Emmanuel Itier: You were on the cover the of the L.A. Times and Parade Magazine today. How does it feel?

Emma Roberts: It’s so exciting! I couldn’t believe it when I saw it. It was just crazy. I’m just having a really good time doing everything, and it’s just exciting to see everything come together.

EI: What attracted you to doing this project?

ER: Nancy Drew is such an iconic character. She’s a really, really great character that’s been around for decades, so I read the script and I instantly just clicked with it and loved the whole character and the whole storyline.

EI: Have you read any of the books?

ER: I didn’t read them when I was younger, but I read some after I got the part.

EI: Do you compare Nancy Drew to yourself?

ER: We are both alike in some ways. We’re determined, ambitious, and curious, but I think she’s much more of a neat freak than I am.

EI: She’s old-fashioned, obviously, by the way she dresses. What do you think about her clothes?

ER: Personally, I liked going to the set every day and getting to dress up as her. All the clothes were made one-of- a-kind by our costume designer, Jeffrey Curlin, so that was really cool that we were using things that nobody else got to wear and they were just for us.

EI: Have you ever been made fun of by the girls in school for what you were wearing or anything else? Has anyone been mean to you?

ER: No, luckily. I’ve had great school experiences. When I was shooting the movie, though, I was dressed up as her. We were shooting at a real high school and I think a lot of the kids didn’t know we were shooting there, so I was walking around and a lot of them were looking at me and laughing at me. We were at Hollywood High and I was walking to my trailer, and these girls started pointing and laughing at me and I was just looking at them and I thought it was so rude, and then I turned around and hit my face into one of the trailer doors.

EI: Do you have advice for girls going through a difficult time like that at school? How should they handle it?

ER: I get asked that question a lot! You know, you really can’t do anything about it because you know wherever you go to school, there will always be cliques and there will always be those girls who are mean. People who say there aren’t any cliques at their school are lying because there are cliques everywhere, so you just have to find your group of friends and try not to let it bother you. Don’t feed into it.

EI: You started acting early. What did your friends say or think about it?

ER: They thought it was really cool. I mean, all my friends have been really supportive of me and they came with me to the premiere yesterday, and I have a really good group of friends. I’m really lucky.

EI: Did you watch any of the older “Nancy Drew” films?

ER: I saw some of the old TV shows that used to be on TV. I watched a few of those on the old movie channel. They seemed to be having a marathon of them, probably because the movie is coming out.

EI: What’s the hardest part about playing Nancy?

ER: Probably just getting into the character. It was really fun but also different than anything I’ve ever done. And you know they cut my hair and dyed it, and I went to the set everyday and the hair and makeup was so much different than I’m used to, and same with the wardrobe. But that is what also made it really fun. I don’t think it’s always fun to play the same character over and over again.

EI: Who’s your favorite detective in fiction?

ER: Nancy Drew, honestly. Apart from her, it would be Sherlock Holmes, who’s another cool detective. I think Nancy Drew’s so cool because she really is like…when she first came out in the books, there weren’t a lot of teen girls that independent and that sure of themselves–at least not in movies or books.

EI: Did you keep any of the outfits?

ER: No, I don’t know what they did with them. They were all made for the movie.

EI: What was your favorite?

ER: I loved the little pink tweed dress with the knee socks I wore on the first day of school. I thought that was really cute.

EI: Have you thrown a party that’s gone out of control?

ER: I haven’t. I really don’t throw parties because I don’t want to get in trouble.

EI: Do you have slumber parties with your girlfriends?

ER: Yeah, we do that a lot, or we go to other people’s parties. We never really throw parties. We just have our little slumber parties with a bunch of other girls.

EI: What do you do? Watch movies, etcetera?

ER: We watch movies and we go out to dinner–usually it’s sushi.

EI: What movies do you watch?

ER: Whatever is out at the time, we’ll go see or rent it.

EI: Did you follow “Heroes” last season?

ER: I watched the first few episodes and then I stopped watching because my TiVo broke.

EI: Did you want to keep up with it?

ER: I did. It’s such a good show. I still try to catch it sometimes, but I don’t remember what’s going on now.

EI: I was going to say…there’s some sort of family member on there?

ER: Yeah, my dad is on that show so I thought that was really cool, and it’s just a really good show.

EI: Do you have any future projects coming up?

