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" In honor of the adorable new movie, Flipped, opening nationwide, Teen Mag sat down with the always adorable (and uber-talented!) Madeline Carroll. At only 14 years old, this little dynamo has already starred in films with the likes of Jackie Chan and Kevin Costner. Now, she takes on her first leading role as Juli Baker, the adventurous - and slightly awkward! - love interest of Bryce Loski (played by the super hot Callan McAuliffe.) Madeline tells us all about funny behind-the-scenes moments on set, shares her love of the Twilight series, and gives boy advice for everyone who (just like Juli and Bryce) has had awkward moments with their crushes. Teen Mag: Congratulations on Flipped! How did all of that come to be? Madeline Carroll: Thank you so much! Well, my agent got the script for it and absolutely loved it. So, she sent it to my mom who also loved it. And not only was the script amazing but Rob Reiner was directing the film! I was actually the first girl to audition and later on that day, I found out that I got the job. I remember being in the car with my mom [when I found out] and screaming with excitement!   TM: How was it playing Callan McAuliffe&amp;#039;s love interest? Were all of your friends jealous? MC: It was a lot of fun! He is really cool and we all got along really well. And yes my friends are jealous!   TM: You character Juli is a bit of an outdoor girl - she raises chickens and likes to be adventurous. Are you anything like Juli in real life? MC: Yes! My brothers and I love playing outside and climbing trees. We really love sports too - I think football&amp;#039;s probably my favorite. TM: Was it weird that the film was set in the &amp;#039;60s? What was the coolest part of time warping? MC: My favorite parts were the cars and bikes. Instead of the bikes having one of those bells, they had buttons that you would press and they were like a mini car horn. I also loved the hair and makeup as well. The makeup was very cat-eye like - that was the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;thing&amp;#039;&amp;#039; back then. Although my character didn&amp;#039;t wear anything like that, Dennis, the makeup artist on the movie, did me up one day all &amp;#039;60s-inspired and I absolutely loved it.   TM: While you weren&amp;#039;t shooting, did you spend time with the cast? What did you guys do to bond off set? MC: The whole cast was always bonding off set. We would grill, go to the pool, and play basketball. One day we went to the lake and the water park. Another day we went rock climbing. It was so much fun because there were so many kids on set. We would have scooter races. Callan and Israel [Broussard] always won but I blame that on them being bigger. It was like summer camp. TM: Callan McAuliffe mentioned leaving a Robert Pattinson life-size cutout outside of your hotel door as a prank! What was your initial reaction? And what did you end up doing with it? MC: At first I screamed and then they popped out from behind and we all started laughing. It was really funny! I had it for a long time, but then my little brother got a hold of it and destroyed it. Rest in peace. [Laughs]  TM: So, you&amp;#039;re a Twi-Hard! Team Edward or Team Jacob? MC: Team Jacob, definitely! I felt so bad for him in New Moon. And his abs are amazing. TM: Did you have a friend like Bryce growing up who you were crushing on? MC: I definitely had crushes growing up and I had the same approach as my character, Juli - I tried to be a tomboy and would try to beat all the boys at different things, like races. But boys didn&amp;#039;t like it too much when I won!  TM: Have you ever pursued a boy but he turned out not be interested? How did you handle it? What advice would you give to girls in that situation? MC: I have pursued a boy that wasn&amp;#039;t interested before. I think a lot of girls have been in that position at least once. I handle it by putting in a Taylor Swift CD! Her songs are amazing and she is so talented. So many girls can relate to her as well - you can see that she&amp;#039;s been through it before, too. And it&amp;#039;s true what your mother says, I think any boy who doesn&amp;#039;t see that you&amp;#039;re special, doesn&amp;#039;t deserve your attention.  TM: You&amp;#039;ve had a big year with The Spy Next Door staring Jackie Chan, making an appearance on Private Practice and now with Flipped coming out this month. What&amp;#039;s next? MC: I have been very blessed this year. My next movie is called Machine Gun Preacher and it&amp;#039;s a true story about a guy named Sam Childers who gave up so much and went to Africa to open up this orphanage. It is really deep and very inspiring. Gerard Butler and Michelle Monaghan star in it. It was so amazing getting to work with them. Gerard Butler is like a big kid, he&amp;#039;s so nice. Are you planning on seeing Flipped? Tell us what you think of this heartwarming new flick in comments!  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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