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"  If you haven&amp;#039;t heard of Thomas McDonell yet, you will very soon. The relatively unknown actor managed to score a major lead role in Disney&amp;#039;s new movie, Prom (it hits theaters this Friday, April 29!). And with his brooding good looks, he will definitely be on every girl&amp;#039;s hot-guy radar in no time. Read on to see what Thomas had to say about his new movie, falling in love, and meeting fans for the first time. 17: How is Prom different from other high school movies? TM: Everybody involved in Prom wanted the tone of it to be reminiscent of a John Hughes movie (Ed Note: think The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink). It&amp;#039;s the stories in those classic teen films that are relatable, so you can still watch and enjoy them today. Prom is definitely relevant to today&amp;#039;s teens, since there&amp;#039;s a Facebook scene and there are cell phones and things like that, but it also feels timeless. 17: Are you similar to Jesse, the bad boy character you play in the movie? TM: Not really. When I was in high school, I wasn&amp;#039;t a troublemaker. I didn&amp;#039;t get in fights. I was a good student and I had a lot of friends. 17: A big part of this movie is finding that perfect prom date. What&amp;#039;s your perfect girl like? TM: The truth is, I don&amp;#039;t really have a type of girl. I mean, I like nice girls, and I like people who are generous. And I also like really beautiful girls. 17: What&amp;#039;s the best relationship advice you can give? TM: That makes it seem like I might know anything about the subject! Well, it&amp;#039;s really important to be honest with the person that you&amp;#039;re seeing. Another thing I believe is that if you&amp;#039;re going to be involved with someone, you&amp;#039;d better really do that and not be &amp;#039;in-between.&amp;#039; Because what are you doing if you&amp;#039;re just halfway there, in a relationship? 17: Are people starting to recognize you in the streets and now? TM: The Prom cast and I have been going to Macy&amp;#039;s stores in malls to work with this charity that gives dresses to underprivileged girls (Donatemydress.org), and we&amp;#039;ve been meeting fans there. I didn&amp;#039;t know that I even have that many fans, because no one has necessarily seen that much of what I&amp;#039;ve done! And yet, they are still there, wanting autographs. So it feels strange sometimes\u2014but it&amp;#039;s fun. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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