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Alexandra Daddario: Rapid Fire

nlaracy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:00:50 +0000

Today we introduce our third week of a new editorial feature on Girl2Watch called Rapid Fire. We will ask each Girl to finish the beginning of a sentence we provide. They will have only mere milliseconds to provide a response, so these answers will come straight from their unconscious, unencumbered by oppressive societal conventions and the insidious forces of excessive politeness. Enjoy!

My motto is… get enough sleep every night.

I can’t stand it when… people walk really slowly and block the street.

Very few people know that I… can play the piano.

Hollywood is… wonderful and silly.

My Best Friend is… Natalie Matusis. She is wonderful, and beautiful, and smart and supportive.

I’m inspired by… movies.

I get really sad when… people are mean.

My favorite Olympic event is… curling.

Alexandra Daddario: Steve Martin

nlaracy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:00:22 +0000

I love Steve Martin. I think he has a great perspective on life. I think he’s a genius. L.A. Story is one of my favorite movies. He has this wonderful way of looking at everything with a sense of humor. Even though things can get difficult, and things can be stressful and there ar bad times in life, he still has a way of looking at it with humor and think that’s very important in life.

He has a way of expressing the depth of life and the humor of it at the same time. I think that’s portrayed in L.A. Story. It’s very inspiring to me.

Alexandra Daddario: All My Children

nlaracy — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:00:43 +0000

I was incredibly excited to get it. I always wanted to be an actress and this was the first time that I was like, “Oh, wow, I really can be. I can do this with my life.”

It was also an amazing learning experience. Just being around cameras, being around other actors, and working and just doing it every day. They shoot an episode every day, so you have to memorize your lines. It was definitely a learning process. I think that it was great training, and it was exciting to finally realize that I wanted to be an actress and I could be one if I worked hard enough.

Here’s a clip of Alex on All My Children:

Alexandra Daddario: PCS

nlaracy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:00:41 +0000

It’s very unique. I booked All My Children, a soap opera, and I wasn’t going to be able to go to school every single day. I had to work. This school was a last minute switch. It’s more like college in that you can take classes when you need to, and you can miss school, and go on this program called guided study and be able to work.

The other kids at this school are doing similar things. There are people in the School of American Ballet, and a lot of very talented, amazing musicians and some athletes. Mischa Barton went there when I was there. I know Christina Ricci went there, and Macaulay Culkin and Sarah Jessica Parker -people who worked when they were kids. It’s perfect for that.

Fame was actually based on LaGuardia, which is sort of down the street. PCS is a little different than Fame, but slightly similar.

Alexandra Daddario: Logan and Brandon

nlaracy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:00:22 +0000

The best thing about them is that they all absolutely love movies. They’re all very, very passionate and they want to be filmmakers. As far as fame or any of that goes, they don’t really pay attention or think about it all that much. We’ve had many nights where we just played music, and talked about movies and they’re also really funny. It’s great when you have the opportunity to work with people that you get along with, even in the most stressful days after 15 hours of work. It’s just a fun environment and they’re so funny. It’s nice to laugh at the end of the day instead of crying about how tired you are.

One of the most fun times were the first three weeksbefore we started filming. We had sort of a boot camp to get into shape to do all the kind of the physical activity that we’d be doing on the film. That was really funny. We would be in sweat pants at nine in the morning, sword fighting with bamboo swords, and then recording it, and then watching it back, and seeing what we did wrong and how awkward we looked. There’s a lot of humor in it, especially me. I sort of looked like Napoleon Dynamite. We playfully made fun of each other and had a really good time. That was also a really good bonding time for us.

The first fight you see between Annabeth and Percy, some of that’s a little bit real actually. Logan was kind of lying to me a little bit. I was afraid to hit him. It’s always different when you’re working with the actor than working with the stunt guy. He was like, “Oh no, no, I’m fine. I’m fine. I’m fine.” There has to be a combination of obviously choreographed, and knowing how to fall and all that stuff. There’s a kick in that fight that’s moderately real.

Check out Alexandra and he co-stars Logan and Brandon at the Avatar premiere:

Alexandra Daddario: Photos

Erica Mueller — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:02:43 +0000

Alexandra Daddario: Percy Jackson

nlaracy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:04:11 +0000

It’s about a boy named Percy Jackson. He’s also a demigod. He’s the son of Poseidon and he doesn’t know that he is a demigod at first. He finds out because Zeus’ lightning bolt goes missing and the gods are about to start this huge war because they all think that Poseidon’s son took it.

Percy goes to Camp Half Blood, where he meets me. It’s this camp where demigods sort of harness their skills and talents and we end up going, together with his best friend and protector, Grover, to kick off this huge, epic war of the Gods. I play Annabeth Chase. She’s the daughter of Athena, so I play a demigod. She’s a very tough girl, and I get to sword fight,use a bow and arrow and kick butt.

Check out the trailer here:

Alexandra Daddario: Fun Facts

nlaracy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:03:01 +0000

Name: Alexandra Daddario

Hometown: NYC

Sign: Pisces

High School: Two schools in Manhattan, Brearley and PCS.

First Role: A Snackwells commercial

Current Role: Annabeth Chase in Percy Jackson

Hair color: Brown

Favorite Three TV Shows: Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock, Family Guy, Southpark (had to add a fourth).

Favorite Three Movies: L.A. Story, American Beauty, The Little Mermaid

Favorite Music: Country, pop, rock, classical. I love Taylor Swift lately, and Rascall Flatts. Also love John Mayer Live album, Phoenix, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Lady Gaga. I studied classical piano for 10 years and I love putting on some classical music to work to.

Favorite Books: The last two books I read and loved were Born Standing Up and The Pleasure of my company both by Steve Martin. And of course Percy Jackson :-)

Favorite Food: Omelettes, grilled salmon, M&m’s

Favorite Word: antidisestablishmentarianism. (This word was on a 2nd grade spelling test as extra credit and I have remembered and loved it ever since. I’m not sure what it means, but I think it’s some form of government. And I’m not going to google it now and pretend that I just knew it).

Favorite Designer: Alice & Olivia, Chanel

Will Kick Your Butt In: hmmm, I’m not sure. I’ve gotten pretty good at efficient toursit-y site-seeing lately.

Guilty Pleasure: M&m’s before bed

Favorite Vice: lattes in the morning

Favorite Shoe: My frye boots

Favorite Day Outfit: jeans and a t-shirt

Favorite Night Outfit: jeans and a t-shirt

Favorite Vacation Place: Anywhere I haven’t been yet

Alexandra Daddario: Connect On Facebook

nlaracy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:02:41 +0000

Make sure you check out these other sites!

Alexandra Daddario Fansite

Another Fansite

Percy Jackson Sites:

Percy Jackson Official Movie Site

Percy Jackson Facebook Fan Page

Percy Jackson Facebook Group

Introducing Alexandra Daddario From Percy Jackson

nlaracy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:01:29 +0000

“I’ve gotten to the point where I’ve gotten comfortable with my awkwardness,” says Alexandra Daddario, although there are no signs of uneasiness that we can detect. Raised in NYC, Alexandra went to a performing arts high school while she worked on All My Children, an experience that sounds too good to be true, but isn’t. Alexandra has landed her first major film role as Annabeth Chase in Fox’s new blockbuster Percy Jackson & The Olympians: Lightning Thief, in which she gets to sword fight, shoot a bow and arrow, and in her words “kick butt”. Born with undeniable talent and unforgettable eyes, this Girl2Watch is a goddess onscreen and off.

To learn her unique talent – CLICK HERE.

To Connect with her on Facebook – CLICK HERE.