Quotes from Mischa Barton

I like being understatedly sexy.

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

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

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

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.

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.

I'm not really sure what people's preconceived notions are. I don't look at the gossip websites - it's unhealthy and I think it's a large part of what drives people in L.A. crazy.

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

I'm still getting used to changing earrings - It still feels really weird to be pushing bits of metal through holes in my earlobes that weren't there a few weeks back, and actually seeing and feeling the holes in my lobes is still a bit freaky.

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 like playing dark, offbeat, quirky characters.

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.'

I love being hands-on.

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

I kind of live under a rock, to be honest. I very much stay in my little film world.

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

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

I'm always into rock n' roll and indie rock.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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