Ellen Page loves shoveling goat manure. The 22-year-old actress took time away from the spotlight after appearing in 2007 movie ‘Juno’ to deal with her new found fame, and found completing manual tasks helped her relax.
“I went to Oregon to study perma-culture and lived in an eco-village for a month outside Eugene. It’s called Lost Valley. It was amazing and exactly what I needed.
“You’re learning how to live in a holistic way with the cycles of the Earth. At one point I was digging goat manure and putting it into a wheelbarrow, and while shoveling it, I just went, ‘Oh, my God, this is exactly what I want to be doing right now.’ “
Ellen is determined not to change now she is famous, adding her life is so normal she hopes people won’t be interested in hearing about it.
“I’m not a fancy person. I love small spaces. I like tiny cars. I don’t buy things, aside from music and books. I don’t get loads of attention and maybe it’s because I’m kind of boring. I don’t think I’m boring, but I have different interests. I don’t go out much, not because I’m hiding but because I’m not a big drinker. I go out and have a good time, I go to concerts and stuff.”
The ‘Whip It’ star added she gives herself a stern talking to if she is ever moody because she does not want to appear spoiled. She added to the USA Today newspaper:
“I woke up the other day and I was noticing that I was cranky. That’s ridiculous. The only times I get conflicted with my job is that I feel so lucky.”
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She looks different. Look like she got a nose job.
Great interview. She’s very talented and it is nice to hear that she isn’t caught up in the Hollywood lifestyle. I am excited to see Whip It.
She is adorable, and was great in whip it
I can’t wait to see Whip It. It looks soo good, and she is so funny, almost like she isn’t even trying.
I love her! She’s adorable (but not in an deliberate and annoying way) and seems so down-to-earth!
She sounds very down to earth, however, I don’t see anything wrong with enjoying the spoils of labor so long as your head stays the same size.
that’s good she likes to be out of the tabloids. she seems so down to earth.
something about her just annoys the crap out of me.
Adorable
i like her