Actress Greer Grammer. Photo Credit: Angelo Kritikos.

Actress Greer Grammer. Photo Credit: Angelo Kritikos.

GALO: It sounds like with your background, you were fortunate you could take all these classes and be so well-rounded. You could begin making choices on your own.

GG: Even as a kid, I did everything. I played soccer for six years. So when I was 12, my mother asked, “Do you want to do dance or play soccer?” So I said I wanted to do dance, and sing and act.

GALO: Who knows? You might have been a soccer star. But I’m sure everyone who’s enjoyed your performances is happy you made the choice you did. Do you have any interest in the stage? Leighton Meester, for example, is on Broadway now in Of Mice and Men.

GG: Absolutely! I love theatre. I went to high school, then college for theatre. I would love to do a show, Broadway or off-Broadway. I’d love to get back in musicals; I love straight plays, too.

GALO: Who are some of your personal favorites — any performers you admire?

GG: There are so many. I love Charlize Theron. I think she’s amazing. The first thing I saw her in was Monster. And when my mother said she got her start as a model, I said, “That girl? No way!” I was in shock, disbelief. “That’s not the same girl,” I said.

GALO: It was such a complete transformation. An extraordinary performance, that shows you what real acting can accomplish.

GG: Absolutely– and my favorite girl? Reese Witherspoon. I love comedy but I think she was great in Walk the Line, and I really look up to her.

GALO: Another question — with this busy schedule you have, how do you find the time to consider a relationship, build a friendship, and take a vacation?

GG: I’ve had a boyfriend for a year and eight months.

GALO: Well, that’s a long time…it can be.

GG: Yeah, which is awesome. He doesn’t have anything to do with the industry. He went to USC (University of Southern California) with me. He’s a year older. He’s in finance. I think that’s why it works so well, we’re doing totally different things. Vacation? I don’t have the time to go on a vacation per se, but my boyfriend’s actually from Sacramento, so on Memorial Day we got to hang out and relax at the pool — that to me is a nice vacation.

GALO: What new projects do you have going on besides Awkward?

GG: More film roles maybe — work on a TV show, guest spots, nothing written in stone, some discussions.

GALO: How would you like your agent, your publicist or especially directors to see you?

GG: I’d like to be thought of as someone who could do anything. I don’t want to play the ditsy blonde cheerleader the rest of my life. I can do other roles, serious and comedic.

GALO: But you like comedy?

GG: Yes. So that’s about it.

GALO: What advice would you give to a young hopeful just starting out in show business?

GG: They should know and love the craft of acting, not just being famous. Today there’s such a blurred line between the two. My father made me take classes. You should learn the history of what you want to do, get in the business for the right reasons and then stick with it.

GALO: That’s a good answer. We’re living in a time when so many people think that when they want something, they have to have it instantaneously, not taking the necessary time to do it right. This may seem a little oddball, but where do you see yourself in 20 years?

GG: Twenty? Oh my goodness. I always get five years.

GALO: I’m challenging you because I’m sure over the next few years with your good looks and energy, there will be some similar roles, but in 20 years, you could still be an attractive, arresting performer. Do you still see yourself performing then?

GG: Absolutely. In 20 years, I’ll be 42, which is weird. I’ll definitely have a family by then. I hope I’ll be married, with a couple of kids. I’ve decided I want to raise them outside of LA. I want to live in Nashville.

GALO: Is that because of your basic love of music?

GG: I love country music, which is funny because I grew up in Malibu, which has nothing to do with the South. I went to Nashville when I was 18 and the people are so nice and cool. They’re sweet and things move a little slower.

GALO: Another actress, Nicole Kidman, spends a lot of time in Nashville.

GG: More and more people are going there. I’ll probably be doing more movies. I hope I can see myself with an Oscar, a couple of Golden Globes.

GALO: That would be nice. I don’t think that’s unrealistic at all.

GG: [Laughing] Thank you.

GALO: It sounds like a bright future. I wish you all the luck, and I’m sure you’ll take this the right way when I say, “break a leg!”

GG: Thank you so much, Sandra.