Leighton Meester had castmates on the set of her upcoming thriller, The Roommate, convinced she was “antisocial,” because she completely isolated herself to prepare for the disturbing role as a deranged college freshman.
The star channels her inner Single, White Female in the new film, which also stars Minka Kelly, Billy Zane, and Cam Gigandet, and used a number of acting techniques to add realism to the role. Meester remembers locking herself away in her trailer for long periods of time to perfect her portrayal.
“I spent a lot of time listening to music that made me feel a certain way, and I started staring in the mirror and not liking myself,” Leighton tells Nylon in the magazine’s Feb. 2011 issue.
“She worked with psychologists; she really studied the illness of the character, so much that at times on set i was a little concerned whether or not she was there because she scared me so much! The look in her eye was so surreal I was in awe at how much she committed to it,” Minka chimed in.
Leighton Meester On Her Gossip Girl Character Blair Waldorf: “Blair is…. I don’t know what she is… I have to enter a completely foreign body to sympathize with Blair and her decisions. You know, Blair grew up very savvy, well-educated, and lonely. I think her mother is not the most supportive person and… Blair is very competitive and conniving, and it obviously comes, usually, from a very human place, but she makes decisions that I would never make.”
On Her Country Strong Character, Chiles Stanton: “She is so scared of people thinking of her as this ignorant, vapid, pretty face, and you know, I can totally understand where she’s coming from because, especially if you come from Dallas Texas, you’re a beauty queen – you don’t play the guitar, you’re writing seemingly meaningless pop songs. All that I can relate to, totally. It’s sad and sweet at the same time.”
On Family & Friends: “I like to be judged by my family and friends because they know me. If they think I’m being an asshole, I’d like them to tell me, but if I’m fat or something I’m like, ‘Well, so? OK? Great!’ It doesn’t even matter; it’s like, ‘What if I am fat? Does it matter?’… I’m a grown woman and sometimes, I might be a little fat, you know! Am I alone there? Not really!”
