The 28-year-old opened up
about her reputation in
Hollywood and her desire
to return to acting.
"People have certain
perceptions of me. For a
long time, people looked at
me as kind of a celebrity,
which is something I never
wanted. That's not what I
got into this industry for,"
she said.
"I've been doing this since I
was 3 years old and I've
been on set since I was 6.
People kind of forgot that,
and I think now is a good
time," she said of restarting
her career. "And what
better than to do it with the
great people that I'm
working with on stage in
London ... so that people
can focus on the fact that
I'm in this industry because
I'm an actress and an artist
and not just someone you
take photos of?"
Lohan said that being a
"tabloid sensation" has left
her constantly "feeling
paranoid," adding, "I think
my friends think I'm
neurotic sometimes and I'm
a little crazy, but I will hear
a flash of an iPhone
camera. I'll hear the shutter
from a mile across the room
or I'll feel it."
After vowing not to miss
any of her scheduled
performances in "Speedthe-Plow," which will run
for 10 weeks, beginning in
October, Lohan said that
she is determined to reestablish herself as an
actress. "However long it
does take, I'm willing to do
it. I'm willing to work for
it," she said.
The 28-year-old developed
a reputation for being
unreliable after her early
career as a child star
descended into alcohol