Q & A with Hilary Duff

By LOUIS B. HOBSON - Calgary Sun
At 17, Hilary Duff is not just a teenager but her own cottage industry. She has a new summer film, the romantic comedy The Perfect Man and a new sel-titled album Hilary Duff.

That's just the beginning. There are Hilary Duff cellphones, T-shirts, books, dolls, posters and party supplies.

THE SUN: With so much on your plate do you have time to just be a teenager?

DUFF: I do work a lot and travel a lot but I have a friend my age who travels with me. That way I can act my age.

THE SUN: Did you always want to be a performer?

DUFF: I always wanted to be like my older sister Haylie. When she learned to ride a bike, I had to as well. If she took ballet lessons I did too. I took singing lessons because she did. It all just got more intense until it turned into careers for both of us.

THE SUN: You and Haylie just teamed up for the movie Material Girls. What was that like?

DUFF: It was a blast. It was like playing dress-up. We had instant chemistry because we are not just sisters but friends.

THE SUN: Is Madonna going to make a guest appearance in the film?

DUFF: Madonna is producing Material Girls through her company. She also produced Agent Cody Banks, but we haven't met her. We asked her to be in the music video Haylie and I are shooting but we don't have her reply yet.

THE SUN: Are you a fan of Madonna?

DUFF: Oh, definitely. I grew up listening to Madonna. It feels surreal getting to do a cover of Material Girl. It's such a great dance song.

THE SUN: You're planning a fall tour for your new album but it came out almost a year ago. Isn't that late for a tour?

DUFF: I try to fit my album tours between my films. What that has meant is that I end up touring quite a while after the albums actually come out. Now that we finished shooting Material Girls, I'm ready to tour.

[i_survived_disturbia]

Thanks for the article! Hilary isn't going to start a tour, I think, until after she is done filming "CBTD 2" and not after "Materiel Girls" or maybe she is just ready to tour, but she is filming "CBTD 2" right now (I heard her say that on the "Today" show concert/interview).

[ June 23, 2005, 10:49 PM: Message edited by: hilary_duff_rocks1986 ]

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thanks so much

[Amy1234]

Originally posted by hilary_duff_rocks1986:
Thanks for the article! Hilary isn't going to start a tour, I think, until after she is done filming "CBTD 2" and not after "Materiel Girls" or maybe she is just ready to tour, but she is filming "CBTD 2" right now (I heard her say that on the "Today" show concert/interview).

yes she is filming CBTD2 right now... thanxs for posting!