INTERVIEW: Taylor Momsen

Taylor Momsen

Full Name: Taylor Michel Momsen

Date of Birth: July 26, 1993

Currently Live: New York City, NY (and Maryland, MD)      

Hometown: St. Louis, MO     

What is the best thing about your job? "Acting is all about a kind of self-expression. When you take on different roles and become different characters, you have to draw upon your own experiences."

What was your most embarassing moment? "I trip a lot. I�m kind of klutzy even though I�m a dancer. I ripped my Achilles heel, had crutches for a year. It was really embarrassing."

Who is your role model and why? "I love Cameron Diaz, Natalie Portman, Evan Rachel Wood. Those are just three. There are so many brilliant people. Everyone keeps growing. Since I�ve been on the show, I�ve learned so much. The people you get to meet and the experience you get to have just by working with great actors."

What would people be surprised to know about you? �I�ve been working on music lately. I�ve been writing a lot and seeing where that will take me. I�m a singer songwriter and I�m teaching myself piano. I�m a dancer�anything creative I love.�

What are you into music-wise? "Music wise, I love Paramore, they�ve been my favorite band for like three years. It�s so cool, they�re finally getting on the radio. I have such an eclectic mix, from The Beatles to Carly Simon to Paramore and Evanescence. Avril Lavingne, I still love Britney Spears. Top 100 chart stuff random indie bands, so many different things, music is like my life. It makes every thing right."

What is a typical day like for you? "I don't think there is a "typical day." Nothing's ever the same; it changes. It depends on how much I work per episode, and call times change. One typical thing, though, is that I'm not a morning person�I'm never going to wake up and be ready to go. It takes me a good hour to be awake; I get up and have a cup of tea with milk and sugar. But then, I can never fall asleep�no matter how tired I am, I can never go to bed at night, and I can't get up in the morning."

What do you do for fun? "I want to branch into music because it�s one of my passions in life and everything. It�s such a great form of expression. I don�t think I have a sound yet, I�m still figuring it out. I don�t think I can classify it yet. A little bit of a rock edge. Indie rock pop something."

FAVORITES
Favorite Music: Garbage, Black Eyed Peas
Favorite Movie: 'The Wizard of Oz'
Favorite Books: 'A Time for Dancing', 'Lemony Snickett: A Series of Unfortunate Events'