Demi Lovato is another Disney Channel ngôi sao on the rise. She has a TV show, Sonny with a Chance, a sequel to her hit TV movie Camp Rock and her âm nhạc career, plus charity work and a romance with Joe Jonas of The Jonas Brothers. Lovato opened up about her relationship, her family and her connection with Kelly Clarkson in an interview with the press at Disney’s Burbank studios.
Q: You’ve got a một giây season of the series, a sequel and albums. How does it feel to have a franchise?
Demi Lovato: I’m just acting. I’m having fun. I’m living my dream and if that comes with it, then awesome, but to me I’m just doing what I love. So sequel, yeah, crazy.
Q: Is it easy to keep loving it as bạn get thêm successful?
Demi Lovato: It’s definitely easy to keep loving it. There’s times where you’re tired hoặc bạn don’t get to sleep and bạn have to work for 48 hours but there’s also times where it pays off and bạn get to meet really cool people you’ve looked up to your entire career, like John Mayer. I got to work with him and stay in touch. I got to meet Kelly Clarkson who is one of my ultimate idols. It’s times like that where it really pays off.
Q: Are they ever những người hâm mộ of bạn too?
Demi Lovato: bạn know what? It’s so crazy because I wouldn’t expect them to even know who I am, but there’s been times where I’ve met people and they say, “I’m a người hâm mộ of yours.” Kelly Clarkson đã đưa ý kiến that I have a good voice. Katy Perry did one time. She’s like, “You have an amazing voice.” I was like, “But you’re Katy Perry!” She’s like, “What?” I was like, “I tình yêu you.”
Q: What is your yêu thích family tradition?
Demi Lovato: I definitely tình yêu just spending time with my family. There’s times where I don’t really get to do a lot of that which is one of the sacrifices that I make at a young age in this industry but it makes bạn appreciate those times more.
Q: Do bạn have any holiday traditions?
Demi Lovato: Just sitting around drinking coffee with your family and talking around the giáng sinh tree, hoặc just shopping and going to bữa tối, bữa ăn tối and things like that.
Q: Do bạn think about expanding your audience like doing Grey’s Anatomy?
Demi Lovato: I think anybody who is an actor hoặc an actress hoặc a musician always thinks about how they can make themselves aware to other people. To me, the roles that I grew up learning how to play were roles like the Grey’s Anatomy character. I was 13 and I did an diễn xuất seminar in front of an agent and the role that got me an agent was playing Angelina Jolie’s character in Girl, Interrupted. So that’s what I was used to playing and that’s what I always wanted to play. Disney Channel provided me with amazing opportunities that I couldn’t pass up and I learned how to adapt to playing those roles too. So I think eventually, yeah, definitely. Right now I’m a little busy, just a little bit but for me it’s not so much for how many people I can reach out to. It’s just how I can change and stay excited about the roles that I’m playing as an actress.
Q: Years ago, producers would want to freeze bạn at a certain age. Is Disney helping their stars mature?
Demi Lovato: Definitely, definitely. I think a lot of people have the wrong perception of Disney Channel, saying that they try to mold us into their image and that’s not it at all. Disney Channel’s working with us, trying to expand our audiences in the right way, in the appropriate ways. What they’re doing ultimately is building our foundation of our career so that it can take off just like Justin Timberlake’s did and Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears. The pandemonium that they had because they started out with Disney Channel was huge. I feel like it’s going to be the same if we all stay on the right paths and for this generation too. Disney Channel is who we have to thank for the người hâm mộ bases that have grown with us today.
Q: What has been your most special moment with a young fan?
Demi Lovato: I’ve had so many special moments with young fans, most of which have been with kids from Make a Wish. Just realizing how much bạn can affect someone’s life just bởi staying in touch with them, through e-mail hoặc hát to them hoặc inviting them on stage. I always get really emotional when I talk about it, when I meet them. It’s moments like that that make everything worth it.
Q: Were there any individual stories that touched you?
Demi Lovato: There’s definitely been several stories. There’s been a little girl and she was so cute. She wore a cowboy hat to visit me in Texas. She knew I was from Texas and she would draw me pictures that I still have in my wardrobe case. She didn’t have long to live and it was really hard for me to know that this little girl was thinking about me in those times, but it was so inspiring that it made me want to just create thêm for her. It’s moments like that.
Q: Who would bạn really like to work with?
