Elisha Cuthbert Interview

Elisha says: "What's up?" is the best way to say hello

Elisha Cuthbert (on her possibly doing theater work): Yeah, you know, I’m interested in it. It’s a different style. It’s a whole different form of acting. Right now, I’m just really focused on the film and stuff, but yeah I’d love to. It’s a long process though because it’s live and it’s obviously a grueling schedule and it takes up a lot of time, which I don’t have because of the show. Maybe eventually.

Elisha Cuthbert (on going to Hockey games): I try really hard after the games not to make too many comments about how I thought the guys performed. I mean I don't know how I'd feel if one them came up to me after a scene and said, 'I don't know if that was believable enough.'

Elisha Cuthbert (on her opinion of nude scenes): I just don’t feel it’s necessary. First of all, I’m not comfortable with it. Two, I think you can be a leading lady and not be naked. I think you can still pull off an idea of a film and make the character believable without going there.

Elisha (on her love scene in The Girl Next Door): You mean making love to a box? (laughs) Because that's exactly what it was. I don't know. You do the best you can, I guess. I think the love aspect of it all was the drawing point for me, I mean, just the chemistry and all that.

Elisha (on her fear of flying): I always get on the plane with my right foot first. I pray a lot. I always talk to my mom before I get on a flight. There's all kinds of things, but I try not to be a psycho about it. I realize with my job that I have to fly so I kind do bite my lip and go for it, but there's always that fear in the back of my mind.

Elisha Cuthbert (on her fear of flying): Flying. That's my most…I think I worry about it so much. I think fear comes from a lack of knowledge as far as…anyway for me, the fact that I don't understand how a 40 ton craft somehow maneuvers itself in the air and I'm 106lb and I can't lift off at any means. It just doesn't feel safe. So I think it's the unknown. Yeah, flying is definitely frightening

Elisha Cuthbert: I definitely believe in fate. And I believe what you put in is what you get in return. That's the way it's worked for me. As for the big picture - there's some sort of plan.

Elisha Cuthbert: I’m actually more productive at night. The morning freaks me out for some reason... I have no problem going to bed at four in the morning and waking up at four in the afternoon.

Elisha Cuthbert: I was a real freak when I was a kid. I thought aliens were going to come after me. If I saw something in the sky, I wouldn’t make direct eye contact, because I thought it would take me away.

Elisha Cuthbert: I got a surprise birthday party, and I had a cake that was shaped as a driver’s license. It looked just like me. And then I partied until 2:30 in the morning. I got really drunk and finished off a bottle of Jack Daniel’s.

Elisha Cuthbert: I usually get up around one o’clock. And the first thing I do is eat.

Elisha Cuthbert: I’m very mellow. I think if I hadn’t become an actress, I would’ve lived the simple life. You know, get married and sit on my porch.

Elisha Cuthbert: It was a little bit voyeuristic and also I'm one of the youngest on the show and I want to show things like that sometimes. I think that'll be the only moment on the show that will get that risque, so I hope everyone enjoyed it.

Elisha Cuthbert: I don't ever want to be doing the same sort of thing, I never want to be typecast, because I have way too much to give to be sort of, to always be the hot chick in the movie.

Elisha Cuthbert: I was lucky, I found what I wanted to do when I was 11.

Elisha Cuthbert: I believe not giving up on doing things.

Elisha Cuthbert (about having to wear the same clothes all season on "24"): I feel like I'm one of the Simpsons.

Elisha Cuthbert: It's hard for me to be drawn to a project that doesn't have something dramatic happening to the character, or a dramatic conclusion - a way to come out of the situation.

Elisha Cuthbert (talking about "The Quiet"): I loved the idea of not judging a book by its cover and that's sort of an underlying theme in the film.

Elisha says: "Ciao" is the best way to say goodbye