Jennifer Love Hewitt at 17: She Already Knew Exactly Who She Was Going to Be | Dini Petty

Jennifer Love Hewitt at 17: She Already Knew Exactly Who She Was Going to Be | Dini Petty

Jennifer Love Hewitt was 17 years old and already six years into her career when she sat down with Dini Petty in March 1996.

She’d gone on a world tour for LA Gear at 11. She’d spent only 28 days in school that year and still made Student of the Year. By 17 she had a hit Fox drama, two albums, and a feature film on the way. When Dini asks where she sees herself in 10 years, she doesn’t hesitate.

When Dini asks what role she’d want in any remake, the answer is Natalie Wood’s Marjorie Morningstar. Not a party girl. Not a scream queen. A young woman who wanted to play a young woman figuring out who she was.

She knew. She just didn’t know yet how right she was.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Introduction
0:43 How Party of Five treats teenagers differently
4:15 LA Gear world tour at 11 years old
4:34 Only 28 days in school, still Student of the Year
5:51 Where she sees herself in 10 years
6:11 Dream role: Natalie Wood’s “Marjorie Morningstar”
6:34 Audience Q&A begins
7:08 “What’s it like to kiss Bailey?”
7:17 “I just smooch Scott Wolf all day”
7:22 Dating someone in the business
8:21 Working on her second album, 9 songs written
9:00 First job: Kids Incorporated on Disney Channel
9:17 “My brother is completely normal, unlike me”

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