The Other Hilarie
Hilarie Burton stars as Peyton Sawyer—the beautiful cheerleader torn between two half brothers—on the WB drama One Tree Hill. As if that weren't enough, Hilarie is also an MTV veejay. And she just finished shooting an independent film, Our Very Own. Despite her busy schedule, Hilarie, 22, made time to chat with Teen Newsweek.
TN: What were you like in high school?
HB: I went through a lot of changes in high school. In ninth grade, I wanted to be the all-American girl. I was a cheerleader. I couldn't afford Abercrombie & Fitch [clothes], but I wanted to look like I did. Later I realized I didn't have to try so hard anymore.
TN How do you feel about Peyton?
HB: She's a train wreck. I love her. I'm so glad someone's putting a girl like her on TV. You don't have to be one thing. Peyton has made that OK.
TN: What's in store for Peyton this season?
HB: She's repairing her relationship with her best friend, Brooke [played by actress Sophia Bush]. I think it's important that they're honest and stay close.
TN: What about her relationships with half brothers Nathan [James Lafferty] and Lucas [Chad Michael Murray]?
HB: I think Peyton is going to have to take a break from the boy drama. There are other elements to your life besides who you're making out with.
Hilarie Burton stars as Peyton Sawyer—the beautiful cheerleader torn between two half brothers—on the WB drama One Tree Hill. As if that weren't enough, Hilarie is also an MTV veejay. And she just finished shooting an independent film, Our Very Own. Despite her busy schedule, Hilarie, 22, made time to chat with Teen Newsweek.
TN: What were you like in high school?
HB: I went through a lot of changes in high school. In ninth grade, I wanted to be the all-American girl. I was a cheerleader. I couldn't afford Abercrombie & Fitch [clothes], but I wanted to look like I did. Later I realized I didn't have to try so hard anymore.
TN How do you feel about Peyton?
HB: She's a train wreck. I love her. I'm so glad someone's putting a girl like her on TV. You don't have to be one thing. Peyton has made that OK.
TN: What's in store for Peyton this season?
HB: She's repairing her relationship with her best friend, Brooke [played by actress Sophia Bush]. I think it's important that they're honest and stay close.
TN: What about her relationships with half brothers Nathan [James Lafferty] and Lucas [Chad Michael Murray]?
HB: I think Peyton is going to have to take a break from the boy drama. There are other elements to your life besides who you're making out with.