Lindsay Lohan: "I Was Irresponsible"
In a new interview -- conducted before she went to jail or rehab -- Lindsay Lohan claims her wild days are behind her.
"I was irresponsible. And I'm not making excuses," she says in October's Vanity Fair, according to USA Today and the New York Post, which feature excerpts from the issue.
She describes her partying days as her "college years . . . but they were in the public eye. I was irresponsible. I was experimenting. I was doing certain things that people do 10 times more of when they're in college."
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When she first moved to Los Angeles, she says tabloids were her main source of news and that was "really scary and sad ... I would look up to those girls ... the Britneys and whatever. And I would be like, I want to be like that."
Looking back, the former child star says she wishes she had more "structure" in her life before hitting it big.
"I had structure, and then I lost all the structure in my life," she says. "I think a lot of it was because when I was doing my first slew of movies, it was very go-go, and I had a lot of responsibility, and I think just the second I didn't have [structure] anymore -- I was 18, 19 -- with a ton of money."
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She lashes out at estranged father Michael. "The worst part of it is you turn around and you see your dad crying and normally you'd be, like, happy that your father's there," she says. "But then he has to go and do an interview right after."
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She blames him for spreading lies about her. Contradicting what her dad has said, the actress swears, "I've never abused prescription drugs. I never have — never in my life. I have no desire to. That's not who I am. I've admitted to the things that I've done — to, you know, dabbling in certain things and trying things 'cause I was young and curious and thought it was like, O.K., 'cause other people were doing it and other people put it in front of me. And I see what happened in my life because of it."
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Today, she says, "I want my career back. I know that I'm a damn good actress, and it's been my passion since I was a child, and I know that when I care about something, I put 100 percent and more into it."
Adds Lohan, "I want the respect that I had when I was doing great movies. And if that takes not going out to a club at night, then so be it. It's not fun anyway. I don't care. It's the same thing every time."
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55sick of her. yawn..
Sounds like she's making excuses. Her "college years"...whatever helps you sleep at night; but I do wish her the best in turning her life around & actually keeping it that way. Good luck Lindsay!!
She went to college? HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAA
Im torn. I really like some of her movies, i think she really is a good actress. However, she should have gotten way more time in jail for what she did. Any of us regular people would have a breathalyzer test in our car now. Does she? somehow i doubt it. Im really sick of people who have an ass load of money buying their way out of situations that would send the rest of us to prison for a long long time. Im glad shes finally owning up to her crap, even if it was half ass'ed
Making excuses again. She's just like her Mother. Calling it her college yeats and saying other's do it 10x's more than her is really lame. Blaming Britney or her father is lame too. She's a washed up hag.
Good for you Lindsay - Best wishes!! :)
Sounds like Lindsay is at a turning point and a good one at that.
She is a good actress and I hope she gets better and gets back to acting.
@Shees: It must be soooooooooo nice being as great as you are, you piece of garbage. Get down off of your pedestal and stop judging other posters. Believe it or not people are allowed to post their opinions on here without checking with YOU. You scumbag!!!!As I said feel free to skip my posts the next time you read something you don't like. Keep your ignorant opinions to yourself.
@Annie I agree with you. People especially these rag mags try an make things bigger than they really are. They blew this into ALOT more than it was and her "Father" did as well. I wasn't trying to attack you only point out that she didn't say everyone.
Lizzy If anyone is the A/H it is YOU but of course I am sure you are trash as well.
@Haha And you would lose those precious dollars to.
If I work for LILO where is my money? No I don't work for her but I don't hate on her and give EVERYONE the chance to fix their life and get their act together. You people are just ignorant!
Hey Vinny, and yet here YOU are giving a "sh*t." Actually YOU sound like a "whiny b!tch" and an "a$$hole." Her defenders are always the most trash mouthed. LOL. She's not owning anything. People have moved on and only comment now because the media keeps trying to shove her down everyone's throat to fill space. Dudes are more opinionated and rough than women, so give it a rest
What a bunch of a$$holes and whiny B!thces! Give the girl a break. She IS owning up to it. Woman r more judgemental when it comes to celebs. Like it really matters. Men really don't give a sh*t.
She still sounds like an abrasive little brat. I'm a "damn good actress" ?? How humble and classy. She behaves like a demon because of her attitude and personality not because she's "college age." Hilarious. It's perplexing why some think she's a good actress. She's not a bad actress, but she's not a great actress. There are far better actresses than her. Her only memorable movie was Mean Girls and that had a great ensemble cast - Tina Fey, Rachel McAdams, Lizzy Caplan, etc. Getting tabloid attention does not mean people will pay for a ticket.
Wonder which smug pr clown came up with the silly college angle. She's not in college so it's not a valid comparison. But college kids don't all behave criminally, and her argument is basically other kids do it so I can too. Oh that's real grown up.
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You can shut up to Sabrina. Your post is just a waste of space.
Blah, blah, blah. She thinks she can get away with stuff just because of who she is (a crabby actress). She was going through a "college" phase?! What a lame excuse. No, pretty sure most college students don't get in half as much trouble as she did. Why do people like her and Paris Hilton think they can get away with stuff like this? Just because of who they are? Please, grow up and own up to your mistakes.