Sara Paxton
Quotes
People don’t
believe me but I’m not lying to you. I’m always in the corner
reading Lord of the Rings.
Greetings from Tucson is about a half Irish/half Mexican family.
I am half Mexican actually, in real life.
People don't usually think that but I am half Mexican.
Sara (about Greetings from Tucson): It's hilarious whether you
are Hispanic or not. I get a lot of it because of my family. You
can really relate to it because it is so every-day.
I could relate to her by being made fun of by those girls. All
those girls in high school…
At my school, the dork spot is like the pizza spot. And the cool
spot was the vending machine area. I never sat at the cool spot.
I have all these pictures of all the girls with candy wrappers
all over them while they’re sleeping.
On the set, actually, all the girls had a sleepover together at
a hotel. It was so much fun. We played Twister and it was the
day after Halloween so we were on a sugar high.
I’m such a dork. I’m always in the corner reading Harry Potter
or Lord of the Rings.
In one episode, the boy is learning how to drive and I think
everyone has gone through that. It's just funny and it's a
different kind of family so it makes it more interesting.
I started acting when I was 6 & 1/2 and yeah, I think I always
really loved it, but when I was little I didn't know for sure,
but now I think I do.
My mother is from Mexico and I speak a little bit of Spanish. I
used to speak a whole lot but you know, you kind of forget over
the years.
Sara (about playing a girl in a wheelchair): We stayed in a
hotel because it was in Salt Lake City, so I had to like
practice rolling around the lobby and everyone was really nice
to me and then suddenly I stood up and everyone was like "OMG!"
and I was like NO NO!
Actually I sang at 'Debbie Reynolds' once! I sang and I danced.
I loved being in front of the camera and in front of people a
lot, and then I got an agent, and a manager.
I think I want to go maybe deeper like be a director or start my
own production company.
I never actually thought about it, but who doesn't want to be
like J-Lo!
When I went to my first audition I got it, and the rest is
history!
My aunt owns a clothing store, and when I was real little me and
my cousins, we used to model for her store, and so I guess
that's how I got involved in the "showbiz" or whatever you want
to call it!
My favorite show is Smallville. I love it. I actually got to
meet Tom Welling the other day, and I couldn't even keep my
mouth shut!
I really look up to Reese Witherspoon and Goldie Hawn. I think
those are my two favorite actresses.
I just started acting classes just for fun, and I liked that a
lot.
I started acting when I was 6 & 1/2 and yeah, I think I always
really loved it, but when I was little I didn't know for sure,
but now I think I do.
Sara (about Jim Carrey): He is so funny! I had so much fun
working with him, in the movie I had to come up to him and ask
him where babies were from, because you know he couldn't lie. It
was funny especially when he actually answered truthfully, and I
didn't even really understand what he was talking about because
I was like seven! It was a lot of fun.
People don’t believe me but I’m not lying to you. I’m always in
the corner reading “Lord of the Rings.”
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