KATE BOSWORTH

You know what, I'm a big coward and I'm really afraid of live audiences.

I used to really want to go on the stage and then the last couple of years I've done some presenting at some award shows. I was so nervous I thought I was going to be sick, so I don't think me on stage for any length of time would work too well.

My parents were amazing and wonderful, but there was a lot of pressure to do my best and in every way possible.

It's so different when you change your hair color, you're treated so differently. It's a very funny experience. It's fun - I love changing up my hair.

I'm a serial monogamist.

It's sort of interesting how, when you get older, things that were once so important sort of fall away.

I don't really get star-struck, but I do get talent struck. If I meet somebody that I think is just wildly talented and brilliant, that's when I start getting nervous.

I grew up in a small town where everyone wanted to be the same or look the same and was afraid to be different.

Acting is a life experience. I'm always learning things when I'm making a movie. So the fame part of it is fine when you consider what you get out of this job.

To put as little pressure on the relationship you're in is very important.

I actually hate shopping.

I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.

My head was always in books.

I almost envy people who say whatever they want.

I just think that people take me a little more seriously as a brunette. I don't know if that's just because of a societal preconceived notion that all blondes are stupid, but it's a different kind of attitude.

In this business, it's easy for either your heart or your head to be swayed, and I try to always stay true to who I am.

I don't want to broadcast my personal life because I feel it's off-putting.

The fashion world feels more normal to me when I'm with them.

That's the funniest thing about portraying certain things on screen, sitting next to your parents and they get to see this glimpse of me kissing another guy.

I really like one-on-one, rich relationships.

Look, some people talk about their personal lives a lot; I try not to, unless it's more of a generality.

You promote your films; it's part of your job. You do the magazine covers and stuff, and then I try to live a really normal life. I definitely don't try to make it into any more craziness than it is.

I felt uncomfortable in cliques.

I was a real loner in high school, even though people assume I was the head cheerleader.

I hold theatre acting in such high esteem that it scares me.