Megan Fox: How I Stay Sane

By Bryan Alexander Posted Jun 13th 2010 07:00PM

At 24-years-old, 'Jonah Hex' star Megan Fox is already a veteran of the Hollywood spotlight, which has its highs and lows.

She has even developed her own coping mechanism to deal with the blinding light -- she stays out of it when she has downtime.

"Oddly you wouldn't think it, but I'm very domestic," Fox said at a press conference for 'Hex.'

"That keeps me sane."

Fox stays away from the Paris Hilton party crowd, keeping the same friends and supporters she had before she was famous. "I sort of distance myself from the Hollywood crowd," she said. "I don't go out and socialize that way."

The starlet admits that the Hollywood machine can be tough to deal with. Most recently, she had a much-publicized scrape with 'Transformers' director Michael Bay before the two parted ways professionally.

"People who make it to this level of fame for whatever reason -- whether deserved or not -- you have to be a strong person to survive it," she said. "Because it is very difficult to be under the microscope every moment of every day. Everything that leaves your mouth becomes this sensationalized news story."

"It becomes overwhelming," she added.

As for her strength, it's not something that can be taught: "I have no idea where it comes from, but I've always been that way."

Ironically, her 'Jonah Hex' co-star Josh Brolin said he recruited Fox to be his sidekick and love interest in the movie partly because of the way she was handling the spotlight at such at a young age.

"Nobody can handle that kind of fame that fast," said Brolin. "But I felt like she was handling it really well."

He met her to make sure the toughness was the real deal. "Yah," Brolin added. "There's definitely a truck driver mentality there."

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Sunday 13 June

By Max the Midget

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Megan your 15 minutes of fame are up! The thumb sucking is a turn-on until you see the acting and ranting! Next!

Monday 14 June

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By t

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you don't ruffle the feathers of a director like Bay and expect to keep your fledgling career on track. her 15 minutes are almost up -

By Erica

I'm not a mean person;but she needs to grow up,if she can still!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By kitelover

ERICA YOU ARE JUST JEALOUS. WHY DO WOMEN ALWAYS TRY TO TEAR EACH OTHER DOWN???

YOU SHOULD TAKE YOUR OWN ADVICE AND LEAVE MEGAN ALONE

By Mike

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How is it that Fox makes it onto the net everyday? Her PR people must be working 24/7.

By alex

OLD PATHETIC WOMEN BEING JEALOUS ON HERE GET A LIFE ITS NOT HER FAULT U ARE UGLY AND UNATTRACTIVE LET HER BE, IM SURE U WILL HATE HER WHATEVER IT IS SHE DOES.... UR PISSED CAUSE SHE HAS SOMETHING U WILL NEVER HAVE

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im sure she is smarter than you shes not on popeater reading about other people ...Just keep being jealous

By RS

I am indeed, not a woman, and I find nothing interesting in this woman other than her being on the cover of Maxim and the like. It's all rather obscene. There's no real talent there, but she knows how to show her moneymakers if you will.

By OMH

Alex, you're defending her like you are because you're a 14 year old boy with only one hand on the keyboard.

The girl's an talentless idiot who only gets work because she's supposedly "hot", which by Hollywood's standards is pretty much being thin and willing to take your clothes off. Not to mention that apart from Transformers, the only movie roles she's had are all over sexualized characters.

I don't like her because she's one of the women that will influence the way this generation's little girls grow up.

By garry

boy are you bitter. the only thing you have going for you are this web page and your dumb quotes.should young girls act like britney, lindsey,gaga,miley,or you. shes 24 and going to make mistakes in judgements. whether her or her pr crew, are sometimes wrong. as for her looks,you have to be joking.end of that. her acting has not been seen as of yet,but what you do see is someone doing what there told. your only as good as your director. shes doing fine. angie didnt make it for 6 years, and none of the rest did either. so give her a break and slow down.she will be just fine.........

By Steve

The midget thumbs and her tatoos are a major turn off ! !

By Donna

Megan is a beautiful woman. But those tattoos look cheap. I dont care who you are. Young girls should wait untill their older before deciding on getting one. Its illegal, but they still find ways to get them.
My nieces friend, trys to cover hers up with base makeup now,, she sure regrets ever having it done.

By Chester

I reckon she is able to act. We just haven't seen it yet.
If I had the opportunity i would hire her in a heartbeat. Just to give her a chance.
You people have all made your mind up when she hasn't been able to prove she can be taken seriously.
So just back off and wait for that day. It's not that hard.

By Andy

Yeah, right, Josh. You recruited Fox because she could handle the spotlight. I think you recruited Fox because you wanted to handle her.

By 300

She is gorgeous.. very insecure, like most of u, brave enough to admit it.
Add too much too soon and it might spell disaster. I hope not. I think she's OK, fighting her own demons. I wish her all the best.

Friday 02 July

By Apostate

She's yet to display any semblance of good acting in three flicks(let's face it,she's serves as nothing more than exotic eye candy) and I don't expect her "Jonah Hex" role to be any different,even she's packing a six-shooter.

Tuesday 22 June

By Axel

Do you suppose Brolin really said, "Yah"? Is his mother German or something?

Wednesday 16 June

By Amy

I voted to see Jennifer naked first because I respect Angelina for doing charity work long before it became stylish. I also voted for Jennifer not to take off her clothes because I really don't hate her or anything. You shouldn't have to do that to make a living.

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