'heroes' Hayden Tired Of Being Good

Drama_Diva · 08-14-2007, 08:56 PM

'I'M NOT SWEET'
'HEROES' HAYDEN TIRED OF BEING GOOD
By DON KAPLAN

August 10, 2007 -- THE invincible cheer leader from "Heroes" isn't so sweet in real life, she admits.

"People look at me as sweet," Hayden Panettiere said yesterday. But "I would never describe myself like that.

"I think I've always been categorized, and sometimes typecast, because I'm blonde, and people look at me as either the popular cheerleader type or just the blonde, and you don't play villains when you're blonde, unless you're Sharon Stone."

Panettiere, 17, who plays Claire Bennett, a teen with the power to instantly heal after any injury, says she would give anything to play a villain for once.

"I wish I could turn bad," she says of her character, who matured last season from a selfish teenager into a noble do-gooder.

"I'd turn bad in a second; I'd be the villain. I could be bad. It would be a blast," she says.

Panettiere says she is grateful for all the attention fans give the show, even the ones who have become obsessed with it. She admits they might want to "get a life."

"It's crossed my mind," she says. "But it's very cool that they like it, because it's a pat on our backs. Aside from awards shows, we're always behind the camera . . . so it doesn't always click that 15 million people are watching. It's cool to hear from them."

The popularity of the show has turned Panettiere into a star - which she loves aside from the hordes of paparazzi who camp outside her Los Angeles home. "I wish I had the power to be invisible," she says.

Without naming names, Panettiere alludes to Lindsay Lohan, an actress just a few years older, whose career is in flames following DUI busts.

"What I'm working towards is to be a respected actress, and in order [to achieve that] there are certain things you just can't do. I think unfortunately in this business when people start getting all these perks and sort of head down the wrong road, they can lose track of what's important and they forget about their craft and their love of it and that causes people to slack off and lose focus."

Panettiere says that the second season of the NBC hit picks up four months after last season's finale. In the show, she and a group of other people with super powers managed to save New York City from a serial killer who was bent on blowing up Manhattan.

"I think Claire really grew up (in the first season)," she says. "I definitely was getting sick of crying. I was getting tired of seeing her cry - teenagers are selfish, and I'll vouch for that. Over time she realized that by dismissing her power she was risking people's lives."

source........http://www.nypost.com/seven/08102007...don_kaplan.htm

Charles22 · 08-14-2007, 09:12 PM

I don't want an evil Hayden! She will always be sweet to me.

I really can't see her playing a villain to be honest. She just isn't the type.

Mabes · 08-14-2007, 09:12 PM

I read this on 9th the other day and I was put off. She told me to get a life

lol!

Drama_Diva · 08-15-2007, 11:25 AM

Poor Mabes....

I think it would be cool to see her explore the dark side. Not so much be evil but a little darkness wouldn't hurt her.

meimei42 · 08-15-2007, 11:32 AM

I just think she doesn't want to be typecast and she doesn't want people to think she is Claire, because she's not. But she was very sweet when I met her, and bubbly. She was exahusted and had her head on the table between signings but she was so nice to everyone who came up and she didn't have to be. I mean, she could have just signed things and that was it, but she talked with everyone who came up and she was just really kind of cool.

08-15-2007, 12:05 PM

I dont mind.... A naked Hayden would go down well.

Charles22 · 08-15-2007, 12:09 PM

I don't think she means that when she says she wants to be bad. :P

08-15-2007, 12:15 PM

well she can be "bad" to me anyday :P

napoleonattila · 08-15-2007, 04:57 PM

I wouldn't really wanna see a bad Claire either unless it was a bad guy who used his ability (the ability to make good people turn bad?) and she walks the darkside for a few episodes until someone brings her back to good.

08-25-2007, 07:18 AM

I guess that seeing the dark side of Claire could be interesting. Not permanently, but for a bit. Although she probably could have been a bit nicer about the "get a life" comment.

