Minka Kelly on David Foster Wallace, "500 Days of Summer"
Minka Kelly is about to make a big change: The "Friday Night Lights" actress is looking to move from her home in West Hollywood and buy a house. Kelly, who is a spokesperson for real estate website Trulia, talked to CBS News about her search for a new home and upcoming projects.
Read on to find out what the culinary school graduate and Hollywood star has to say on the possibility of a "500 Days of Summer" sequel, her favorite neighborhood spots and how she gets her culture fix.
On her search for a new home: "I use Trulia. I think it's important to educate yourself before making such a big purchase and Trulia makes it easy for you to find all the facts before you move, like what the school district is like. Even if you don't have kids, you want to know that for resale value. Crime history -- whatever is particular to you. For me, I want to live near a dog park and walking distance to a coffee shop."
On her favorite Los Angeles spots: "I drive to the Santa Monica farmer's market. I love the Griffith Park Hike. I love Kings Road Cafe for coffee, I love Intelligentsia in Silver Lake for coffee. I'm all over the place."
On her arts and culture picks: "I highly recommend David Foster Wallace's commencement speech. I've listened to it a few times because every time I hear it, I hear something different. I think he's one of the most brilliant thinkers. It makes me so sad he wasn't ever able to find peace, so I'm reading 'Consider the Lobster' right now, which is really really good. I'm also watching 'House of Cards' right now, which is so good."
On foodie life: "My favorite thing is to have cooking parties at my house with my girlfriends. We like to have pizza parties. I love to make meatballs and lasagna and roasted chicken and salmon. Salmon is the most impressive but also the easiest thing to make, so I whip that out a lot. And roasting vegetables. I just learned about nutritional yeast and it's like cheese but it's so good for you. A little nutritional yeast, red pepper flakes, lemon juice and salt over vegetables is so good."
On if she would do a "500 Days of Summer" sequel: "Of course! Sure! If Marc Webb directs it, yes! I felt so lucky to have my little part in that."
On upcoming projects: "We have 'The Path' coming out on the 30th on Hulu. I'm developing a project with my friend Gaby Dalkin, so that's exciting."
