Interview with Kristin Cavallari in Blender Magazine, April 2006

You went from junior year of high school to being a celebreality star. Have you had a pinch-me moment?
I’ve had a lot of them. The first was when I got the cover of Seventeen. And a couple of weeks ago I was on Letterman. Everyone was warning me, “He might be mean to you.” And I was so nervous, like, my mind was completely blank.

What kind of music do you like?
I just love Gwen Stefani. But I also like the Rolling Stones and the Eagles too.

You’re in a Teddy Geiger video —
Oh, right, he’s another musician I absolutely love.

Yeah, sure.
I swear! I’m not just saying that because I was in his video!

In the video, you pick the sensitive, outcast musician over the hunky, popular jock. Would you make the same choice in real life?
I would pick the musician. I swear to God! I’m not just saying that! I’ve never been attracted to jocks — musicians are more down to earth; they just have more to talk about.

You and Teddy make out underwater in the video. That’s a nice way to make a living.
It’s a lot harder than it looks. I kept getting water up my nose, and then I’d spit water into Teddy’s mouth. We had to do at least 20 takes. It was a lot of kissing. We were in the pool for, like, two hours. I had the best time.

In the pool scene, you’re wearing a bikini. On Laguna Beach, there are lots of scenes of you wearing a bikini. Did MTV producers ever say, “Hey Kristin, maybe you could wear a bikini in this next scene”?
I’ll tell you this: No one’s life is that interesting. And I don’t think it was portrayed accurately at all.

How come we never saw you — Studying or anything?
I know, good question. Would you want to watch me studying? Probably not.

OK, then, for the record: Did you ever study?
Yeah. I did, like, really well in high school. I got a 3.6 GPA.

Which was the toughest episode of Laguna Beach for you to watch?
Seeing my boyfriend Stephen lying to me and cheating on me with Lauren, that was hardest. He got a few phone calls from me after I saw it. [Laughs] There are certain other things you don’t want on national television, like me on spring break in Cabo, dancing on the bar. All of my friends were up there on the bar with me, but of course MTV made it seem like I was the only one up there.

In the first episode, Stephen says you’re a “good girl to hook up with” but that Lauren would make a better girlfriend. That must’ve been hard to watch.
Yeah. But at the same time, he ended up with me, so something went right.

Now that Lauren has her own reality show on MTV, would you appear on it?
Probably not. I’m moving on. I want to segue into acting.

Plus you really hate that little bitch, right?
I don’t hate her. I don’t hate her. I don’t hate her. We’re just completely different. I’m very loud and I speak my mind.

What do people who don’t like you say about you?
That I’m a bitch. I seemed like a bitch on Laguna Beach, so that’s a completely understandable opinion.

Are you a little bit of a bitch?
OK, here’s the thing. People think I’m a bitch because I’m very honest, brutally honest. I’ll tell you what’s on my mind. But no, I think I’m a very nice person. Unless you do something to me.

OK. We won’t. What’s the question you’re most tired of being asked?
There are a couple: “Is Laguna Beach real?” “Do you really hate Lauren?” And “Did Stephen and you really date?” Some people think we’re 25-year-old actors who don’t live in Laguna. Some don’t even think Kristin’s my real name. I’m like, “No, that’s real.”

Tell me about your boyfriend, Brody Jenner.
He’s the drummer in a band called Facehumper.

If we drug-tested you, what would we find?
Just alcohol. Nothing else. I swear to God. Even if I wanted to do drugs, I’ve been working so much that I couldn’t.

You’ve never smoked marijuana?
No. [Laughs]

Hmm. That laugh doesn’t seem very convincing. Plus, you told Teen People that you’ve tried cocaine.
Yeah, I tried it in Laguna. I know a lot of people who do it, it was around in my high school, but it’s not for me. It’s fun for 20 minutes, but the kind of people who do it are shady. They lie a lot, they’re always on guard like they’re trying to hide something. They have to lie about doing coke so they’ll lie about doing other stuff. Lying’s my No. 1 thing — I hate that.

Source: Blender Magazine