How was working with Andre and Big Boi?
Paula: They’re huge stars and so it was a bit intimidating at first. But, when I met them, they are so kind and so humble. I mostly did all my scenes with Andre. Andre was so generous with me. It was his first lead in a movie at the time and he made me feel like both of us were on this journey together. He was my confidant. We would talk about our nerves, our excitement and he made me feel as if no one had ever known his name before and, of course, I’d go home and watch MTV and be like ‘who is this person’? He’s so fabulous. It was a really comfortable experience. No one made me feel like ‘who are you, kid’? TeenHollywood: How about working with Macy Gray as the rival singer? Was that fun? Paula: I love Macy. How funny was she in the movie? She was just great and she was sort of my nemesis in the film. We had a great time together. We were good friends and she would rib me all the time. I think her performance in the film was outstanding. We were friendly but the first day she was in c
