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WSJ. asks six luminaries to weigh in on a single topic. This month: Fear.

Chloë Grace Moretz

“I’ve had the amazing opportunity to work consistently since I was 12 years old. I haven’t taken more than a month off from work. It’s been really humbling. But all of that comes with fame, and fame is terrifying. It’s terrifying to think that when you walk down the street people will know you, know what you like to eat in the morning—or, at least, they think they know you. And then, of course, there’s fear of the paparazzi. You lose your anonymity. But it all goes hand in hand with fame. It’s why people buy tickets to the movies. But if you’re not careful, it can take a hold of you. What scares me even more, though, is the idea that one day this might be something I won’t love, to think that there could be a time that this no longer makes me happy—because, as of now, this is the biggest love of my life. I don’t ever want to get to that spot.”

—Moretz is an actress and stars in the upcoming film The 5th Wave, out in January.

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Chloë Grace Moretz is a hugger. She may be a big movie star with memorable roles in Kick-Ass, Carrie, Hugo, and soon The 5th Wave, but she’s a Georgia girl first and foremost. So when we meet up at Bowlmor Lanes, a dimly lit, music-filled bowling alley in New York City’s Chelsea Piers, there’s no how-do-you-do handshake. Ready or not, she goes right on in for the bear hug. “I’m from the South—that’s what we do!” she says.

Dozens of teens have descended upon the alley’s lanes and arcade area. A few people are singing “Happy Birthday” to a little boy dressed as Batman. No one seems to notice the famous actress among them dressed in a black leather jacket, high-rise skinny jeans, and a gray T-shirt with the words "kind of like this but not like this" emblazoned across her chest.

The die-hard hockey fan confesses she has a tendency to get competitive over the silliest of things—including a friendly round of bowling. After trading in her black slip-on Vans for a red, white, and blue pair of bowling shoes, she quickly takes control and starts setting up our names on the scoreboard. She types in “Coco” for herself. I go with “Striker.” (Full disclosure: I’ve only bowled a handful of times in my life and the last time was a good 12 years ago.)

Moretz is up first. She studies the bowling balls for a few seconds as if she’s waiting for one to call to her. She goes with a 10-pound orange ball that will become her go-to throughout the day. While her signature right-foot-out, left-leg-in-a-deep-lunge stance makes her look like a total pro, the pins are not impressed. Only three go down. Moretz gives a slow-motion turn and an exaggerated sad face, then goes again, knocking down four more pins. It’s not the spare she was hoping for, but she shrugs and motions that it’s my turn to show what I’ve got.

To my surprise there is no trash-talking from the super-competitive Moretz during our two games—only high-fives of support, self-deprecating humor after a gutter ball or two (“I’m the worst!”), and fits of dancing to songs by Jason Derulo, Bruno Mars, and Katy Perry. We’re neck and neck for both games, but I manage to beat her twice (maybe she let me win—she is that nice, in spite of her competitive streak), and then it’s time for some greasy bowling alley food and a chat.

Though most 18-year-olds are busy finishing up high school or figuring out their footing at college (which Moretz wants to do one day, too), the self-proclaimed goofball, who loves making a good prank call, has an air of confidence about her that only comes with experience. After all, her first big movie role was already 10 years ago, with Ryan Reynolds in The Amityville Horror reboot, and to date she’s worked with Hollywood’s greatest: From director Martin Scorsese (whom she fooled into thinking she was British while auditioning for Hugo) and Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore, who played her mom in Carrie, to Tim Burton and Johnny Depp in the campy big-screen take on Dark Shadows. “I was 14 when I was working with Johnny, so I was pretty obsessed,” she admits, twisting back and forth in her barstool. “He’s definitely the guy I fangirled over, because he’s the epitome of swagger.”

Next up is January’s alien attack drama The 5th Wave. “I play Cassie Sullivan, your average teenager till a spaceship shows up and her entire life is changed,” says Moretz. “The aliens that we call ‘The Others’ release five waves of an invasion. The first is an electromagnetic pulse that shuts down all of our electronics and causes everything to crash. Then there are earthquakes, which create tsunamis that cover our major cities in water. The third is an avian flu that kills off most of the population. It’s completely unstoppable unless you have a natural immunity to it, which my father, brother, and I have. The fourth wave: snipers that come down and pick us off one by one. The big question is: What’s the fifth wave?”

Don’t worry, plausibility police, Moretz’s character doesn’t suddenly turn from a mild-mannered teen to a badass warrior within minutes. “Cassie’s no gunslinger, but she has been pushed into a corner so that she’s completely primal and fights back by any means necessary to rescue her brother,” she says, her voice speeding up with excitement just talking about the movie. We pause long enough to order fried jalapeños and a chicken quesadilla—and I manage to hide my disappointment at her polite veto of classic bowling alley nachos: “too messy.”

Moretz, who doesn’t think it’s too far-fetched to assume we’re not alone in the galaxy, relates deeply with her character’s unbreakable family ties. Her mom, a former nurse, is now her co-manager and producing partner along with Moretz’s brother Trevor, 29. Her other three brothers are also involved: Brandon, 33, is her business manager, while 26-year-old Colin is a writer she hopes to collaborate with on projects soon, and Ethan, 23, is in college studying to be a line producer, meaning he might one day help finance his sister’s movies. Their bond is strong partly because her parents divorced when she was very young and her dad, a plastic surgeon, is no longer in the picture. Instead, she says her older brothers are “like having four dads.”