Demi Lovato: Oh, I have so many dream costars. I don’t know, I’m a huge người hâm mộ of Tina Fey. Huge người hâm mộ of Tina Fey. She’s my comedic idol. She’s so funny! I feel like I could learn a lot from her too because she’s written and directed and produced and starred in phim chiếu rạp all at the same time. I feel like she has so much wisdom that I could learn from her that it wouldn’t just be because I’d be starring in a movie with her hoặc something like that. It would be because I could take so much from working with her as an actress I could learn for the future. So that’s who I want to work with one day.
Q: As your romance with Joe Jonas goes on longer, what are bạn learning that bạn like even thêm about each other?
Demi Lovato: Well, not all the discoveries have been easy because like any relationship bạn go through times and our relationship is in front of everyone so it’s a little difficult, but for the most part we’re finding out how close we are and how alike we are and how long we want to be together. It’s amazing to be able to find someone this incredible at a young age.
Q: When did bạn realize that he was thêm than a friend?
Demi Lovato: I’d always had feelings for him and I’d always been attracted to him, but I always thought that it could never happen because we were best friends. Then the timing was right and we just went for it. We’ve just been enjoying it ever since. Timing is everything.
Q: A number of Disney’s stars have gone on to be thêm mainstream stardom and had the moment where they broke what that image was of being a young performer. Do bạn think about if bạn want to break that image hoặc where bạn want to go?
Demi Lovato: I don’t think there’s a point in my career where I’m going to break hoặc necessarily change completely to shock people hoặc do whatever. I think for me, my những người hâm mộ can grow with me. Grey’s Anatomy was a perfect example of hiển thị how I can express myself differently than just being a comedic actress without being inappropriate. I feel like for me, that’s how I want to be for the rest of my life. I want to be a successful musician for the âm nhạc that I make and it doesn’t have to be inappropriate âm nhạc hoặc I don’t have to be taking my clothes off to be a singer. There’s ways around that. That’s why I really look up to Kelly Clarkson because she’s a perfect role model and example for that.
Q: Why is it important for bạn to live a pure lifestyle?
Demi Lovato: I think for me it’s just making my parents proud. I will try to be the best role model for girls that I possibly can be as a learning teenager in the spotlight.
Q: Have bạn ever gotten in big trouble with your parents even though you’re a star?
Demi Lovato: Yeah, totally. I’ve totally gotten in trouble. I’m a teenager. I still get in trouble to this day. Those are stories to tell later, when I’ve maybe broken my image a little bit. So stay tuned and maybe bạn can find out.
Q: You’ve got a một giây season of the series, a sequel and albums. How does it feel to have a franchise?
Demi Lovato: I’m just acting. I’m having fun. I’m living my dream and if that comes with it, then awesome, but to me I’m just doing what I love. So sequel, yeah, crazy.
Q: Is it easy to keep loving it as bạn get thêm successful?
Demi Lovato: It’s definitely easy to keep loving it. There’s times where you’re tired hoặc bạn don’t get to sleep and bạn have to work for 48 hours but there’s also times where it pays off and bạn get to meet really cool people you’ve looked up to your entire career, like John Mayer. I got to work with him and stay in touch. I got to meet Kelly Clarkson who is one of my ultimate idols. It’s times like that where it really pays off.
Q: Are they ever những người hâm mộ of bạn too?
Demi Lovato: bạn know what? It’s so crazy because I wouldn’t expect them to even know who I am, but there’s been times where I’ve met people and they say, “I’m a người hâm mộ of yours.” Kelly Clarkson đã đưa ý kiến that I have a good voice. Katy Perry did one time. She’s like, “You have an amazing voice.” I was like, “But you’re Katy Perry!” She’s like, “What?” I was like, “I tình yêu you.”
Q: What is your yêu thích family tradition?
Demi Lovato: I definitely tình yêu just spending time with my family. There’s times where I don’t really get to do a lot of that which is one of the sacrifices that I make at a young age in this industry but it makes bạn appreciate those times more.
Q: Do bạn have any holiday traditions?
Demi Lovato: Just sitting around drinking coffee with your family and talking around the giáng sinh tree, hoặc just shopping and going to bữa tối, bữa ăn tối and things like that.
Q: Do bạn think about expanding your audience like doing Grey’s Anatomy?
