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"Mischa Barton has expressed relief that her life is no longer fodder for the tabloids. The actress was frequently targeted by the paparazzi at the height of her success in The OC, but in recent years she has lived a quieter life as she focused on roles in independent films.  Barton reflected on her career with OMG Yahoo, revealing that she does not miss the pressure of constantly being in the spotlight. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m so relieved it&amp;#039;s not how it was,&amp;quot; Barton explained. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s not the person. It was the time. Everything was an &amp;#039;It&amp;#039; girl this or &amp;#039;It&amp;#039; girl that. It was just over the top.&amp;quot; Barton went on to suggest that the paparazzi furore faced by celebrities is &amp;quot;invasive&amp;quot; and can intensify personal problems. &amp;quot;I just think there&amp;#039;s a negative side - obviously, that&amp;#039;s an understatement - to having all that attention,&amp;quot; she argued. &amp;quot;Because it&amp;#039;s not friendly. It&amp;#039;s invasive. I find, in order to get your job done, actors need a certain amount of anonymity.&amp;quot;  Barton further commented: &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;re being blown up to that extent, and everybody is following every little piece of your life. &amp;#039;Oh, she went to Starbucks to get a Frappuccino with a caramel.&amp;#039; Then they follow you to the gas station. It&amp;#039;s impossible to concentrate on the work.  &amp;quot;When you just want to go on vacation and you hear a twig snap and there&amp;#039;s a guy in a tree, it&amp;#039;s not relaxing. You can&amp;#039;t be a real person. So I&amp;#039;m happy things have changed.&amp;quot; She is currently starring opposite Devon Sawa in the horror film A Resurrection, which is now playing the US. Watch a trailer for the movie below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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