I firstthoughtwhen I wokeupthismorning, probablylike a nonverbalangerbecause I think I wokeuptothe, wheneversomeoneringsthebelloutsidemyhouse, wehave a likeanoldfashionedphonethatringsupstairsandit's soloudanditwokemeupbecausemyboyfriendisgettingpickeduptogototheairportand I wassomad.
Thefirstapp I checkwhen I wakeupis I havetoalarmappsbecause I alwayssleepthroughmyalarm.
Sothat's, that's thefirstone.
I check I'm 100% nightowl.
I likethemorningthough.
Andsoif I hadmydruthers, I wouldonlysleepforlikethreehours a nightandbeabletofunctionbecause I likethenightandthemorningand I resentthat I havetochoose.
ItwasgoldwithlittlewhitedotswritingoutthewordElvisand I had a littleportablewalkmanbecause I wasstilljust a fewyearsbeforethisgenerationhad a littleportablewalkmanandthatlikelittlelikefoamearheadphoneand I usedtositonthetopbunkinmybedandElviswasmyboyfriend.
Firsttime I wason a filmsetas a leadrolewasthisreallyearlyDisneychannelmovie I didcalledCloudNineand I was 16 whenwefilmedit, whichlike, thatsoundslike a normalageforDisney, butit's reallyquiteyoungtobe a leadinanything.
Itwasbizarre.
I mean, itfeltcomfortable, like I'vealwaysfeltlike a verysocialperson.
I madesomanyfriends.
Likeitwassuch a bondinglikesummercamp, theexperience.
Soyeah, I didn't reallythinkmuchofit.
I feellike I'm muchmoreselfconsciousnowthan I everwasinthebeginningbecausenow I'm like, oh, I don't knowifsomethinghappenswhereyou'relike, I havetokeepthisupversuslikehere I amjustdoingmything.
But I thinkthefirstevercarpet I attendedwastheMonstersuniversitycarpet.
Thatsoundswrongtome.
Butmaybeitcouldbethefirsttime I wasrecognizedinpublicwasatthegrove.
Um, anditwasthedayaftermyfirstredcarpetanditwasthismanwhohadfollowedmethereandbroughtlike a stackofglossiesofpicturesofmethathefoundontheinternetformetosigntogofromlikebeingthedaybefore.
Andthenallof a suddenthisguycameuptome, itwaslike, canyousigntheand I hadlike a weirdreaction.
I hadlike a fullblownpanicattack.
I waslike, I'm seeing, I'm tooknown.
I don't wantpeopleknowingme, whichisweird, butyoudon't knowhowitfeelsuntilyougetthere.
Andthen I raninto a Nordstromand I criedand I cameout, hewasgonethefirsttime I everheardmyvoiceinsomethingontvwas I did a songforDisneyChannelcalledFutureSoundslikeUsfor a shakeitupepisodebefore I evenstartedlivingmattyorcloudnineDisneypicsgirls, right?
WeallknowthisAndthentheylikeSprinklethemintoeverythingandthentheybecomelike, theybecomelike a channelentityandthatwaslikeoneofthefirstthingstheywant, I thinktheywantedtoseeif I couldsing.
Andsotheygaveme a songonsomebodyelse's showandtheneverythingelsehappened.
Thatwasmyveryfirstsong I everprofessionallyrecorded.
RememberBellathornereachedouttomeontwitter, Somethingwaslike, LoveYourSongand I waslike, whoa, thisisweird.
And I hearditbackand I rememberthinkinglike, isthatwhat I soundlikerecorded?
I soundsodifferent.
Thefirsttime I waseverembarrassedwasinmyhouse, basicallymysisterwasdoingthisthing, I don't evenknowwhatthisprojectwascalled.
Itwasthisreallycoolprojectactually, but I wassolittlewhenitwashappening, that's why I'm having a hardtimedescribingit.
Therewasthisgorgeousguy, hewaslikesotalland I rememberlike, hewassolikeumlikecheekyandhewasoneoftheboysthatcamefromthecityandwecamefromnotthecity, theyweredoingthisprojecttogetherand I hadsuch a bigcrushonhim.
