OlderSun, 21 June 2009 at 10:15 am
Brenda Song Gets a Boogie Town Break
Brenda Song recently sat down to chat with Scholastic magazine to dish on her Disney Channel series, The Suite Life on Deck, her hushed awards and break-dancing in Boogie Town. Check out what the 21-year-old actress had to say:
On being mean girl, London Tipton, on The Suite Life on Deck: “It’s actually really funny. London was actually just the mean girl. And I was like, ‘I don’t want to be the mean girl forever.’ So I watched Legally Blonde, I bought Paris Hilton’s book, I watched Megan Mullally [from Will & Grace], and I was like, ‘I’d rather be dumb than mean. I’d rather be oblivious.’”
On learning to dance on the Boogie Town set: “Five Styles and Shane Sparks choreographed this movie and they are amazing dancers. Marques Houston has been dancing his whole life. He’s the lead guy. I’m his love interest. So let me tell you, it is so amazing to go see the rehearsals and they do this whole dance number and Marques already picked it all up. And I’m like, ‘Hold on a second! Hold on!’ I don’t have to do a lot of dancing, thank goodness, but I have a new found respect for dancers. It’s so amazing. There’s wire works. It’s going to be really, really fun. We’re actually not done shooting it yet. We had to put it on hold because of On Deck, so we’ll have to finish shooting it, but hopefully soon.
On her favorite books to read: “A Wrinkle in Time. I love that book. Twilight, because who shouldn’t read that book? Literally, I can go to a bookstore and pick up a book and read it. I really feel like there are no bad books out there. Everybody has a story to tell and I want to give everybody that chance.”
On representing other Asian actresses in Hollywood: “It’s been sobering to hear the response because for me it was really difficult growing up, going into auditions. I didn’t see a lot of Asian-Americans growing up besides Jackie Chan, and I wasn’t a boy! So it was really tough…It’s not even about being an Asian-American actress. It’s not about what you look like, but it’s about what you do …and so I think that’s where people get kind of mixed up. It’s that you’re putting yourself in a label. You have to let it go and just say, ‘No, it’s not about that. It’s about what’s in here.’ God made us different for a reason. Half the time, you do it yourself and you hold yourself back because of course it’s hard, because sometimes I’ll go, ‘Ah! They’re not looking for an Asian actress!’ But if I always thought that way, I wouldn’t even [want to audition]…You don’t realize how much it is you hold yourself back when you put yourself in a mindset…it’s all about a change of attitude. And that’s how I feel in everything in life. It’s all about perspective.”
150 Comments
Wow. I didn’t know a lot about her, but she seems really admirable. A good role model, but not in that boring, politcally correct, censored way. Just honest. I like her so much more now! Also, I love how she linked Paris’ book as an inspiration to be dumb! Hahaha. Brillz!
FIRST!
She’s amazing! Talented and a brilliant ROLE MODEL!
I can’t wait for Boogie Town release! Selena Gomez and her are the best Disney stars in my opinion.
I love Brenda! Shes cool!
<3
“So I watched Legally Blonde, I bought Paris Hilton’s book, and I was like, ‘I’d rather be dumb than mean. I’d rather be oblivious”
…. LOL she called paris dumb
I CAN’T WAIT FOR BOOGIE TOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE YA BRENDA
I adore Brenda! She is truly amazing, poised and charming!!! I love her so much.
she has the most beautiful eyes.
Very prettyyyyyy. =]
I can’t wait for Boogie Town
and SEASON 2 of SLOD
Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful. Brenda is gorgeous. She is beautiful in the inside and outside.
Stunning. Thank you Jared. I LOVE BRENDA SONG FOREVER!
Brenda is an amazing woman.
i love her
BRENDA ROX
she is great
Brenda has been through so much and so little time, she deserves everything she has it was so hard for her growing up, being an Asian American.
i think she’s the only disney girl that has almost no haters
I LUVVV BRENDA
i love herr
i think she’s awesome. do any of
you guys know when boogie town
comes out
nice diss on paris hilton haha!
@tamara: go on oceanup and breathe the hatred in the air, also see the racism in the past brenda posts.
LOL she just dissed paris.. RIGHT ON, QUEEN B!
brenda is a true inspiration to me
Love ya, Queen B
How can anyone hate Brenda? She has never done anything bad to anyone and she works so hard why hate her? she ahsn’t stole nick jonas from anyone lol
ok
SHE IS OFFICIALLY THE QUEEN
i luuuuuuuuuv her
@Kayley:
Selena didn’t steal Nick from Miley. They were on a break then so I don’t see anything wrong with Sel going out with Nick. Besides what are you fretting about? Miley and Nick are back together now, aren’t they?
brenda is so freakin awesome
I love Brenda because she represents us Asian people I love her<3
lol
what does <3 mean
awww she is so pretty
I love brenda song !
well shes beautifull lol
<3 shes gorgeous!! <3 her comedy movies
she look cute better body than V and bren is definitely a great role model. She reads, cooks, and does everything, shes is really down to earth unlike angelina jolie.
**whistles** Bren is looking HOT!!!
I CAN NOT WAIT 2 SEE BOOGIE TOWN!!!!!!
it’s her turn to be taken seriously as an actress, its gonna be amazing
I wonder when BT will be released.. it was supposed to be released THIS MONTH! but thanx to SLOD, its not finished yet.
in person she’s sooooo tiny. its shocking. she has a big heart.
^^ i’m glad that London isn’t just the really mean girl, im glad thta Brenda changed her into the funny, heiress girl. It’s better this way, the writers originally made London the mean girl but Brenda changed her into the funny Paris Hilton heiress. BTW, Brenda and Paris have met several times. Paris is ok with it.
Gorgeous face
LOVE HER!! Gorgeous as always.