ER: Yeah, I’m going to England, actually, in a week and a half to start shooting a new movie called “Wild Child”. It’s totally opposite of “Nancy Drew” so I’m really excited. It’s for Working Title films. It’s about this out of control Malibu princess who gets shipped off to boarding school in England and she goes through a whole journey. It’s really funny.

EI: What things is she up to?

ER: She gets shipped to boarding school because she doesn’t listen to her dad and she does stuff that she wants to do, when she wants to do it. She’s very sassy. When she gets to boarding school, she doesn’t want to abide by any of the rules so it gets her into some trouble.

EI: Did you get any tips from Johnny Depp when you played his daughter in “Blow”?

ER: I was so young when I worked with him. I didn’t even realize, when I worked with him that he’s one of the greatest actors. I thought, yeah, he’s cool, but I was nine or ten so I wasn’t aware. But when “Pirates” came out, I was like “Oh my God.”

EI: Have you seen him since?

ER: Yeah, I’ve seen him a little but not too much because he’s obviously very, very busy and so am I, but he was definitely a cool guy.

EI: What actors would you like to work with in the future?

ER: I love Drew Barrymore and Angelina Jolie and Reese Witherspoon. She’s really cool. I would love to work with new people in general.

EI: Nancy Drew loves baked goods. What’s your biggest weakness when it comes to food?

ER: I love dark chocolate. I don’t like vegetables at all, but I love sushi. I’m obsessed with sushi.

EI: What is the key to staying grounded?

ER: My friends and my family keep me grounded. None of them treat me differently, now that I’m acting. It’s cool because a lot of my friends are in the business or their families are in the business, so it’s not really “Oh my God” to them, and they understand how busy I am. It’s hard when you are busy and your friends are asking you why you don’t ever hang out.

EI: What do you miss having time for?

ER: My friends. I’m really sad that I’m leaving all summer to go to England. I will miss them.

EI: Did you go to normal school?

ER: No, I’m home-schooled. I went to normal school up until seventh grade, but eighth, ninth and tenth I’ve been home-schooled.

EI: Were the kissing scenes embarrassing?

ER: It was a little embarrassing, but it was okay after the tenth time. Then it’s like the same-old.

EI: What’s your type of guy?

ER: I don’t really have a type. It’s just nice guys, cute, ones that are funny…

EI: Would you be interested in doing the sequel to “Nancy Drew”?

ER: Yeah, I think it would be so much fun to get to play her all over again and have a new set of cute clothes and a new mystery to solve.

EI: What was it like working with Bruce Willis [He has a cameo in the movie]. I‘m sure it was only one or two days…

ER: Yeah, it was fun. I’ve known him before because I know his kids, so it was cool to work with him. It was so random. They said he was going to do a cameo and I thought that was awesome.

EI: How were the driving scenes? Do you have your license?

ER: I don’t have my license, but I have my permit and I did not drive in the movie.

EI: Did you do your own stunts?

ER: No, I had a stunt double.

EI: What car do you want when you get your license?

ER: I don’t know what kind of car I want. I really like Range Rovers, but I’m probably not going to get one. I like the Tourag. I like the Lexus Hybrid. It’s a cool car, and my friend has one.

EI: What’s the most embarrassing thing in your wardrobe? Some horrible trend from the past?

ER: Yeah, I remember in elementary school it was cool to rip up your shirt and tie them on the sides. That’s embarrassing, but I try not to wear anything too embarrassing.

EI: What is your favorite thing in your wardrobe?

ER: I have a lot of cute dresses by designer Alice & Olivia. They have a lot of sequence dresses and, as you can see, I’m very into sequence so I have a few of those, but I haven’t worn them yet. They are so cute.

EI: Are you serious about having a fashion line in the future?

ER: Yeah, I’d like to when I’m older. I think that would be really fun to design clothes, shoes and handbags.

EI: How would you describe how your line might look?

ER: I really like the company Sass & Bide. Maybe Mark Jacbos-y–like casual and really cute.

EI: How often do you read scripts?

ER: Scripts get sent to my manager and then he reads them and he knows what I like so he’ll give them to me. I’ve been reading a lot lately, and there are a few that I really like and hope to do in the future.

EI: Are you already thinking of the project you’d like to do after England?

ER: Yeah, for sure.

EI: Has being the lead in “Nancy Drew” opened a lot more doors?

ER: Yeah, I think so. When any actor does a movie where it’s mostly about them, I think more people want to meet with them and see what’s going on, and a lot of people are liking the movie, which is good to hear, and it will bring me more scripts, I guess.

