Ashley Greene: “If you end up unsuccessful… it’s probably because you’re a jerk”

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In addition to her balls-out cray-cray interview in Allure, Ashley Greene also managed to wrangle herself onto the cover of the November issue of Blackbook Magazine. Really? Her? Was Kate Bosworth not available again? I personally don’t think that Ashley is all that a bag of chips, but I “get” her appeal to certain guys – she’s the haughty bitch-type, right? Some men love that kind of girl. Men like Joe Jonas. LOL. Anyway, Ashley’s Blackbook interview isn’t even half as eye-roll-inducing as her Allure profile, but there are still some decent quotes:

Ashley’s appearance in the Sports Illustrated’s 2010 Swimsuit issue: That’s Ms. Greene inside, wearing nothing at all, her body a marvel in the ’90s-era supermodel mold. “My team asked them to go easy on the Photoshop,” she says. “I’m not perfect, I have flaws.” Perhaps they lie beneath the pink, scaly bikini that was painted onto her muscular form. “I painted it on myself,” she jokes. “Actually, it took 12 hours, and the artists are amazing. I was debating whether or not to do it, but I talked to my dad. I thought it was very beautiful and artistic.” She readily admits to harboring ulterior motives, though: “It had a really good response. I think it was actually a good thing in that it made my audience more broad.”

She’s disciplined and her dad’s a Marine: “My dad used to be in the Marines, so no one is going to give him flack,” Greene says. She and her brother were raised with SEAL Team Six strictness in Florida. (Her father now owns a concrete business, and her mother works in insurance.) “At 14, I was being a little brat. I thought I knew everything, and my dad was like, ‘I own your bed, your TV, everything.’ At the time I was annoyed, but I’m very thankful because he worked really hard to provide for us. There was a lot of discipline, and with what I’m doing now, I’m glad for it.”

She’s sporty: “Growing up I was very competitive with my brother,” she says. “He did martial arts, and I was a tomboy. I got into martial arts and won medals.” Odds are good that one of them was a Purple Heart. “Once on the trampoline, I hit my leg and it just snapped,” the former cheerleader says. “They put pins in it.” Restrained in what nearly amounted to a full-body cast, Greene managed to re-break the bone soon thereafter when her brother, off balance on roller skates, sent her wheelchair careening into a concrete wall. “I broke my arm twice, I broke my femur twice, I split my head open twice,” Greene says.

Doing the cover of Maxim: “I wouldn’t have done anything too crazy,” she says. “The thing I tell myself is, My father’s going to see this.” She knows that teen girls make up the vast majority of her fan club, too. And yet, she understands what brings home the bacon. “It’s important to have a male audience.”

On her dating life: It’s a wonder the aforementioned teens didn’t abandon her in droves in 2010 when she started dating Joe Jonas. (Whatever did happen to that promise ring?) Since their breakup last March, her love life has been the source of endless speculation—she’s been paired with everyone from onscreen afterlife-mate Jackson Rathbone to Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane. “I’m not an actress, I’m a professional dater,” she jokes. “I’m dating everyone! My brother lives in LA and won’t even walk outside a restaurant with me. He’s like, ‘I do not want to be romantically linked to you.’” But she’s quick to add: “I’m not dating anyone. I’m very focused on what I’m going to do next.”

She considers herself a teen idol, sort of: Greene knows that people see her as Alice from Twilight. But she also realizes how limiting that can be. “Everyone sees Alice as a best friend. A teen idol is an untouchable, unapproachable, amazing thing. The cool thing about Alice is that anyone that comes up to me is like, ‘I just want to hug you.’” Is that not also, well, a little creepy? “No, they’re not asking for a lock of my hair. They just relate to that character and relate to me, but I don’t consider myself a teen idol. Justin Bieber is a teen idol.”

