Leighton Meester talks Gossip Girl, living alone and her latest movie role
Leighton Meester has opened up to Parade magazine! In an interview with Erin Hall, the actress discussed her frightening new role in The Roommate, why she prefers living alone, and the future of Gossip Girl.
The one person in Hollywood she would choose as a roommate: “That’s a tough question because I would be a terrible roommate right now. I just go at my own pace and I like control of the TV and I like to decide when I take a shower and wash the dishes and stuff like that. So I don’t know who would want to live with me to be honest!
“I’m so accustomed to being alone. But I would probably choose Minka. She is funny, very tidy, very busy, which is always a good trait in a roommate, and she’s a close friend. I think that’s also important when you live with someone.”
How she’s managed to stay grounded despite all her fame: “Probably because I don’t listen to compliments too much! I want an identity outside of my work. Fame is not what I want. I don’t want fame. I don’t want that for my life. I want to grow as a person and as an actor and that’s what’s important.”
On the future of Gossip Girl: “It’s funny, somebody recently asked me, ‘What’s your future beyond Gossip Girl?’ and I said, ‘I don’t know, it’s a couple years from now.’ And then after that everyone was saying, ‘What’s happening? Is the show ending?’ But the truth is, I really don’t know. That’s not at all what I meant. I meant that our contracts are up in a couple years. I do know that they’ve talked about a movie, but I have no idea if that’s a reality. I think we’re just taking it one episode at a time and trying to make it as good as we can, and I think we’re doing a good job. We still have season 5 and 6 left.”