Demi Lovato: I think anybody who is an actor hoặc an actress hoặc a musician always thinks about how they can make themselves aware to other people. To me, the roles that I grew up learning how to play were roles like the Grey’s Anatomy character. I was 13 and I did an diễn xuất seminar in front of an agent and the role that got me an agent was playing Angelina Jolie’s character in Girl, Interrupted. So that’s what I was used to playing and that’s what I always wanted to play. Disney Channel provided me with amazing opportunities that I couldn’t pass up and I learned how to adapt to playing those roles too. So I think eventually, yeah, definitely. Right now I’m a little busy, just a little bit but for me it’s not so much for how many people I can reach out to. It’s just how I can change and stay excited about the roles that I’m playing as an actress.
Q: Years ago, producers would want to freeze bạn at a certain age. Is Disney helping their stars mature?
Demi Lovato: Definitely, definitely. I think a lot of people have the wrong perception of Disney Channel, saying that they try to mold us into their image and that’s not it at all. Disney Channel’s working with us, trying to expand our audiences in the right way, in the appropriate ways. What they’re doing ultimately is building our foundation of our career so that it can take off just like Justin Timberlake’s did and Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears. The pandemonium that they had because they started out with Disney Channel was huge. I feel like it’s going to be the same if we all stay on the right paths and for this generation too. Disney Channel is who we have to thank for the người hâm mộ bases that have grown with us today.
Q: What has been your most special moment with a young fan?
Demi Lovato: I’ve had so many special moments with young fans, most of which have been with kids from Make a Wish. Just realizing how much bạn can affect someone’s life just bởi staying in touch with them, through e-mail hoặc hát to them hoặc inviting them on stage. I always get really emotional when I talk about it, when I meet them. It’s moments like that that make everything worth it.
Q: Were there any individual stories that touched you?
Demi Lovato: There’s definitely been several stories. There’s been a little girl and she was so cute. She wore a cowboy hat to visit me in Texas. She knew I was from Texas and she would draw me pictures that I still have in my wardrobe case. She didn’t have long to live and it was really hard for me to know that this little girl was thinking about me in those times, but it was so inspiring that it made me want to just create thêm for her. It’s moments like that.
Q: Who would bạn really like to work with?
Demi Lovato: Oh, I have so many dream costars. I don’t know, I’m a huge người hâm mộ of Tina Fey. Huge người hâm mộ of Tina Fey. She’s my comedic idol. She’s so funny! I feel like I could learn a lot from her too because she’s written and directed and produced and starred in phim chiếu rạp all at the same time. I feel like she has so much wisdom that I could learn from her that it wouldn’t just be because I’d be starring in a movie with her hoặc something like that. It would be because I could take so much from working with her as an actress I could learn for the future. So that’s who I want to work with one day.
Q: As your romance with Joe Jonas goes on longer, what are bạn learning that bạn like even thêm about each other?
Demi Lovato: Well, not all the discoveries have been easy because like any relationship bạn go through times and our relationship is in front of everyone so it’s a little difficult, but for the most part we’re finding out how close we are and how alike we are and how long we want to be together. It’s amazing to be able to find someone this incredible at a young age.
Q: When did bạn realize that he was thêm than a friend?
Demi Lovato: I’d always had feelings for him and I’d always been attracted to him, but I always thought that it could never happen because we were best friends. Then the timing was right and we just went for it. We’ve just been enjoying it ever since. Timing is everything.
Q: A number of Disney’s stars have gone on to be thêm mainstream stardom and had the moment where they broke what that image was of being a young performer. Do bạn think about if bạn want to break that image hoặc where bạn want to go?
Demi Lovato: I don’t think there’s a point in my career where I’m going to break hoặc necessarily change completely to shock people hoặc do whatever. I think for me, my những người hâm mộ can grow with me. Grey’s Anatomy was a perfect example of hiển thị how I can express myself differently than just being a comedic actress without being inappropriate. I feel like for me, that’s how I want to be for the rest of my life. I want to be a successful musician for the âm nhạc that I make and it doesn’t have to be inappropriate âm nhạc hoặc I don’t have to be taking my clothes off to be a singer. There’s ways around that. That’s why I really look up to Kelly Clarkson because she’s a perfect role model and example for that.
Q: Why is it important for bạn to live a pure lifestyle?
Demi Lovato: I think for me it’s just making my parents proud. I will try to be the best role model for girls that I possibly can be as a learning teenager in the spotlight.
Q: Have bạn ever gotten in big trouble with your parents even though you’re a star?
Demi Lovato: Yeah, totally. I’ve totally gotten in trouble. I’m a teenager. I still get in trouble to this day. Those are stories to tell later, when I’ve maybe broken my image a little bit. So stay tuned and maybe bạn can find out.
