My character, Anna, is: "Such a sweet girl. She's honest and genuine and kind. So far. Right now her biggest problem is her twin brother, Felix. He's 11 minutes older and he's always trying to control her and tell her what to do."

Hooking up with Chad Michael Murray's Lucas is: "No big deal. It's not awkward at all. Sophia [Bush, aka Chad's fiancée] has been totally sweet and giving. She totally understands that it is all innocent."

Being the new girl is: "Not at all scary. Coming from a soap [As The World Turns], I wasn't worried about memorizing. Soaps are like 30 pages a day, that's like shooting an episode and a half a day."

In high school, I was: "A lot like Anna. I still am kind of shy and I consider myself a nice person and friendly. I had friends, but I wasn't like Miss Popularity in high school. I was kind of like the girl who was friends with everybody."

Being on a soap opera: "Was so great. I did it for three months. I was the bad girl in the town. My character wanted to kill someone, she went crazy and in the end she stabbed herself to death. It was so much fun!"

My friends are excited for me because: "They are mostly actors like myself. We all think One Tree Hill is a great show to be on because it is very realistic in its style. It's not like a sitcom, where you do this and say that and then instantly get a laugh. It's really natural and it flows."