When I waslikefive, mydadtoldthewholeroom, hewaslike, sorry, I havetogo, myrealname's Chloe, andhewaslike, I havetogogetChloe.
Likeshewon't getoffofJack.
HisnamewasJack, hisnamewasJack, Jack, I loveyouwhereveryouareintheworld.
I stillloveyouand I'm sorrytomyreallifeboyfriendthat I havenow.
I feellikewasEminemshakethatand I feellike I burnediton a cdand I playeditinthecarandmymom, I remembermymomspecificallyturningaroundandbeinglike, doyouknowwhatthismeans?
Mebeinglike, yes, likesomadather.
I can't saythelyricsherebecausethey'rewildlyinappropriate.
Butlike I I stillknowthem.
I just, I justsangthemalloveragaintostayinthereman.
I havenoideawhere I wasfightingthesethingswhen I wasthatage.
Thiswasright, whenthisiswild, I feeloldallofthem.
ButthiswasrightwhenItuneswasnew.
LiketheconceptofItunesbuying a songandburningitto a diskwaslikethenewesthottesttechnology.
I waslikeseven.
Whydid I knowalltheserapsongs?
I don't knowbut I'vebeenrappingsince I wastiny.
I didhavean A I am I hadanAOLemailwhich I rememberpickingwhen I wasseven.
I'd likebreakdownboxesorliketapeboxeswith a bigtapegun, whichthinkingbackas a sevenyearoldisprobablyprettydangerous.
Butshoutouttomyparentsforgivingmemymoney.
I needed, itwasseven.
Myfirstjobinentertainment, I guess a jobrequiresmoney.
Right?
Oh, I played a backgroundmemberofthelocalfilmin a Halloweencostumelikeinlike a one Z.
Andpigtailsandfakelittlefreckleswhen I waslikenineorsomethingin a moviecalled a relativething.
I neverwouldhavecountedthatasmyfirstjobever, but I think I gotlike $20 anditwaslikeformymom's friend.
So I don't know, I'veneverseenit, but I guessthatwouldbemyfirstjob, myfault.
Myfirstauditioneverwasfor a fosterfarmscommercialwhen I wasseven.
I'vealwayswantedtobeanactorand I gotanagentwhen I wasinSeattleandshestartedtosendmeoutforcommercialsbecauseshe's like, thisispartofit, youhavetogoupforcommercials.
And I stillthink I rememberthelines, itwaslikeyou'relikesittingon a frontporch, youprobablywatchthecommercial.
I betrememberwatchingitbeinglikethatgirlgotitand I didn't knowwhatyoueatingchicken.
Where'd yougetitfromthestore?
Thosearemytwolinesand I didn't getit.
Soyouknow, it's funny.
I feellikewhenyou'relittle, I'vejustkindoflike, liketherearethreecamerasrightnowand I probablywaslightinglikethis.
Like I think I justfelt, I'vealwaysfeltfriendlytowards a camera.
I neverfeltlike I wastryingtodosomethingbadorstillmyself.
Like I alwayswasjustkindofchill.
I waschilledwithpeoplelookingatme, I waschillwithadults.
I justdidn't feellikeitwasanydifferent, it's liketalkingtopeopleandthentherewerecamerastherethefirsttime I wasreallystarstruck.
I I think I actuallywenttogoseethisonewomanplayinlike a localplayinthisplacecalledChinachem, whichislike a fewhoursawayfrommyhometown.
Therewas a girlwhodid a onewomanplaycalled, mynameisRachel, Corrieand I thinkitwaswrittenbysomebodylocalandshedidthewholeplaylikethreehoursbyherselfandshewassophenomenalthat I hadtogouptoherafterwardandtellherhowmuch I marriedherwhen I waseightyearsoldand I gotsonervousthat I justburstintotearsandtriedtolikehugherandshewaslike, I don't knowwhosechildthisis.
I don't know, I don't reallygetstarstruckbyactualcelebritiesbecause I feellikenowonceyouknowthatit's justlikenot a thing, you'relike, oh, I'm a celebritythat's kindofboring.
Likeyou'relike, ohwe'realljustthesame.
I mean I wouldn't callmyselfthat, butlikeit's justonceyou, onceyou'reinHollywood, I feellikeitkindofdissolves.
