Blake Lively In W Magazine

Blake Lively is one of the hottest young starlets out there right now, yet she still comes across as very down to Earth.  Scary fact: right before she did this interview her dad was in a major car crash. Fortunately everyone was OK! Now on to the good stuff...

ON the perks of stardom…“I probably have, like, 60 gorgeous bags. I have a closet with my really sharp, fancy, nice ones—the ones that go with my Valentino pumps, for example. And then I have a closet with the ones that are a little more rugged-feeling, the kind that go with my Belstaff motorcycle boots.”  

ON HER AVERSION TO PARTYING … “I don’t really like to go out. I’ll go listen to live jazz, but the club scene isn’t so fun for me.”

 

      On denying gossip of real-life tension between her and costar leighton Meester…“I’ve never really had a competitive relationship in any work situation. The media is always trying to pit us against each other, I guess because it’s just not interesting to say, ‘Everyone gets along; everybody just works 18-hour days and goes home to sleep.’ That’s not fun to read, I guess.”

Lots more after the jump!

ON TRANSITIONING FROM MOVIES TO TELEVISION… “I’ve been learning as I’m going along. I thought, Okay, I’ll try a movie. And I was loving films, so I thought, No, I don’t want to try TV. But now I’m loving being on the show more than I ever could have imagined. It has been just the most amazing experience anybody could ever ask for. It’s such a blessing.”  

 

·        On how the Gossip Girl cast is expected to chew through a 55-page script every eight days… “You get used to it. I can read a four-page scene once and have it memorized. It’s a skill you learn in school: disposable cramming. We’re flying by the seat of our pants a lot of times, which is why I enjoy doing films. It’s a change of pace. It sounds cheesy, but with a film, you get to let each scene marinate.”     

 full interview here.