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Eliza Dushku, 20, slayed us on Buffy and cheered us up in Bring It On. Now she dishes about The New Guy and playing bad girls.

YM: Was it hard keeping a straight face on the set of The New Guy?
ED: Yeah. When you laugh out loud while reading the script, you know the movie's going to be cool. Plus, it's nice that the cast is still hanging out since we wrapped. So many people do that "I love you baby, call me!" thing, but don't really mean it. With The New Guy, we all became friends.

YM: You're best known as Faith from Buffy. Will you return to the show?
ED: I'd love to. I miss the cast, and I like seeing strong girls kick ass.

YM: Are you a troublemaker in real life?
ED: No, but I don't think rebels are all bad - they're just experimenting. Those roles are more interesting than good girls. I love that this business allows me to pretend to be someone I'm not for three months at a time. I think you learn about who you really want to be. You take a piece of each character and that makes up who you are.