notes=Dear Member of the Press,

I was a teenage Drama Queen!  In every sense.  I was a teenage actress in London but in my mind I was a Superstar!  (Delusional, I know.)

So, needless to say, when this script arrived on my doorstep I shouted out, “This is mine!â€?  I’d always wanted to make a film that was for teenagers â€" a movie for every 14-year-old girl out there who’s had to go to a new school with a zit on her chin and deal with extremely complex high-school relationships.  This was a teenage film where kids pay attention to clothes and music and “stuff.â€?  I loved that challenge, because while I love clothes, Lindsay is a clothes horse â€" she looks a lot better in clothes than I ever did.

And!  You can’t imagine what a dream it was for me to come from Wales and make a film in a place called “Hollywood.�  (I had no idea we’d actually end up shooting it in Canada.)  It was and is an awesome adventure.

I thought the script had a warmth and depth and charm that most teen scripts don’t have.  It was more substantial than the average “teen chick� film.

I got the pick of every young actress on the East and West coast.  There’s so much talent out there â€" but Lindsay shined.  It amazes me that someone can act, sing and dance â€" all in a pair of size 6 hipsters.

My first studio movie -- I still get a buzz driving onto the lot each day.  And at an early screening, I discovered one of life’s great pleasures is being in a cinema, hearing kids laugh at your film.

Sincerely,



Sara Sugarman
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