MEDIA HORDE

“I cried my eyes out at
Lars and the Real Girl.
I didn’t think it would
get to me, but by the
end of the movie, I
was weeping over
a doll. It felt sort of
ridiculous, but I didn’t
care. That’s a testament
to the genius of
Ryan Gosling.”

Lizzy

C aplan

“I try to get everybody
to watch It’s Always
Sunny in Philadelphia.
Start with the episode
called ‘Sweet Dee’s
Dating a Retarded
Person.’ It’s so mean
and dark. I like shows
that make me feel a
little uncomfortable, like
Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Any show that features
people shouting at each
other is fine with me.”

“I am pretty
obnoxiously attached
to my iPhone. I don’t
think there is one
person in my life who
hasn’t said, ‘Seriously,
put it down, you’re
annoying.’ Strangers
compliment me about
how fast my typing is.
I text while I’m driving,
which is a horrible
thing to do, but
sometimes you have
to throw caution to
the wind to get those
terrible jokes out.”

The guide to how entertainers entertain themselves. This month: The mysterious star of Cloverfield hearts James Joyce and Danny DeVito.

“I play a ton of Guitar
Hero. Sometimes, when
I close my eyes, I can
just see those colored
dots flying at my head.
I get pretty competitive
about it, too. I can play
Bad Religion’s ‘Infected’
on expert level, but I
can’t play ‘I Wanna Be
Sedated’ at all, which
drives me nuts.”

“One of the first

albums I was ever
obsessed with was
the soundtrack to
The Crow. I was
mainly into that Stone
Temple Pilots song
[‘Big Empty’]. I think
grunge was great
music to grow up on.
When is popular music
ever going to be that
interesting again?”

“The Hills is the
funniest show on TV.
Half my friends watch it
with me, and the other
half consider it the
downfall of civilization.
I love it because it isn’t
grounded in reality
at all. I sometimes
go to Don Antonio’s
hoping I’ll see Heidi
and Spencer there.

Maybe one day I’ll see them and send them over some nachos.”

“I just joined a book
club, and we’re reading
James Joyce’s Ulysses.
We read one episode
every three weeks, and
then sit and talk about
it for four hours. I
always leave feeling like
maybe it wasn’t such
a bad idea that I didn’t
go to college. It turns
out you can educate
yourself. I have highly
educated friends, so
I’m the black sheep.”

“Living in L.A., I’m
in my car a lot, and I
love driving around
listening to music like
the Smiths. I’m always
pretending that I’m in
some kind of a movie,
so I’ll be driving to
depressing music and
making myself cry for
no reason—for the ‘sad’
shot in my imaginary
movie. I probably look
like a psycho to the
people driving next
to me, but I’m just
dedicated to my craft.”