

Which came first for you: wanting to sing or wanting to act? And I don't want you to think it was because I think I'm too good, because I'm so not too good! The thing was, I wanted to keep my acting and my singing separate, and that's why I chose not to play a singer in films, that's why I chose not to sing in films. You didn't contribute a song to the Aquamarine soundtrack? But as far as the vanity thing, I was like, "Dude, I need to look cute in my next movie!" I can't believe this." As far as the acting, I was very pleased with the way that the girls were portrayed, and the way that I was portrayed, and the jobs that we did. I was like 10, 15 pounds heavier, I had no makeup, I was wearing very ill-fitting clothing, and I was just like watching myself with my hands over my eyes, just like, "Oh my God. It was really weird to see myself on there because this was a year ago that I shot it. How did you feel about seeing yourself in the movie? And we had an acting coach on set, and she helped me just find my character more, and do some exercises like that, which was really beneficial, actually.
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I hadn't done that before, but I had done professional theatre in Massachusetts, and in LA as well. ĭid you take acting classes in preparation for the role? Because I'm not shy, and she was kind of uncomfortable with herself, she covered up with baggy clothes, and I'm not like that. So I took that very seriously, and I tried to make my character of Hailey different from who I am. And when you're playing a role, you obviously have to play that person who is different from yourself.

You can be yourself, obviously, and you can portray yourself anyway you choose. As an artist, you can be whoever you want to be.

There is a different responsibility that you have. MEDIA: Is performing as a musical artist very different from performing as a film actor? In this interview, JoJo talks about working on this movie, which was filmed in Australia. Determined to get out of a pre-arranged marriage, the mythical creature tells the girls that she will grant them a wish if they help her find true love on land, and the two quickly make it their mission to fix Aqua up with a local lifeguard (Jake McDorman). But fate takes an unexpected turn when they discover a mermaid named Aquamarine (Sara Paxton) who has washed up into their swimming pool. Lee, Executive Editorīased on the novel by Alice Hoffman, Aquamarine is the story of two young teenage girls (Emma Roberts and Joanna Levesque) who are spending a final summer together before one of them must move away to Australia.
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