Ed Westwick Is Chuck Bass and British

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Ed Westwick, who plays the bad boy with a good heart Chuck Bass on 'Gossip Girl,' tells Interview magazine why he loves New York, what he prefers about his native London, how his band is falling apart, and why he got "I Heart Romance' tattooed on himself. More Highlights Below

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Fans know where he lives: I think it's not the most secret information ... I was at New York Comic Con doing a signing for the 'S. Darko' movie I'm in, and one of the promotion girls was like, : 'Do you still live in The Tate?' I was like, 'What? How do you know where I live?' It?s quite unnerving, to say the least. But I guess that's why you have a doorman."

His style versus Chuck's style: "I don't go out of my way to wear something that?s just come off a runway."

By the way, he's British: "There are a few things in Chuck's wardrobe where he drops little hints. He has a pair of cuff links with the Union Jack on them and stuff like that. But even now some people still don't know that I'm British. They're shocked when they hear my accent."

What New York has that London doesn't: "It?s 24/7 here [in New York] -- it really is. It's nonstop. I mean, I'm young, I've got the energy, and it just seems like everything is at your doorstep. You can have it in the click of your fingers, which can make one lazy, I guess. You don't really have to leave your apartment for anything."

The latest he's ever come home: "Probably like three days later."

What he misses about London: "I'm a big fan of London in the summertime. English people are dependent on weather to change our attitudes, and, provided it's a decent summer, everyone's spirits are uplifted and the whole place is in bloom. It's a magical transformation. London in the summer, going to see bands play outside, watching football ..."

Trying to get more movie roles: "Right now is a crucial time in terms of what decisions I make. I want to pursue other roles; I want to pursue different characters. I've been really, really pleased with what's been happening, but I want to do other things. I've learned so much playing this character, but there's so much more out there. You have to do things that excite you; you have to have a passion for your work. Otherwise you're just a face on the screen. We?re trying to be raconteurs here -- we're trying to tell stories."

Parts he doesn't want: "Well, for right now, I don?t want to do something where I play a kid in a school. And I don?t understand these spoof movies. I?m actually a big fan of the first 'Scary Movie,' but it just kind of dragged on to things like 'Not Another Teen Movie' and 'Meet the Spartans,' and you just end up thinking, 'What the f--k? Is anyone going to watch this stuff?' It's just a waste of money and energy."

He wants to be in the 'American Psycho' musical: "I had to ring my manager when I heard about it. I'm obsessed with that film."

His band: "It's just kind of falling apart. It's very difficult to juggle two careers, unless you're going to have someone put it all together for you. Because you're on TV, somebody just gives you a record deal -- that?s not how I'd want to get it, because it's just not real, you know? There's nothing I can't stand more than that whole manufactured kind of thing."

His "I Heart Romance" tattoo: "I saw it in a bathroom stall in a bar in Brooklyn. I thought it was cool, so I got it."

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