Brenda Song is an amazing role model for girls.
She’d def. be a better role model then miley.
i love Brenda
this is awesome! can’t wait for Boogie Town!
BRENDA IS GREAT!
She is a great role model
I LOVE BRENDA (:
post more about her ! i know that there r lke 10 pages of brenda news but more plz
she rocks
Aww, -))
BREN RULES
London isn’t mean…
i love brenda such an amazing role model
I LOVE BRENDA TILL DEATH
SHE IS MY IDOL
IM HER #1 FAN FOREVER
LOVE YOU, BRENDA
right on, brenda! paris’ book is dumb
why on earth is paris hilton famous?
has she done anything?
brenda has been working for over 10 years
she has worked a billion times harder than 3/4s of the people on disney
so why doesn’t she get the recognition she deserves?
WTH? hollywood is racist or not, idk
Brenda is the most hardworking person out there!!! LOVE HER!!!
brenda rox my world!
Ugh! why is Boogie Town not finished, I wanted to see it so bad.
Yayay! Go QUEEN B11
I hope boogie town gets finished soon.
love queen b always and she is so gorgeous
she’s so beautiful ! i love her her !
HOW COULD ANYONE HATE THIS GIRL? SHE’S SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO SWEET.
GO BRENDAA!!!
Thanks for the brenda news, jared!
brenda is such a nice, sweet and honest girl, shes also nothing like london and beyond smart
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I love Brenda, my Idol,
Amazing
She has been through so much
I AM SO PROUD OF HER.
shes gorgeous as always!!!!!
No wonder she hasn’t been attending any events lately, she’s busy!
I looooooooooooooooooooove her!!!
When exactly will Boogie Town be out???? marques said in the christmas break..
VERY INSPIRING
SHE EARNER EVERY OUNCE OF HER SUCCESS AND MONEY
HAIL QUEEN BRENDA
she worked for everything, it was 10 times harder for her to get through auditions than it was for miley.
I’m glad!
She is breathetaking!!!!
I love brenda song
reading is awesome! i am reading brenda’s biography BOOK! it is like 40 pages about her life, she didn’t write it, a celebrity biographer wrote it. there is one on vanessa and a couple of notable disney stars
I love Queen B FOREVA!
d
Loooe brenda
I mean’t love
iloveher
a
Brenda SONG RULEZ
I LOVE BRENDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
she is beyond amazing!
love you, brenda song!
@Fanny Price: ok are you mentally ill or something? NO ONE said anything about this selina girl so why are you bringing her up on a post not about her? go back to oceanup!
J’adore Brenda!!!!
she is beautiful.
What’s wrong with Hollywood these days?
GO BRENDA!
she is beautiful, in the inside and out!
omg, beautiful <3
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God’s business.
I can’t wait for Boogie Town’s release.
@Fanny Price: umm, who cares?
I can’t wait to see Queen B dancing!
@Kiki: paris is famous for her stupidness
BRENDA ROCKS !!!!!!!!!!!!
SHE IS GREAT !
She’s a beautiful young girl!!
SHE’S INDEED MY IDOL among the HOLLYWOOD STARS =) she’s a GODDESS in BEAUTY ,, Fashionable the way she dresses! PERFECT
A real Cutie!
this girl is so damn gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its so not fair *sobs
wow! she is gorgeous
B E A U T Y F U L
wow she is so flawless i love her
brenda is so perfect and beautiful!
Love Her
BRENDA IS AMAZING!!!
GOO QUEEN B
Brenda Song Rules ♥
cute girl ~~~~~~~~
she is so gorgeous!
adorable girl,.!
she was soooo stylish,.!
The most gorgeous young actress out there!!!
OMG I love her!! I can’t wait for new episodes to start!!! And for Boogie Town!!!
YES JARED. MORE BRENDA SONG. MORE BRENDA SONG!!! she’s drop dead gorgeous and i’m jealous of everyone who got to see her.
I’m so glad to have read such positive comments :]
Seriously, you can’t really find anything bad to say about Brenda.
She is my idol [Sorry Sophia Bush] and I would totally go lesbian for her. lol.
I think she is an absolute doll and I’m sure if I ever met her I would not be disappointed.
I can’t wait to see London act out in this coming up episode. It’s about time she let loose. And I can’t wait to see Brenda let it loose in Boogie Town.
Brenda is gorgeous and she a s a bright future ahead of her. She’s also really smart.
SHE IS SO FREAK’IN UNDERRATED
IT MAKES ME SICK
I love Brenda’s strength and inner beauty.
@danielle: I agree! She is a private person, her life isn’t an open book like Miley’s although a biography book has been written about Brenda. Not by Brenda.. anyway the interview changed my coneception on Brenda. At first I was a fan because of her beauty and talent, also her squeky clean personality. But no I see that she is more than what meets the eye.
i love brenda song foreva xoxoxo
AWESOMEee
L
yaybrenda
she is a great person!
umm brenda is sweet
@dana: yeah exactly!
FINALLY SOMETHING ABOUT BRENDA
BTW DEBBY IS IN THE RECORDING STUDIO RECORDING HER FIRST SINGLE
she flows in gorgeousness
I l.o.v.e. brenda
brenda is my idol
b
haters are like the vermon
aww!
umm she rules\
THANK YOU JARED!!!!
she is truly amazing!
hail queen b
I can’t wait for the Boogie Town!!!!!! Marques+Brenda=HOTT
shes cute
She is adorable, talented and really sweet!!! Brenda is my rolemodel, I look up to her for so many reasons!! thank you JJJ for this!!
so darn beautiful
she is hot
WOW. She’s so awesome.
i can’t wait 4 boogie town
she dissed paris.. GO BRENDA!
Comment and Share!