Mischa Barton

Mischa: (On finally having her ears pierced) It definitely does still feel a bit strange to have them done, and I'm still getting used to changing earrings - It still feels really weird to be pushing bits of metal through holes in my earlobes that weren't there a few weeks back, and actually seeing and feeling the holes in my lobes is still a bit freaky. But I'm slowly getting used to having pierced ears, and I'm glad I did get them done because I'm having loads of fun buying and trying all different kinds of earrings.

Mischa: Of course you want to be strong. You want to be, like, 'Oh I don't give a f**k what they say about me. I don't care if they're saying that I look a bit pudgy right now or that I'm too skinny.' What is going to be perfect for these people? You have to come to the conclusion that there is no perfect. When are they actually going to be, like, 'Right, so she's figured it out?' Never.

Mischa: My character on The O.C. was fit, she had to look great, she was that skinny rich bitch and I was right under the scrutiny of the paparazzi and it affected me more than I let on.