She’s not thanking God for her success: “The first year I was in LA, I worked my butt off. I was in acting classes every day. I would rather pay money for a class than have nice clothes. If I hadn’t worked as hard as I did, I wouldn’t be with the manager and the agent I have and they wouldn’t have sent me out for this Twilight thing. There are roles I didn’t get and I was really devastated, but because I didn’t get them, I was able to do Twilight … If you end up unsuccessful, on the street with no friends, it’s probably because you’re a jerk. It’s not necessarily divine intervention. Your actions predict what happens.” But just like any good Girl Next Door, Greene counters all that talk about forging her own destiny with some good-old fashioned humility: “You can’t control if the casting director thinks you look like his ex-girlfriend.”

[From Blackbook]

Okay, I rolled my eyes at Ashley going on and on about how she’s a teen idol (only to deny that she is one a moment later) – because she’s a second string Twilighter…? I mean, I know the die-hard Twi-hards have strong feelings about everyone in the cast, but do most people seriously give a crap “Alice”? I also muttered “bitch, please” at the whole “dating” part of the interview – she wants so badly to be seen as some Blake Lively type of girl, swinging from high-profile relationships.

Now, I kind of like that she wasn’t all “It’s about God, my career is thanks to JESUS!” – it’s just nice to hear someone talk openly about hard work and naked ambition, rather than acting like they’re too good or too much of a hipster to want their celebrity status. That being said, she should ease up on the whole “If you end up unsuccessful, on the street with no friends, it’s probably because you’re a jerk” argument – some of those jerks do very well in Hollywood.

By the way, Ashley had another PR success yesterday – People Magazine published a “Caught in the Act” piece about how she and Robert Pattinson had dinner together in Paris – can you imagine what kind of fame-monster Ashley would be right now if she had gotten the part of Bella Swan? It would be epic.

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  1. Flan says:

    She’s not nearly as annoying a Stewart, who really crossed the line with her spoiled, entitled comments about teachers.

    At least Ashley knows what work means.

  2. Eve says:

    …can you imagine what kind of fame-monster Ashley would be right now if she had gotten the part of Bella Swan? It would be epic.

    I think it would make people have a new appreciation for Kristen Stewart — who’s entitled, yes, but doesn’t strike me as fame-hungry as Greene.

  3. Cindy says:

    I’ve never seen a Twilight movie, but just based on interviews, I have to agree with previous poster – she is far, far less annoying than Stewart. She’d be all “my strict Marine father failed me in every way! He wouldn’t buy me a pony!”

  4. Lisa says:

    I like her. She didn’t say SHE was a teen idol, she said her CHARACTER is a teen idol. I don’t really agree with that, but I’ve seen the Twilight movies and her character is very sweet and likeable so I can see where she’s coming from.

  5. Poison Ivy says:

    Her hair looks a lil flat in the last pic, definitely needs more volume^^

  6. Tanguerita says:

    why does she keep talking? give it another year – and all these twilight-“actors and actresses” will be gone and forgotten.

  7. Acorn Paste says:

    Meh. She’s sort of a one-hit wonder (or more, how many Twilight movies are there?) When the Twilight hype has come and gone, it would be very hard for her to get good acting jobs. She’s basically a nobody.

  8. Lucy says:

    I dunno this girl rubs me up the wrong way, there’s something about her,she gives of the “I’m on my way up and don’t care who I screw over” vibe she’s someone who will be shaking your hand and at the same time will be screwing the knife in your back. I’m sure she’s a lovely person but I can smell the “eau de famewhore” from a mile of

  9. Mia says:

    She’s a bitch, but her character is the best one in the books and the movie!

  10. tapioca says:

    @Eve: But surely with a series like Twilight you WANT a mahoosive fameho as your leading lady? One who’ll be out there pressing the flesh, posing for paps, doing every magazine cover, going to the opening of every envelope.

    People want STARS, but what they’re getting is whiny little runts like KStew moaning about the very people that made her a millionaire and fulfilled her childhood acting dreams in the first place, and when actors decide they no longer want to play the game, a glamour void occurs – in the nineties the supermodels were created to fill it, now we have THE KARDASHIANS!!

