Paris Hilton: I'm A U.S. Princess

Heiress Says She's Like No One Else

(AP)  AP: So how would you describe your occupation?

Hilton: I don't know. I'm an actress, a brand, a businesswoman. I'm all kinds of stuff.

AP: If you had to pick just one...

Hilton: An actress.

AP: So all of this - the partying, the modeling, the reality show - was just your journey to an acting career?

Hilton: Yeah, I guess.

AP: Do you read what's written about you? Do you pick up the tabloids?

Hilton: I don't read any of it. I just look at the pictures to see what I was wearing last week and if it was cute.

AP: Do you read blogs?

Hilton: What's that?

AP: Um, they're these things on the Internet where people write about news and stuff.

Hilton: No, I don't really read anything on the Internet except my AOL mail. I don't like people who sit on computers all day long and write about people they don't know anything about.

AP: Paris, you just described my job.

(Her publicist, Rob Shuter, laughs.)

AP: What did you want to be when you were a little girl?

Hilton: A veterinarian, but then I realized I could just buy a bunch of animals.

AP: So let's talk about the movie. I'm sure you've had a gazillion scripts on your doorstep. Why do "House of Wax"?

Hilton: It's a fun summer movie about teenagers. When I got the script, I went out and got the original and thought it was creepy and fun. And because of Joel Silver. I've known Joel since I was little so I was very excited when he asked me to be in one of his movies. He's a Hollywood legend.

AP: Tell me about your character, Paige.

Hilton: She's very sexy. She's a small town girl.

AP: You do a lot of kissing in this movie. What was that like?

Hilton: It was hard because I've never done anything like that before. My boyfriend - not my boyfriend now (shipping heir Paris Lastis) - got really jealous about it, but then he realized it's just a movie.

AP: Which boyfriend?

Hilton: I don't even want to say his name.