Melissa Gilbert
Age: 20.
Birthplace: Los Angeles.
Occupation: Actress.
Current home: Los Angeles.
Marital status: Single.
Working on: Promoting my movie ”Sylvester.”
My worst date: My mother set me up with the quarterback of a high-school football team and he refused to talk. I had to make all the conversation, and all I got back were ”yes” and ”no” answers.
The last good movie I saw was: ”The River.”
The book I`ve been recommending lately is: ”Father Loss,” by Elyce Wakerman. My father died nine years ago.
Favorite pigout food: Mashed potatoes with gravy.
Nicknames: Half-Pint, Melvin, Smelly, Lizard.
Favorite performer: Vivian Leigh.
Favorite childhood memory: Cuddling with my Mom. I still do it. We cuddle and watch TV.
I`m a sucker for: Babies. I love to watch them as they sleep.
If I were going to the moon, I`d take: My toothbrush, my sleeping T-shirt, and Rob Lowe.
The one thing I can`t stand is people who: Give you that ”Baby, you`re beautiful” business when they don`t mean it.
If I could change one thing about myself, I would be: More secure. I`m afraid to try new things. I`m really down on myself.
People who knew me in high school thought I was: A geek. I was only there three months a year and I was a straight-A student, and that antagonized the popular kids.
I knew I was a grown-up when: I moved away from home to be on my own, so I moved 14 feet away into the guest house. I have my privacy, but I can run to Mommy when I need her.
My most irrational act was: Ripping up a picture of Rob kissing another girl. I get irrational when I`m jealous.
My friends like me because: I`m easygoing.
Behind my back they say: She`s a tyrant, a spoiled brat, and that Rob is having an affair with every one of his co-stars.
The one thing everbody`s tried but me is: Acting grown-up.