    Seriously, the only way to get rid of the reality shows is for Kristen Stewart and her ilk to start acting like J-Lo.

  11. Eve says:

    @ Tapioca:

    I see your point…that they (Stewart, Greene) can at least call themselves — as in having a profession — actresses. Horrible, horrible ones, but actresses nonetheless.

    But the thing is: I don’t care for the Kardashians so I don’t usually take them into consideration. I don’t know what they do…I honestly don’t know whatever they think they can do.

    In my opinion, the best way to get rid of the likes of Hilton and Kardashians is NOT GIVING what they want, which is attention — not by replacing them with equally fame-hungry sluts like Greene.

    Paris Hilton, for instance, is almost gone for good, and I like to believe that that happened because people simply stopped caring about her.

  12. neelyo says:

    Ashley Greene = Herman Cain of vapid starlets

  13. Adrien says:

    America rewards jerks, Ashley.

  14. Elizabeth says:

    I saw the 1st two Twi-movies to figure out what everyone was talking about (I’m almost 50, not a tween). Her role is a minor one. How does she think she is big stuff now? I say bank the money, kid, for your future. I don’t see many roles ahead. Nothing personal but her performance was a bland character in a supporting role.

  15. Rhiley says:

    I have a hard time believing that she broke her femur twice. If it happened when she was a child, I suspect, especially in Florida, child protective services would be called to step in.
    I found that to be the most interesting thing she said. I am really curious to know how somebody can break their femur twice. But I guess there are stranger things.

  16. saintdevil says:

    Who is this ferret-faced brat?

    Oh, she’s in Twilight…in that case: TL;DR

  17. Rhiley says:

    At least Lea Michelle has a hit show and talent.

  18. Lucinda says:

    Let’s see where this girl is in 5 years. She might be just another jerk without the Twilight franchise.

  19. The Original Mia says:

    Bitch please…

  20. jamie says:

    She wasn’t saying she was a teen idol. She was saying the exact opposite. Teen idols have a mystique/unattainable quality. But she’s playing the one character in Twilight that most of the fans see as the most approachable and nice.

    Her acting skills may be questionable but I think she’s got serious business savvy. The way she’s leveraged this tiny role into magazine covers and other film offers is impressive.

  21. Heatheradair says:

    Whoa — completely thought she was Tina Fey in that last picture (with the giant hair). Interesting resemblance.

    I’m surprised to say it, but I don’t hate this chick. She’s getting her 15 (okay, 45) minutes, she’s working it as best she can, she’s a little full of herself, but she seems basically harmless. Reasonably down-to-earth……..or, at least, less uncomfortable with the entire “machine” than K-Stew, which makes her seem a little more accessible, maybe?

    I’m sort of neutral on her (and rather envious of her pretty, shiny hair).

  22. Bad Fairy says:

    I agree. Homeless people who have lost all their dreams are a bunch of jerks.
    LMAO!

  23. cmc says:

    The ‘teen idol’ statement seemed to me like the interviewer probably asked her “How does it feel to be a teen idol?” and she tried to respond gracefully but basically said, “who, me? LOL!” just like we did.

    I’m no fan (or hater) of Ashley Greene but that’s just what it looked like to me.

  24. Sara says:

    Ugh, so sick of her. Hopefully when Twilight is over so will she.

  25. Pyewacket says:

    What a dumb bitch.

    Hate her.

  26. xxodettexx says:

    “and my dad was like, ‘I own your bed, your TV, everything”

    haha, i found that to be such a great comment! i think all military brats get that speech at some point or other and its refreshing that she isnt trashing her family [or teachers, etc] in her interview and is crediting actually working HARD for her “success”

  27. journey says:

    wonder how many genuinely nice, good, and extremely talented people there are working their butts off in hollywood, honing their craft and getting nowhere? and wonder what they think of miss green’s comment that they must be jerks if they’re not as successful as her?

