Mischa Barton hasn’t been as much visible on-screen as  when she was still part of the teen drama The O.C.  Nevertheless, she has been preoccupied with modeling projects and has worked on several films that are awaiting release.  Currently, she can be seen on the cover of Elle UK’s August issue, which also includes an article about her rise to fame and her sentiments on being linked to the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan.

"It is a persona. It's not me. I think, 'Who the hell is that girl?' I'm so low-key and chilled.  But the media has created a fake 'Young Hollywood' where everyone hangs out together and everybody knows each other.  It couldn't be further from the truth.  I feel so, so different from those girls," Mischa Barton revealed to Elle magazine.

The former O.C. actress also admits that she struggled to deal with stardom when she got her television break on the FOX teen drama at the age of 17.  Now, her priorities are set on being a serious actress and not the attention attached to it.

"When I got there I didn’t know anything about the business, and you don’t make the best of friends. You make a few mistakes when you’re that age and it took me a while to find the friends I needed, to be truly comfortable…Fame isn’t that exciting to me.  I don’t think it’s something to be fighting for. I want a career.  I don’t get that thing of standing outside a famous restaurant, waiting to be photographed.  I can’t do that. I’ve found a very happy place - I know what I want to do, and I’m excited about the projects I’m developing.  That’s what I’m trying to concentrate on," Mischa Barton told Elle.

At present, the former O.C. star wants to focus on her acting career after studying Shakespeare at RADA in London.


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: People
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