Out of all the supporting cast for the Twilight movies, Ashley Greene falls somewhere in the “mildly inoffensive” area – she’s nowhere near as “boss” as Anna Kendrick but Ashley has not reached Full Kellan Lutz yet. Her claim to fame is still the Twilight franchise but I could conceivably see her finding some kind of success on a TV show or as in a supporting role in an action franchise. Ashley covers the new issue of Health Magazine and it turned out to be a pretty decent profile. She’s not really promoting any project, so she just talks about diets, body image and how she loves Cheez-Its, even though Cheez-Its go against everything she stands for. That should make her welcome around here! Some highlights:

The pressure to look a certain way: “Yeah, there’s always going to be pressure [in Hollywood]. Anyone who doesn’t feel pressure is a really good liar. You’re always going to be too skinny or too fat or too muscular, and I’ve gotten every single one of those.”

She’s never going to please everyone: “Yeah, and listen, everyone has a different perception of what they think perfect is, and you’re never gonna be able to please everyone. It’s so tough, but once you come to terms with that, it’s a little easier to deal with. When I started and got Twilight, I think I was 20, and I was more impressionable. Now I’m 28, and if people are unhappy with the way I look, then they can be unhappy. But I feel strong and healthy and happy. Some people, like Gisele Bündchen, have crazy genes, and that’s just what she looks like. But most of us are not 5’11” and don’t look like that naturally.”

Crazy diets: “I lasted a day on that cayenne pepper diet. It gave me a headache and I was really grumpy. It was like, ‘This cannot be healthy.’ I’ve done juicing and then quickly realized that I couldn’t just do juices if I was gonna continue to work out the way I do. Right now, I feel the strongest I’ve ever been.”

Cheez-Its: “I like Cheez-Its a lot, which goes against everything I stand for. I like sodium so much, but that’s difficult when you’re on-screen because it makes you retain water. At the end of the day, you have to allow yourself those things, as long as they’re not a staple. You don’t want to be the girl who’s looking at the back label of everything!”

She thinks about starting a family: “No more than three [kids]. Probably two. I’m the opposite of my mom — she had us really young, and now she and my dad are able to have fun. I want to get married, enjoy that, and then when I’m ready to completely give myself to my kids, I will. But I’m a little too selfish still.”

She’s going to concentrate on acting: “At this point, I care more about what people are saying about my acting ability than what I look like. You can have an amazing performance and a great role, but the second you don’t get the next one, the feelings of rejection and not being good enough kind of come back to you. Thankfully, I have a good support system. But the struggle is real.”

She’s not into sycophants: “I feel lucky to have my family, and friends who will call me on my s—t. To hear yes all the time is just not healthy…. Every single day, no matter how successful you are, there’s always gonna be failure.”

[From E! News and People]

Is she deep as a puddle? Yes. But it’s not a dangerous superficiality, in my opinion. Most actresses are self-involved and they focus too much on their appearance across the board. And Ashley does say the right things about self-acceptance and learning that she can’t do those dangerous and stupid diets. As for the love for Cheez-Its, “which goes against everything I stand for” – LOL. I need to start describing food that way. I love McNuggets, which goes against everything I stand for. I love Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, which goes against everything I stand for.

Photos courtesy of Health Magazine.