EI: Do you think, in the future, you will do a film with your aunt?

ER: I think that would be really fun. I think it would be really cool to do that. I like when you see families work together. It’s cute.

EI: How involved is your dad in your acting career?

ER: He’s not really involved. Mostly, it’s my manager and my mom, but I get to really decide if I like something. I mean, nobody is going to make me do something I don’t want to do, so that’s really good.

EI: Is there something you really don’t want to do?

ER: I’m open to doing whatever. I want to play a bunch of different roles, and I’m not going to say I won’t do this, because I try to keep an open mind and see what comes to me.

EI: You have a lot of talents–you sing and write as well. Do you have any plans for making an album?

ER: I don’t know. Right now, I’m sort of focusing on movies–that’s mainly what I want to do. I write, but I don’t do anything with it. I do it for fun. I write song lyrics. It’s fun to write. I never really thought I would do that, but it’s fun.

EI: What bands are you listening to now?

ER: I really like The Veronicas, I like Taylor Swift, I like Avril Lavigne, Gwen Stefani and Akon.

EI: What’s the best party you’ve ever been to?

ER: Well, all my friends are having Sweet 16s because we are all turning 16 this year.

EI: What makes the best party?

ER: It’s hard to explain. When there’s a lot of people, it’s really fun. All of us have had Sweet 16 photo booths, so it’s fun to go into the booths with a bunch of friends. All of us have done it with the old fashioned ones that use the strip. So we’ll go in there and do the photo booths. It’s so much fun.

EI: What is your opinion of MTV’s “My Super Sweet 16″?

ER: It’s entertaining television.

EI: Would you allow yourself to be on that program?

ER: No, I would feel too self-conscious–someone filming my entire Sweet 16–because if something went wrong, everyone would see it. I think it’s too over the top, but it’s definitely fun to watch. It’s a fun show.

EI: What do you like to watch on TV?

ER: I love “America’s Next Top Model”. I love that show, I really do! I’m obsessed with “Lost” and “Grey’s Anatomy”. It’s the greatest show. Those are my three favorite shows.

EI: Did you see the season finale of “Lost”? What do you think is happening?

ER: I don’t even know, but I’m really upset that by the time the next season comes around, I’m going to be 17 and I can’t wait that long. But I love that show. I think it’s one of the best shows on TV.

EI: You mentioned young female actors you’d like to work with. What about younger male actors? Like Orlando Bloom?

ER: I love Orlando Bloom! I really like Shia LeBeauf; he’s a great actor. I’d like to work with him. I think it would be fun to work with a young cast you like, like girls. It’s always fun to work with people your age, like in “Nancy Drew”. You get to hang out and you all go to school together.

EI: Who is in “Wild Child” with you?

ER: We don’t know yet for sure. We are figuring all that out right now. I went to England a couple weeks ago and read with some people, so now they are deciding.

EI: Is it mostly a UK cast?

ER: Yes, almost everybody is British except for in the very beginning in the L.A. scenes.

EI: What did you think of England?

ER: I loved it. I was only there for a couple of days when I was reading, but it was so much fun–great shopping, beautiful city. London was amazing.

EI: You mentioned friends in the industry. Do you try to do projects with your friends?

ER: I haven’t really, but obviously it would be really fun. You make friends with people you work with. In “Aquamarine”, Sara and JoJo became friends of mine. I see Sara all the time. I ran into Jo-Jo here yesterday. It was really weird. She was walking out and I was walking in. It’s fun to make friends at work.

EI: Is it easier when your friends are famous, like Jo-Jo, for them to understand what you are going through?

ER: Yeah, it is. I don’t just choose friends who are in the business or aren’t in the business, but it’s a little bit easier when they are because, when you’re busy, they really do understand, because some of my friends think I’m blowing them off, but I’m like, no I’m just really, really busy. Both is good.

EI: Do you use your mobile phone a lot for text messaging?

ER: I’m always on my Blackberry texting. I like to keep in touch. I’m away a lot, so I miss them and this helps.

EI: Do you believe in spooky stuff? Ghosts?

ER: I do. I totally believe in it. Why not?

EI: Do you read your horoscope?

ER: I read it everyday.

EI: What are you? Are you typical of it?

ER: I’m a typical Aquarius. I’m outgoing. I read my horoscope a lot. Yahoo astrology! You go there–I‘m not even kidding–it’s right everyday. It’s scary!