If a movie isn't a hit right out of the gate, they drop it. Which means that the whole mainstream Hollywood product has been skewed toward violence and vulgar teen comedy.
People now tell me it's a good thing I stayed away from teen films. Well, it wasn't my choice. I wasn't hired.
I think that, oftentimes, what people say is, 'We need an actress who'll be able to greenlight a movie,' and my counterargument to that is always that, when it comes to a teen movie, you have very few people who can greenlight a movie.
My first film as an actor was 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' a glorious experience that spoiled me for future films.
When I was younger, I always did movies that teenagers would watch, not adults. I did 'Crazy/Beautiful' or comedies like 'Bring It On.'
I find that the stuff on television is more exciting than the films, which are for teens almost.
I think that because most films where there's a teenager, it's aimed at a teenage audience. Restless is - I wouldn't classify it as a teen film, strictly, but it's definitely a film that appeals to young people, but also gives them credit for their complexity.
I've never done a teen movie before, but I certainly could tell you some of the ones I came very close on. I was very close on Clueless and She's All That.
I grew up in the '80s and John Hughes was the filmmaker making serious movies for teenagers.
'Freaky Friday' was my favorite movie in middle school.
The top two movies at the box office this weekend were 'High School Musical 3' and 'Saw V.' One movie features gruesome onscreen torture that is difficult to watch and the other is about a guy with a saw.
For me, the best high school movie is, like, 'Fast Times' and what Cameron Crowe is like.
An entire empire built on teenage angst, yes? Thank you, John Hughes!
I really liked 'Starter For Ten' because I grew up watching 1980s teen films like 'St. Elmo's Fire' and 'The Breakfast Club' and I've always wanted to play the underdog lead hero in a 1980s-inspired film.
There aren't plus-sized teens represented in film who aren't made the butt of a joke.
[10 Things I Hate About You] is a smart and grounded film about a real, well-rounded girl. I think the only other teen film that came close to getting that right was Can't Hardly Wait.
This may just be me, but I feel like everyone's dream is to live as an American high school student. There are so many teen films set in America that you live vicariously through them, anyway.
So many teen films are overproduced and people are going to burnout on the subject.
