Is Kate Bosworth Next Big Thing?

Kate Bosworth, who played a surfer chick in last year's "Blue Crush," is being called the "Next Big Thing" in Hollywood — and that's made her wary.

"When someone says something nice, I wonder about their real motive," the 20-year-old actress tells Entertainment Weekly in its Aug. 1 issue. "It's a horrible way to be, but if you're a hundred percent innocent in this business, you're going to be eaten alive."

Bosworth stars opposite Topher Grace and Josh Duhamelin the romantic comedy "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!!!" — the story of a naive West Virginia girl who wins a date with a celebrity.

Her upcoming films also include "Wonderland," with Val Kilmer, scheduled for release later this year, and "Beyond the Sea," opposite Kevin Spacey. Bosworth will play '50s ingenue Sandra Dee; Spacey will play her husband, singer Bobby Darin.

"Whenever I hear that I'm on the brink of stardom, I feel like I want to run into a cave," Bosworth tells the magazine. "It's a scary place to be, the pinnacle."