интервью Аманды журналу usatoday:

NEW YORK — Amanda Bynes may share an age bracket with other young stars making news headlines, but that's about it. The 21-year-old actress turned fashion designer, who just launched her under-$20 line, Dear, exclusively for Steve and Barry's, is all about staying out of the gossip columns.
The California native, as bright and bubbly as when she was host of Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show more than 10 years ago, is on the move, visiting Steve and Barry's stores across the country and talking up her Snow White-inspired movie, Sydney White (in theaters Sept. 21). When there's time, she enjoys having sushi dinners with family and friends.

In Manhattan Mall to promote her first-ever apparel, accessory and footwear collection of more than 120 items, a Dear-clad Bynes took a break and opened up about her inspiration, how she fits in with young Hollywood — and how she doesn't.

Q: How would you describe your line?

A: Fashionable, affordable and fun. … (It's targeted) at girls in school and then girls in college.

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Q: Who was your inspiration?

A: I definitely was inspired by my mom. My mom has a very go-getter attitude.

Q: Do you feel any connection to Sarah Jessica Parker, who just launched her own budget-friendly line, Bitten, this summer?

A: I've always been a huge fan of hers, and I'm still dying to meet her. I love her clothing line. Ours are different — mine is its own vehicle, but I'd love to meet her.

Q: What does it feel like when you hear you are being compared to other members of young Hollywood, such as Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears?

A: We're only compared because of our age. Other than that, I never wanted to be a model. I never wanted to be a serious actress. I started off doing comedy. I did a stand-up comedy camp at the Laugh Factory, and I started out on Nickelodeon (in 1996 with the sketch comedy show All That). I'm in no way in competition with them. I feel like I have a totally different thing.

Q: So not Marilyn Monroe?

A: No, I don't want to be Marilyn Monroe. In many ways, that's a good comparison. Because Marilyn Monroe was a sexpot, all that stuff that I have no interest in. For me, it's much easier to just try to make people laugh than to try to be the hottest thing in the world.

Q: What do you do in your spare time — if you even have any?

A: I do. I definitely need it, I beg for it. I go to the movies. I love to eat, so I go out to eat all the time.

Q: Any favorite restaurants?

A: Depends. In New York, I like Haru, which is a Japanese restaurant. In L.A., I go with my parents to Cheesecake Factory all the time.

Q: What are you planning to do for the rest of the summer?

A: I'm promoting (Dear) here and then Sydney White, which is coming out in September. No Labor Day plans. Other than that, I'm just trying to figure out what movie to take on next.

Q: Do you still see your friends?

A: Yes, I do, thank God. If it weren't for my friends and my family, I don't think I could handle all this.

Аманда дала новое интервью!!!
Вот несколько выдержек из него -

"Причина по которой я хотела участвовать в этом фильме, это то послание которое оно несет детям." говорит Аманда о "Лаке для волос "Это чудесный фильм который можно смотреть всей семьей. Это фильм о том как принять себя, и о том как принять других, несмотря на их отличия, и еще там отличная музыка. Мне очень повезло поучаствовать в нем!"

"Забастовка [имеется в виду забастовка сценаристов. - прим FoX] коснулась и меня! У меня находилось в работе несколько проектов, но их пришлось остановить. Но я использую это свободное время чтобы поиграть со своим щенком и просто немного расслабиться. Я думаю все скоро наладится. Я надеюсь"

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