Lindsay Lohan hoping for an on-screen comeback

(CBS/AP) Lindsay Lohan says she wants to be identified with great films in the future, not the personal problems that have stalled her career in recent years.

"I don't want that to be what I'm known for anymore - the tabloid stuff," the 24-year-old actress admitted in an interview with "Extra."

Pictures: Lindsay Lohan charged with theft

When asked how she was feeling, Lohan said: "I feel great. I feel happy. There's always things, you know, bumps we have in the road, and as long as I am focusing on the one thing I need to put first in my life, which is my recovery and stuff, and I'm doing good and that's most important for me."

She also acknowledged that her comeback won't be easy.

"There's going to be a lot of steps that I have to go through to kind of prove myself again," she said.

In the latest of her off-screen woes, Lohan is charged with felony grand theft, for allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace from an upscale jewelry store.

She has pleaded not guilty to that charge, which she did not discuss in the interview. Last week, the judge in that case warned Lohan that any plea deal she takes will involve jail time.

The second part of her interview airs Wednesday night.