Myfirsttimeonstagewasas a redhotcandyinthenutcrackerwhen I wasseven.
I think a lothappenedwhen I wasseven.
I wantedtodotheater.
I had a lotofenergy.
I wasveryemotional, I hatedsoccerandballetandwhateverelsemyparentstriedtogetmeinvolvedin.
I onlywantedtodoactingandthatwasmyveryfirstthingand I wantedtobetheratkingmorethananything.
Buttheygaveittoanoldergirland I washeartbroken.
I gottowear a bigredwigand I likedthat.
I dofindstagemorenervewreckingnowmorethanfilmandtvbecausethereissomething I knowthissoundssoweirdbecausecamerasaresoinvasiveand I willsayifsomeoneisliketaking a photoofmewithoutmypermission, I havethisweirdreaction.
Likeit's superinvasivebecause I amstillreallyshybutwhen I know I amabouttobeoncamera, I'm comfortable.
There's like a trust I knowthatwe'recapturingsomethingandthat's what I'm heretodoand I feelrelaxed.
I don't know.
MyfirstcrushwasnamedDaneWisnerand I havementionedhimsomuch.
I reallyhopehe's seenanyofthemandhe's laughingbuthewassoduringthe I rememberthinkinghelookedliketheleadsingerofGreenDayatthetimebecauseyouknowhowsomeboyshavethatpermanentliketheirdarkeyelashesmakethemlookliketheyhaveguyliner.
Theywerelikekiss, anditwaslike a bunchofexecutivesanditwassoscary, thatwasoneofthefirsttimes, I waslike, wait, what, whatdoyoudo, youneed a mint?
And I waslike, yeah, I'd loveone, andtheywerelike, we'rejoking, justkiss.
And I waslikeokay, andwedid, wekissedandtheywerelike, thereyouhaveit, thereareleads, itwastheweirdestliketwilightzonething, buthe's such a I loveluke, itwaslikemybigbrotherforever.
Butyeah, wehadtokiss a lot.
It's likeoneofmyeverfirstkissesever.
I thinkthefirstperson I followedoninstagrammusthavebeenmybestfriendveronicabecauseshewastheonewhomademegetinstagraminhighschool.
AndsowegotonebecausewewentonvacationtoHawaiiandshewaslike, youneed a placetoputallyourphotos.
And I waslike, fairenough, if I want a billiondollars, theveryfirstthing I woulddowiththatmoneyisgiveitto a numberofcharitiesofmychoice.
Firstofall, I woulddonatetotheNRDCbecause I'm a bigenvironmentaljunkie.
Um, I wouldalsodonatetoplannedparenthoodBecause I'm a bigplannedparenthoodadvocate.
I mean I would, I wouldattempttogivemoneytotherainforest.
Nojoke.
Firstthing I woulddoif I hadthedayoffactually, I think I'd probablywakeupreallyearlyandlikebeoutintheworld, I liketobeupbeforeeverybodyisupandthen I wouldprobablygowhereverthewindtakesme.
Thatthat's what I didtheotherdayinLondon.
Myveryfirsttattoowas a capricornsidewhen I was 14 onmyhip.
Verymuchnotlegally, butitalwaysmakesmelaughwhenpeoplearelike, you'vechangedsomuch, youusedtobesocuteandnowyou'refullthesetattoosbecause I'vealwayshadtattooslikelongbefore I waseveronTv.
Youjustneversawthem.
Myfirstbigsplurge, I bought a wiginnewyorkwhen I was 10, whenmysisterwaslookingforcolleges, I savedupmymoneytobuy a wiginnewyorkasthoughthat's theonlyplaceyoucangetwigs.
I waslike, whenwegotonewyork, I'm savingupmymoneybuying a wig, itwasbigandcurly, tinylittlepincurlsandblonde.
I don't rememberwhy I wantedtobeclaudiafrominterviewwiththeVampire.
Thatwasmydreamwastobeher.
Didn't looklikethat.
I wassohungry.
Ohgood.
Thefirstmovie I eversawhim, I wouldhavebeenlikepreverbalstatus, probablysomethingreallyinappropriateformyage.