Leighton Meester does not have time for this.
That was my initial reaction when word of the Meester interview hit the tableau office. Like most of young Hollywood, Meester is an impressive case study on the art of multitasking - in today's entertainment industry, if you aren't a triple threat, then you are no threat at all.
For her part, Meester happens to be a quadruple threat: she continues to please fans as the conniving Blair on CW teen soap Gossip Girl; she starred alongside Gwyneth Paltrow in the tearjerker Country Strong this winter; she sang on the film's soundtrack; and she was recently featured in an ad campaign for upscale Italian fashion line Missoni. The rising starlet continues to expand her already impressive resume with her latest project, psychological thriller The Roommate. In her first leading role on the big screen, Meester stars as Rebecca, a troubled college student who stalks and terrorizes her roommate. Although from the trailers it is clear that The Roommate will not portray the average college freshman's experience, the film does center on relevant issues in the lives of today's university students, most notably psychiatric disorders and the effects of psychiatric drugs. Meester said she did her research when preparing for her the dramatic role.
"I had the opportunity to really prepare for this and got a lot of great psychology books and information on delusion and mental disorder, especially in women," Meester said. "I had the chance to speak with different psychiatrists about the disorder, and get all kinds of information."
Despite the preparation, Meester acknowledged the difficulty of playing such a dark and unstable character.
"It was interesting and uncomfortable at the same time," she said. "I'm weird and crazy like anybody else, but this person really doesn't have control of her mind whatsoever. I wasn't able to just, between takes and in between scenes, shoot the breeze with everybody and hang out and have a blast. It wasn't the easiest thing to do, but I mean, that's what's satisfying about it."
Fans of Gossip Girl could argue that Meester's character, Blair
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