"Every day is
a surprise. I wake up and I can't believe this
is my job and I get to do this."
— Hilary Duff |
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21, 2005 |
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Hilary Duff does
double-duty
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Going out on a 30-city
cross-country tour is
actually considered somewhat
of a respite in Hilary
Duff's world.
"I get more sleep on the
road than when I'm doing a
movie," the teen star said
during a recent phone
interview from New York
City. "I miss being away
from the people I love but
it's cool to get out of L.A.
and see the country."
Duff spoke during an off-day
from her "Still Most Wanted
Tour" that visits the
Dunkin' Donuts Center in
Providence Sunday and the
Hartford Civic Center
Monday. She was in New York
to appear on MTV's "Total
Request Live" where she
discussed among other things
Eminem rapping about her
butt in his song "A** Like
That."
"Hilary Duff is not quite
old enough/So I ain't never
seen a butt like that/Maybe
next year I'll say a**,"
Eminem raps in his single
"A** Like That," which is
about the behinds of several
female stars.
"I never knew the exact
words to that, but it's
funny," Duff said on MTV.
It's a not-so-surprising
response from Duff, who
lives up to her reputation
of being extremely nice and
personable during the phone
interview. She admits to
feeling "rude" when she
can't remember the names of
crew people working on the
set of one of her movies,
and when the cell phone she
calls from cuts out, she
quickly calls back and
apologizes.
She's not one to instigate
or flare-up controversy,
even though much has been
made in the Hollywood press
about the supposed feud
between Duff and fellow
multi-dimensional teen star
Lindsay Lohan. Duff would
rather just do what she does
and leave the negative
aspects and remarks to
others.
In her new single "Wake Up,"
Duff touches on being the
subject of tabloid gossip.
The song's opening lyrics
are "There's people
talking/They talk about
me/They know my name/They
think they know
everything/But they don't
know anything about me."
Duff co-wrote the song, one
of three new tracks that
will appear on her CD "Most
Wanted," which will be
released in August. While
the promotional material for
the album calls it a
compilation of Duff's
greatest hits, Duff said it
isn't a greatest hits CD.
"It's more like giving
people a taste of what the
tour will be like," Duff,
17, said. "It's getting
people to hear the music to
a different sound ... We
remixed some of the songs so
they sound totally
different. It's really
energetic."
"Wake Up" represents a more
mature sounding Duff singing
to stronger pop beats. The
music may be the influence
of her boyfriend Joel Madden
of Good Charlotte. Madden
worked with Duff on the
three new tracks recorded
for "Most Wanted."
The new album and tour are
just part of what's been a
usual busy year for Duff.
She spent the first half of
2005 promoting the film "A
Perfect Man," shooting
"Cheaper By The Dozen 2" and
"Material Girls" and working
on the new songs.
Duff's career began with an
appearance in the 1997 TV
movie "True Women." She
gained Hollywood celebrity
status playing the title
character in the Disney
television show "Lizzie
McGuire."
The show ran from 2001-2003.
Since 2001, Duff has worked
on 11 films, three of which
have yet to be released, and
recorded and released three
albums with "Most Wanted"
being her fourth CD in four
years.
It's a full work load for
anyone, but especially for
someone who isn't old enough
to vote yet.
"(Burn out) is a big
concern," Duff said. "I went
from promoting the movie to
promoting the tour. It
really seems never ending.
It can be hard and stressful
but I love it and that's why
I do it.
"There's a concern about
pushing yourself too hard.
That's why when I get sick,
I'm sick for like three
weeks at a time. We try to
keep a strong medicine bag
on the tour bus."
Duff added to her list of
duties when she signed on to
co-host the 2005 Teen Choice
Awards with Rob Schneider.
The ceremony will be held
Aug. 16.
Duff has been a Teen Choice
Award winner in the past.
She soon will be facing the
same question all young
stars face; will her fans
stay with her as she grows
older and continues to do
different projects?
It's something Duff doesn't
have to worry about just
yet.
"There are so many pages to
fill, you don't know what
comes next," Duff said. "I
know what I'm doing for the
next four months, after that
I don't think about it.
Whatever is going to happen,
hopefully fans will continue
to support me with whatever
I'm doing at the time ... If
you listen and worry too
much about what people say
you can drive yourself
crazy. I just want to live
and experience things as
they happen and hopefully
not make too many mistakes." |
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