By Christina Radish

Currently the busiest young actress in Hollywood, 19-year-old Lindsay Lohan has her next two years worth of films already planned out. So dedicated to her career that she is still willing to meet with MediaBlvd Magazine for an interview, even with a fractured right ankle from an earlier slip while coming out of the shower, the New York native took an hour out to discuss her latest project, 20th Century Fox’s Just My Luck.

Best known for her roles in such Disney fare as Herbie: Fully Loaded, Freaky Friday and The Parent Trap, the auburn-haired, green-eyed beauty is taking on her most adult role yet, as Ashley Albright.  The luckiest woman in the world, a person to whom all the good things in life have come far too easily, Ashley’s luck begins to change when she shares an electrifying kiss with a stranger (played by Chris Pine) who is a bad luck magnet.

Glamorous in a Chanel ensemble, and with never-failing enthusiasm for her work, Lohan sat down to talk about her new-found love of photography, how she loves hanging out with the girls and that she really feels like she is the luckiest girl in the world.

MediaBlvd Magazine> What did you and your female co-stars, Samaire Armstrong and Bree Turner, do to bond on and off the set?
Lindsay Lohan> We actually wrote a lot of music. We should do a DVD special and put our music on it. We bought stuff at Urban Outfitter. It was fun because we redecorated the trailers.  It was like a sorority.

MB> Have you ever had a run of bad luck, like your character?
LL> If I did, then I don’t know about it. You have to go through highs and lows in life to learn to appreciate things, just like Ashley.

MB> What lucky or unlucky things happened to you on the set?
LL> Well, I sprained my ankle. That was very unlucky.

MB> Do you get more satisfaction from slapstick comedy than you do from reciting really funny lines?
LL> I think slapstick comedy can seem more effective just because it's a visual of someone hurting himself, or herself. I feel that, if I'm going to go for it, I'm going to go for it. At first, it's always nerve-wracking, and then, once you get comfortable with it, you realize, “I want to make it as funny as I possibly can.” But, I don't prefer one or the other. This is the first time that I really did a lot of physical comedy, and I really enjoyed it.

MB> Do you have strong female friends that you can turn to, like your character does?
LL> My friend, Jessie, was there when we were filming. Those relationships are really important to me.  Where are you without your friends?  I’m a girl’s girl.

MB> Are you superstitious?
LL> Yes.  No hats on the bed or on the table. I am psychotic when it comes to hats on the bed. For some reason, everyone puts a hat on my bed. I need to keep a sign up in my room. It's bad luck. I didn't make it up. I feel like, if I don’t go by superstitions and if  I leave the hat on the bed, something will happen.  It’s all mental.

MB> You also have A Prairie Home Companion, a look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America’s most celebrated radio show, opening in June.  Why did you pick that role?
 LL> Would you turn down a movie that Robert Altman was directing and Meryl Streep was playing your mother in?  I wouldn’t recommend it.  While I was finishing Just My Luck, we started talking about A Prairie Home Companion.  I spoke to my grandmother about it and she informed me about what it was about.  And then, the movie was coming together and I heard Meryl Streep’s name, and they said, “Okay, we’re making the movie and they want you to be Meryl Streep’s daughter in it.”  My role got bigger as it went along, because I became friends with writer Garrison Keillor. It was amazing.  I would just look at the call sheet and I would just see the most amazing actors.  I didn’t believe I was coming to the set, every day. It was a wonderful experience for me. It was my first independent film. It was nice to be able to sing live. It is just one of those movies where it’s always going to be nice to have, to look back on. It’s a monumental film and cast.

MB> Were you nervous about whether you could pull off the singing aspect of the film?
LL> I was definitely nervous. Everyone was on the set that day.  I only rehearsed “Frankie & Johnny” three times. We don’t really have musicals that are done like this movie. And, Robert Altman has a way of incorporating comedy and the darker side in films. It’s kind of a creepy movie, but it’s still really funny.

MB> What was your relationship with Meryl Streep like?
LL> It was more of a friend relationship. Her daughters were there all the time -- one’s my age, one’s older and one’s younger. The whole cast went to dinner every single night. We really had nothing else to do, so everyone really got close to each other and it was like a big family, which is really amazing.

MB> What is next for you?
LL> I’m going into another film. And, I’m going to be photographing I think Karl Lagerfeld, which is exciting, whenever I find the time to go. I’m going to Paris to shoot him. I have a bunch of other movies coming out.  We’re going to all the festivals for Bobby.

