Earlier this week, at an event following the Hollywood premiere of the new movie "Letters to Juliet," actress Amanda Seyfried found herself under friendly fire. Besieged by back-slapping studio executives and adoring fans — all eager to congratulate her on her role as a young journalist who stumbles into love in Italy — she was pinned down in a restaurant banquette, graciously thanking and hugging admirers as they approached.
But what she really wanted to do was to leave her own party.
"I'm so ready to go," she sighed while eyeing the next group of people waiting to talk to her. It wasn't that she was ungrateful for the attention, but rather that she was still rattled after a long day; before the premiere, she had taped an appearance on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, during which she said she had a panic attack. And it was clear that, hours later, she was still feeling anxious.
"I have realized that I hate going to the premieres of the movies that I'm in," she whispered. "Because I feel this tension after the movie is over that everyone feels obligated to say something nice to you. It's so unnatural and uncomfortable. You're not sure if they're saying it because they feel like they have to or because they genuinely feel that way."
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