08-14-2007, 08:56 PM	#1
Drama_Diva Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,169	'heroes' Hayden Tired Of Being Good 'I'M NOT SWEET' 'HEROES' HAYDEN TIRED OF BEING GOOD By DON KAPLAN August 10, 2007 -- THE invincible cheer leader from "Heroes" isn't so sweet in real life, she admits. "People look at me as sweet," Hayden Panettiere said yesterday. But "I would never describe myself like that. "I think I've always been categorized, and sometimes typecast, because I'm blonde, and people look at me as either the popular cheerleader type or just the blonde, and you don't play villains when you're blonde, unless you're Sharon Stone." Panettiere, 17, who plays Claire Bennett, a teen with the power to instantly heal after any injury, says she would give anything to play a villain for once. "I wish I could turn bad," she says of her character, who matured last season from a selfish teenager into a noble do-gooder. "I'd turn bad in a second; I'd be the villain. I could be bad. It would be a blast," she says. Panettiere says she is grateful for all the attention fans give the show, even the ones who have become obsessed with it. She admits they might want to "get a life." "It's crossed my mind," she says. "But it's very cool that they like it, because it's a pat on our backs. Aside from awards shows, we're always behind the camera . . . so it doesn't always click that 15 million people are watching. It's cool to hear from them." The popularity of the show has turned Panettiere into a star - which she loves aside from the hordes of paparazzi who camp outside her Los Angeles home. "I wish I had the power to be invisible," she says. Without naming names, Panettiere alludes to Lindsay Lohan, an actress just a few years older, whose career is in flames following DUI busts. "What I'm working towards is to be a respected actress, and in order [to achieve that] there are certain things you just can't do. I think unfortunately in this business when people start getting all these perks and sort of head down the wrong road, they can lose track of what's important and they forget about their craft and their love of it and that causes people to slack off and lose focus." Panettiere says that the second season of the NBC hit picks up four months after last season's finale. In the show, she and a group of other people with super powers managed to save New York City from a serial killer who was bent on blowing up Manhattan. "I think Claire really grew up (in the first season)," she says. "I definitely was getting sick of crying. I was getting tired of seeing her cry - teenagers are selfish, and I'll vouch for that. Over time she realized that by dismissing her power she was risking people's lives." source........http://www.nypost.com/seven/08102007...don_kaplan.htm

08-14-2007, 09:12 PM	#2
Charles22 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 6,686	I don't want an evil Hayden! She will always be sweet to me. I really can't see her playing a villain to be honest. She just isn't the type. __________________ Icon \| Normal people are so hostile. - Dexter

08-14-2007, 09:12 PM	#3
Mabes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,332	I read this on 9th the other day and I was put off. She told me to get a life lol! __________________ www.sylarsarmy.com

08-15-2007, 11:25 AM	#4
Drama_Diva Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,169	Poor Mabes.... I think it would be cool to see her explore the dark side. Not so much be evil but a little darkness wouldn't hurt her. __________________ http://www.fringeforum.com/

08-15-2007, 12:09 PM	#7
Charles22 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 6,686	I don't think she means that when she says she wants to be bad. :P __________________ Icon \| Normal people are so hostile. - Dexter

08-15-2007, 11:32 AM	#5
meimei42 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 11,818	I just think she doesn't want to be typecast and she doesn't want people to think she is Claire, because she's not. But she was very sweet when I met her, and bubbly. She was exahusted and had her head on the table between signings but she was so nice to everyone who came up and she didn't have to be. I mean, she could have just signed things and that was it, but she talked with everyone who came up and she was just really kind of cool.

08-15-2007, 12:05 PM	#6
Farrant Posts: n/a	I dont mind.... A naked Hayden would go down well.

08-15-2007, 12:15 PM	#8
Farrant Posts: n/a	well she can be "bad" to me anyday :P

08-15-2007, 04:57 PM	#9
napoleonattila Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7	I wouldn't really wanna see a bad Claire either unless it was a bad guy who used his ability (the ability to make good people turn bad?) and she walks the darkside for a few episodes until someone brings her back to good.

08-25-2007, 07:18 AM	#10
seen_a_hero Posts: n/a	I guess that seeing the dark side of Claire could be interesting. Not permanently, but for a bit. Although she probably could have been a bit nicer about the "get a life" comment.

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