video:

 
 

More Articles

More Videos

 
 

Featured Poll

Who was the best dressed at the ‘Valentine’s Day’ premiere?

  • Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway and Jessica Biel arrive at the premiere of’Valentine’s Day,’ Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, LA, February 8, 2010
     
  • Julia Roberts arrives at the premiere of ‘Valentine’s Day’ at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on February 8, 2010 in Los Angeles, Calif.
     
  • Jessica Biel arrives at the premiere of ‘Valentine’s Day’ held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, February 8, 2010
     
  • Jessica Alba arrives at the premiere of New Line Cinema’s ‘Valentine’s Day’ at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. on February 8, 2010
     
  • Jennifer Garner steps out at the premiere of New Line Cinema’s ‘Valentine’s Day’ held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. on February 8, 2010
     
  • Emma Roberts shines at the premiere of New Line Cinema’s ‘Valentine’s Day’ held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. on February 8, 2010
     
  • Anne Hathaway opts for a blue dress at the premiere of ‘Valentine’s Day’ held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, February 8, 2010
     
voteview results & comments