Mischa Barton

I know I'm never going to be a professional ballroom dancer.

My most ideal date would be something spontaneous, probably a concert, where there's good music and we can talk and hang out.

Throughout my career, people have totally confused 'Laguna Beach' and 'The O.C.' I think, in people's minds, it all kind of got blurred over time.

If you're not being yourself, it shows immediately. The camera doesn't lie.

I just like to be seen for the hard-working actress that I am and not for a bunch of extraneous press.

Keep your head on your shoulders - even when you think your head is on your shoulders, sometimes it isn't!

I moved to Europe and was able to take time and really explore who I was and who I wanted to be. I needed that time for myself to really do that self-exploration and get back in touch with my roots.

I was 17 years old and fresh out of high school in New York when I got cast on 'The O.C.' It was a huge time in my life and I'm grateful for it.

I think reality TV is a little tougher for me than I thought it would be.

I get bored with working out, so I'm more into playing sports like soccer and basketball.

I love being hands-on.

It's very flattering, I guess, to be considered so popular at a young age. It's kinda cool.

Every woman has cellulite. I've never claimed to have a perfect body.

People are fascinated by me and always have been, and I have no clue why.

I just really love hanging out with really old people. They're the best dinner dates you could ever have. All that life experience and understanding.

There's been times I've thought, 'I don't want to be an actress forever,' and there are times when I feel I can't live without it because I love it so much.

I just love to be able to be in control of my life.

I feel very at home in London for some reason.

I don't mind nudity; I just don't do it often.

Pretty people aren't as accepted as other people. It's like, 'She's pretty and thin and she's got to have problems. She's messed up.'

It kind of irritates me that I'm seen as this pretty face. People also say I'm too thin. The truth is pretty people aren't as accepted as other people. It comes with all these stigmas.

The only way to be happy and be a more enjoyable person to be around is to embrace what you've got. Everyone has issues about their body, but I feel confident now. I'm healthy and happy.

I like guys who are confident but not cocky, who are comfortable with themselves, and who know what they want.

I do intelligent roles. I don't want to be labeled as doing silly movies. I'm more mature than kids my age because I'm constantly surrounded by adults.

I love to draw people's faces. I do that all the time.