 MB> Who do you play in Bobby, about the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy?
LL> The character was based on a woman that inspired writer-director Emilio Estevez to write her into the movie. He went to write the script at a hotel and, when he walked in to go check in, a woman noticed him.  She said, “Can I ask what you’re doing here? This is the most random place for you to come.” And, he said, “Well, I’m writing a movie.” She said, “Well, can I ask what it’s about, or is it some big Hollywood secret?” He said, “No, it’s about the assassination of Bobby Kennedy.” He said that she grabbed the desk and put her head down and, when she looked up, tears were welling in her eyes, and she said, “I was there.” I think she married three or four men that she’d known, so that they didn’t have to go to Vietnam. It’s a nice character and I have some great scenes in it. The movie’s beautiful.

MB> How do you feel about doing a film about a time period before you were alive?
LL> I think it’s a great thing for me. My sister was on the set a few times and she learned so much. She was actually learning about the assassination in school, so she came to visit me in L.A. and stayed with me for two weeks. It’s nice that the younger audience will be able to learn from it.

MB> Who are most of your scenes with?
LL> Sharon Stone, William H. Macy, and Elijah Wood. I know that Demi Moore, Anthony Hopkins and I are going to promote it, so that’s an honor. 
 
MB> Is your next film the modern day Cyrano story, Speechless, that you’re doing with Adrien Brody?
LL> No.  First, I’m doing Bill with Aaron Eckhart (about a guy fed up with his job and  married to a cheating wife who reluctantly mentors a rebellious teen). It’s a dry humor film. Aaron is putting on some weight for the movie. I will be shooting that in St. Louis, for two weeks.

MB> And, you have Chapter 27, the Jared Leto film about Mark David Chapman. How did you connect with that time and story?
LL> Sean Lennon is a friend.  I just did his music video and we write music together.  I actually sat down with Yoko Ono, a few times, to talk to her about it. It’s a very touchy subject, and no one wanted me to do the movie that works with me, just because John Lennon was a legend, God rest his soul. I was actually really nervous going into it because I did get death threats, but I believe in the director, Jarrett Schaeffer.  He’s a good friend of mine.  I love my character in the movie.  She’s just such a genuine fan of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.  She’s the light in the movie.

MB> What were your impressions of Yoko Ono?
LL> I nearly died. We went and had sushi, and she was so sweet. I just think the things that she’s done are wonderful.  John Lennon’s music is very inspirational, as is hers. ‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’ is my favorite song.

MB> Do you have any music plans?
LL> The A Prairie Home Companion CD soundtrack is coming out, and I sing on that.

MB> What drives you to work as hard as you do?
LL>The films I’ve been doing are independents, which is so much easier. It feels like a lot less pressure. There’s not as much money, so you shoot for a shorter amount of time. I really like all the different characters. And, it’s really nice to be able to travel and not be in New York or L.A., and places that I’m going to see everyone that I know.  It’s nice to just focus on the work. I want to have as much experience as I can. You only live once.

MB> Where do you think all the rumors about your partying come from?
LL> Drama sells, so people are going to keep saying it. If I dated as many men as they say I have, then I’d be dead by now. You come into this industry and you want to be written about, to an extent, but you’re putting yourself in a place where people are going to put you on a pedestal. Sometimes, they build you up to try to take you down, but that teaches you to work harder, and this is what I love to do. When I was four years old, I didn’t say, “I want to be written about as going to Bungalow 8 every night and showing up to the set late.” You live and you learn.

MB> What music do you like work out to?
LL> Vintage Madonna. Andy -- the guy who did my hair -- does Madonna’s hair, and he gives me all of her CDs. He gave me her record before it came out. And, I like 38 Special.  The Arctic Monkeys are really good. One thing that I always do, and people think I’m a little bit crazy, is that I just drop and do push-ups. I’m always doing push-ups. I have these skinny arms. My brother used to make fun of me because I couldn’t do push-ups, but I’ve gotten good. I have to do them with one leg right now because of my ankle. It gets you pumped.

MB> Are you keeping your hair red for a while?
LL> I’m strawberry blonde in Georgia Rule. I’ll be back to dark soon. The only reason I don’t want to wear red is then you don’t feel like the person you’re portraying. My mom’s so happy that I’m back to red right now because I’m her redheaded baby. I don’t care at this point. I’ve learned to be comfortable in my own skin.