Blake Lively

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Don't know too much about Blake Lively. I haven't even seen "The Green Lantern" yet, so, no commentary.

Blake Lively was born on August 25, 1987 in Tarzana, California as Blake Christina Lively. She is 5' 10" [1.78 m] tall and has a great smile.(my only commentary -ed.)

Factoids:

• She is the daughter of actor Ernie Lively and talent manager Elaine Lively.
• She has an older brother Eric and a younger half-siblings of Lori Lively, Jason Lively and Robyn Lively from her mother's side.
• When auditioning for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005), she walked in and gave them nothing but her photo, since she had never done anything before that, they all thought she was joking but when she left the room, they knew that she was definitely the Bridget they wanted.
• She stayed busy juggling duties as class president and cheerleader as well as performing with her national championship show choir.
• She has stated that she has known her "Gossip Girl" (2007) co-star Penn Badgley since she was 11 years old.
• She was involved in a lot of activities at her high school including: cheerleading, choir, and student government and she was also a class president.
• The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) was her first job, not just in acting.
• On "Live with Regis and Kelly" (1988), stated that she and her older brother didn't want to go to school alone when it came time for him to be in 1st grade. At the time she was three but very tall for her age. Her mother lied and said Blake was 6. Blake attended 1st grade and the school reported that she was "slow" when in reality she was 3 and couldn't talk very well. She claims it made her brother happy, so she was happy.
• Has stated that she is rather self conscious about being tall. So much so, that she actually dislikes wearing heels.

Quotes:

• My whole family's been in the business. My whole family is crazy.
• (About filming racy scenes on "Gossip Girl" (2007)) It's the most awkward thing! There's a room of 40 people watching you, they're telling you exactly how to move your head, and it's completely silent. It's awful!
• In high school, there are so many cliques. You're never safe. In between my junior and senior years, I went away to film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005), and I came back ready to do the things with my friends that we always did, but things change. People get older, and there are some inside jokes that you don't know about that have happened. You feel lost for a while, and it's hard to come back from that. Then the friends who have "replaced" you are territorial. I've experienced that a little bit. There are catty, insecure, and gossipy girls everywhere, but for me, I don't think it's a matter of any of them being genuinely bad at heart. I just think that maybe the different ways in which people are raised make them different and insecure. They point out the bad things in others just to make themselves feel better. It's everywhere.
• (After moving to New York to film "Gossip Girl" (2007)) I was raised in California, so this whole New York winter thing is completely new for me. I've already justified buying seven coats!
• I've kissed just three people in my life, other than stuff I have done for TV or movies. I know, I'm weird! I hope Brad Pitt doesn't hear this, he is never going to want to marry me!
• I'm on a very commercial show ["Gossip Girl" (2007)], so the last thing I want to do is a commercial movie. I wanna take risks, I don't wanna play it safe. I mean, I could probably make more money if I did more commercial projects. It would be nice to buy an apartment, but I'm 22, and I don't need to yet.
• I want to have a brunch place, a bakery, and a Southern restaurant - because my family's from Georgia - and then I want a place that is all-over-the-world cuisine. I take a cooking class everywhere I travel. I find it's the best way to get to know a culture. It's what people bring to the family every day, what they break bread over - it's a very intimate thing.
• Yeah, I don't comment on my relationships... My anonymity is something I treasure. Wanting to be an actor and wanting to be famous are different.
• With acting, I think half of it is just acting confident. We stand on these red carpets and pose in these dresses, but we're all only so confident. It doesn't mean we think we're great looking or anything. It's all a façade.
• [on being cast as Carol Ferris in Green Lantern (2011)]: It was nice for me that this was a studio that wasn't looking for some girl to have her legs greased up and her boobs out - and that was all that mattered. I imagined that no one else knew anything about 'Green Lantern'. As soon as I got the role I was humbled about how naive I was. They were grilling me about Star Sapphire and Hector Hammond and how many Green Lanterns are going to show up. All I could say was 'What are you guys talking about?'

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