Mischa Barton

“The only way to be happy and be a more enjoyable person to be around is to embrace what you've got. Everyone has issues about their body, but I feel confident now. I'm healthy and happy.”

“There's been times I've thought, 'I don't want to be an actress forever,' and there are times when I feel I can't live without it because I love it so much.”

“I do intelligent roles. I don't want to be labeled as doing silly movies. I'm more mature than kids my age because I'm constantly surrounded by adults.”

“If you're not being yourself, it shows immediately. The camera doesn't lie.”

“Before 'The OC,' I was on track to do some great films... and one thing happens, and then I got this mega-stardom all from this show.”

“Every woman has cellulite. I've never claimed to have a perfect body.”

“It's really weird when people scrutinize every little thing about you and talk about your outfits and your weight and who you're dating... and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.”

“Pretty people aren't as accepted as other people. It's like, 'She's pretty and thin and she's got to have problems. She's messed up.'”

“My most ideal date would be something spontaneous, probably a concert, where there's good music and we can talk and hang out.”

“I just like to be seen for the hard-working actress that I am and not for a bunch of extraneous press.”

“Throughout my career, people have totally confused 'Laguna Beach' and 'The O.C.' I think, in people's minds, it all kind of got blurred over time.”

“I moved to Europe and was able to take time and really explore who I was and who I wanted to be. I needed that time for myself to really do that self-exploration and get back in touch with my roots.”

“I get bored with working out, so I'm more into playing sports like soccer and basketball.”

“I just really love hanging out with really old people. They're the best dinner dates you could ever have. All that life experience and understanding.”

“I know I'm never going to be a professional ballroom dancer.”

“I like playing dark, offbeat, quirky characters.”