[bernie]

Q: So all of this -- the partying, the modeling, sex video tape, the reality show -- was just your journey to an acting career?

HILTON: Yeah, I guess


Q: Do you read what's written about you? Do you pick up the tabloids?

HILTON: I don't read any of it. I just look at the pictures to see what I was wearing last week and if it was cute.

Q: Well, at least you don't have to color the pages anymore. Do you read blogs?

HILTON: What's that?

Q: What did you want to be when you were a little girl?

HILTON: A veterinarian, but then I realized I could just buy a bunch of animals.


Q: Tell me about your character, Paige.

HILTON: She's very sexy. She's a small town girl.

Q: Wow. That sounds pretty deep. How hard did you have to work to get into character for this role? Was it a long process?

HILTON: (Silence.)

Q: You do a lot of kissing in this movie. What was that like?

HILTON: It was hard because I've never done anything like that before.

Q: Really? Still working your way up from the waistline in movies? I've always heard kissing is more personal. What do you think?

HILTON: (Silence.) My boyfriend -- not my boyfriend now (shipping heir Paris Lastis) -- got really jealous about it, but then he realized it's just a movie.

Q: Is that what you told him about A night in Paris?

HILTON: (Silence.)

Q: Sorry, In the beginning of the film, a few scenes feature you being taped with a camcorder. Whose idea was that?

HILTON: That was in the script. I just went along with it. I wanted to show people I can make fun of myself and not take anything too seriously.

Q: How long did it take you to come to that point? No pun intended.

HILTON: I don't know. Over this past year.

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