Teen
Movieline Mag article
A day in the life: Ever since Carly Pope got "popular",
she's barely had enough time to take a catnap. Follow her around for a day
to find out what keeps her from catching more zzzzs.17 hours with Carly
Pope:
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7:30 a.m.
- THE ALARM GOES OFF. I hit the snooze bar. THE ALARM AGAIN. Snooze bar
again.
8:00 a.m. - I decide I just can't afford
to hit the snooze bar one more time so I get up and get dressed. I知 a
breakfast person-I usually have a big breakfast, like pancakes with fruit-but
today all I have time for is strawberries and green tea, which I add honey
and lemon to. I can only take a few sips before I知 out the door.
8:20 a.m. - I drive past one of my favorite
haunts, Starbucks on Sunset Blvd, but decide not to go in for two reasons:
One, I知 in a rush, and two, I知 trying to avoid caffeine (green tea has
very little). Drinking coffee was becoming such a routine that I thought
it might be a good idea to cut back. I've limited myself to one coffee
drink (usually an expresso) a week.
8:30 a.m. - I drive on the studio lot, park
my car, get to the "popular" set and go straight into hair and makeup.
They allocate an hour and a half for both, but it usually takes me just
under an hour because I come in with dry hair from having washed it the
night before. I知 familiar with my lines, but I have to look over the
script again to make sure I致e got everything down.
9:42 a.m. - Today we're filming a courtroom
scene. The school is putting on a mock trial. Because this is our thrid
day of filming, we call it "courtroom hell." Everything takes hours; it's
really a grind. Delirium has kicked in- our saving grace!
2:10 p.m. - Break for lunch. I have the usual-
tuna, rice, some sesame seeds and a "female toner" tea, which helps me
maintain proper balance. I like all kinds of traditional medicinal teas,
and I recommend them; they've got something for every female "occasion."
2:30 p.m. - I still have about a half-hour
left on my break so I take a 20-minute nap in my trailer. When I wake
up I pick up my new indulgence, Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice.
Though I致e already seen the movie, I知 finding the book extremely fulfilling.
3:10 p.m. - Back to the set for four more
hours of our mock court session.
7:20 p.m. - we don't break for dinner because
we have Craft services and we can get something to eat whenever we want.
I'll usually make myself a peanut butter sandwich (an energy kick) and
of course there are jelly beans, which I have no control over- I just
have to be careful of the sugar crash (not a good way to work).
9:20 p.m. - I知 not needed on the set for
the next 20 minutes so I go back to my trailer. I'd be nice if I could
just leave the set to go for a drive or just walk around, but things change
so quickly and then you have to worry about being back on time. Luckily,
my friend Jade and her brother Benny drop by to say hello.
12:31 a.m. - We finish shooting just after
midnight, which is actually an early night for us- sometimes we shoot
until 2 a.m. I知 tired when I drive home. After I get ready for bed- it
takes forever to get the make up off- I take some vitamin C and go over
my lines for the next day. Before I turn off the lights, I sneak in a
few more pages of Interview With the Vampire. One more day complete!
going up?
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