A lot's happened since Sophia Bush won the role of Brooke on One Tree Hill. And yeah, the thrill of getting paid to "run around and feel bubbly and spastic" shows no signs of wearing off anytime soon. Here, Bush gives you an inside view of where she came from, what she's up to, and, of course, updates about her favorite subject, Sophia off-screen fiancée, Chad.

On her Lord and The Ring: "I love to be able to look at my [left] hand and know that [Chad] designed this ring. It came from the very inside of him. It's a reminder of who we are together. We just seem to ebb and flow."

On the importance of BFFs: "Brooke and Peyton are dealing with a lot right now in terms of betrayals and trust and getting through what has gone on in the past. Confronting these things is really important because best friends are the most important support system you can find in high school."

On faking it: "Brooke is definitely confident shall we say, she is daring, she is a little wild. She does everything on the planet that I would have never done, in high school, I mean I read the scripts and I think: I can't do this! She's a role model of what not to do! She sets examples of what can really hurt you if you let it, if you take things too far."

On never having to say you're sorry: "Brooke doesn't apologize for herself. I love that about her! She's like: Look this is me. This is what I like. This is what I do. Take it or leave it...She's like any other woman who is not quite comfortable in her own skin, she goes home and cries when she is alone."

On what's coming down the Tree Hill pike next: "We're chipping away at who all of these people really are. You're going to see a lot of people struggling to figure out who they really are. It's universal, that struggle and thankfully, we've got characters viewers, at any stage in their lives, can relate to."