  28. Victoria says:

    I like the honesty. At least she admits that she is a famewhore and is strategic in her PR moves and planning. I like it. She’s pretty and I don’t take her that seriously. I’ll deal with her over K-Stew and Mope any day.

    And Alice is one of the most adored characters in Twilizzle. Most people like her more than they do Bella. Except for the ones who think Alice and Bella should really be together. LOL.

  29. Happy21 says:

    Successful? Honey you are in one successful movie franchise where you aren’t even the star and end up in a bunch of mags and on covers, you are not yet successful. You get roles in successful movies AFTER these only THEN will you be successful.

    I personally think that so far Anna Kedrick is probably the most successful person from Twilight and she was barely even in the damned thing! Nominated for an Oscar to boot!

  30. almond says:

    Oddly enough I think she would have done better as Isabummer than KStew. At least she emotes on screen. Plus, I think she would have been much more appreciative of her fame and fortune. Not to mention all the PR hustling she would have performed. Might have been entertaining.

  31. Cleo says:

    She’s physically delicious outside of her terrible look in Twilight movies. Those goddamn ruffles a la Harajuku Lolitas flatter NO ONE.

  32. Minty says:

    Ashley is vapid and naive. Some of the richest and most successful people ARE jerks. They stepped on and screwed over others on their way to the top (Madonna, anyone?). A teen idol is NOT ‘an untouchable, unapproachable, amazing thing’. How can they be? They appeal to the lowest common denominator and are usually unimpressive and overrated to grownups.

    And call me old-fashioned, but I get annoyed when celebrities in interviews substitute like for said: “and my dad was like, ‘I own your bed, your TV, everything.'” “He’s like, ‘I do not want to be romantically linked to you.'” Aargh, you’re 24, not 14!

    On a superficial level, I can’t get past her weird nosejob.

  33. Faye says:

    A bit fat eyeroll to her. (Maybe that’s why I like Kstew, we both are eyerollers.)

  34. I Choose Me says:

    @almond. Do you read Reasoning with Vampires? I love that blog. 😀

  35. PleaseICU says:

    She has to have the hardest working publicist in HW after Blake Lively’s. Greene is constantly papped and no way is she in demand enough that pics of her walking to and from the gym every day sell high enough that paps would seek her out without a publicist tip off. She also manages to get herself on a ridiculous number of mainstream magazine covers throughout the year even though she releases maybe 1 film a year. And she pops up at major A-list events throughout the year too.

    She may be a huge famewhore but she seems to own that and is somewhat appreciative of her fame. And she was smart enough to surround herself with smart people who know how to milk her 15 minutes for all it’s worth.

  36. Annie_Grey says:

    Kinda looks like Tina Fey.

  37. Camille says:

    I’d take KStew any day of the week over this wannabe.

  38. truthful says:

    I like her better than Kristen and I think she looks good w/gold flower, love her hair in the pic.

    uh, that’s all I got.

  39. Happy21 says:

    @#34…

    I too am a serious eyeroller. I think I even roll my eyes in my sleep!

  40. LittleDeadGrrl says:

    I feel so bad for some of the older legitimate actors on the show. Is there anyone in the main cast who isn’t downright unlikable?

  41. Maureen says:

    My ex husband is a big time jerk makes 100K a year as a cop in NYC. It seems like only jerks, and evil doers win everything. We always protect them and think the victim deserved it. My ex husband got suspended for wrong arresting a black guy and is still on the force like nothing happened. I stayed until I was financially able to split. Jerks just may be the ticket.

  42. emma says:

    I really like her. She’s cute.

  43. kimberly says:

    She should really put more money into acting lessons. Her acting is laughable, tearing up laughable, at best.

  44. erin says:

    that has to be a nose job nose, right?

  45. Ashley says:

    I’d prefer her as Bella. She’s prettier and not so damn morose. If the Twi universe were real, I get the feeling that KStew’s Bella would’ve been too superior and uninterested to bother dealing with sparkly vamp shit.

  46. laurielou2 says:

    She took ACTING CLASSES?! Girl needs a refund, BAD.