In any real-life doomsday scenario, Moretz says she would turn to her mom and brothers. “We’re such a little pack,” she says. Adding to the clan are the family’s four dogs, plus the miniature pinscher named Pearl that Moretz recently adopted and affectionately refers to as her dog-ter. “I think if push came to shove, we could definitely be able to defend ourselves, and to actually thrive and succeed in being self-sustaining.” In between bites of fried jalapeños, she reveals her plan would be to go to “‘Nowhere, Georgia’ to raise crops.” Believe it or not, she has experience with that, too. “When I was a kid, we lived in Camarillo, California, which is farmland. I’ve got a bit of a green thumb,” she says with a smile. “I used to grow squash, figs, and bean sprouts. I’d like to do it again, but with the current drought in California I can’t use any extra water.”

Not that she’s been home to Los Angeles much lately anyway. The busy actress has been down in Atlanta filming the Seth Rogen and Zac Efron comedy Neighbors 2, in theaters this May. The details of her role are hush-hush, but what she can say is that sororities have now come to torture Rogen’s and Rose Byrne’s characters. “And we’re a lot scarier than the boys. A lot scarier,” she says emphatically. The set sounds like a total lovefest. “Selena [Gomez] and I have been friends for a year now, and she’s a total sweetheart, Seth is an amazing guy and a smart writer, and Zac is great.” The feelings are mutual. Her co-star Efron says he believes Moretz is in such high demand as an actress because she’s “smart, funny, dope, and a beautiful person.”

While some bro comedies are dissed for being misogynistic, Moretz says this one is decidedly feminist, thanks to Rogen and director Nicholas Stoller bringing in female writers and taking a very pro-female stance. “If any of the women ever feel there’s something inappropriate, we speak up, and they will never push the boundaries with us—they’ve been really respectful,” says Moretz, who proudly calls herself a feminist. “My mom was a single mom, so I’ve been a feminist since birth. I think feminism is about strong women being who they want to be and fighting for equality on all accounts. It’s not about men being demolished to bring women higher up in the world. I think that’s incredibly misconstrued.”

Just then, two guys approach us. One asks: “Can I get this shot?” He’s not offering to buy us a drink or even asking for a selfie. He’s just wondering if we could kindly scoot away from the pool table so he can hit the six ball into the corner pocket. Really, does no one here recognize her? Or are we just surrounded by play-it-cool New Yorkers?

Now that fame—everywhere else but here, apparently—has given Moretz a platform to share her views, she wants to stand up against racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia. Her progressive mom led the way. “Back when my mom was in college, when things were more taboo, she had lots of gay and trans friends, people of all shapes, sizes, and colors,” says Moretz. “So we were a very open household.” Two of the actress’s brothers are gay, so she’s seen firsthand the judgment they’ve endured. “My mom tells us people asked her, ‘Why are you letting your son run around in a pink Power Ranger costume?’ Her answer was: ‘Because he wants to wear it, and it makes him smile. Why would I take that away from him?’”

Moretz was just a middle-schooler when her brothers Trevor and Colin came out, and their experiences affected her deeply. “At 11, you’re incredibly observant and realizing what society is, and who you are, and people are kissing boys or girls for the first time, and you’re really starting to understand what sexuality is. And to see my brothers struggle with the anxiety of having to come out was awful,” she says, visibly upset at the thought. “The problem is we live in a society where we have to say the words, ‘I’m coming out.’ No one should care what your sexual orientation is, what color your skin is, or if you’re a man or a woman. People would call them the F-word, and I would get so angry. It was really hard to see my brothers be hated on or bullied, so I stood up for them. We shouldn’t be using these terms to create more labels and segregate us further apart than we already are. At a young age, I was motivated to fight for gay rights, women’s rights, minority rights—all human rights.”

In that case, it should come as no big surprise that Moretz says if she wasn’t an actor, she’d be a politician—and she still might be. “I’m ready, guys, youngest female president ever!” she shouts. “I don’t know…maybe not president. I might just be a senator. We’ll see.” Keira Knightley, her co-star in the 2014 flim Laggies, thinks she could handle the top job: “She has such incredible stamina that 11 hours of the Benghazi hearing wouldn’t be a problem.” Until then, Hillary Clinton has Moretz’s vote in the 2016 presidential election—the first that she is old enough to vote in. “I read up on all of the candidates and Hillary is the best—male or female,” says Moretz, who has gotten to spend some face time with the candidate. “Hillary’s giving us real answers to real questions for once. And I think she’s one of the first candidates we’ve had in a long time that isn’t lying to us in that sense. I think she’s an amazing role model, and I like her ideas for education reform and college loans—higher education should be as accessible as a high school education. You shouldn’t have to pay 15 years of your life back to a bank to pay off a student loan.”

Moretz is so incredibly passionate when it comes to politics that she recently got mad at a friend who chose to go to a bar rather than watch the Democratic debate on TV. “I was like, ‘This is a monumental day for us,’” says Moretz, who was working on set the night of the debate but listened to it on talk radio in between takes. “These are the first debates that we can watch as voters of the next president of the United States. That’s a huge deal, and a right people take for granted. We’re the youth of America—we can make true change in the world.”

Her declaration may sound naive to some, but it’s also refreshing that Moretz isn’t apathetic and truly believes in the power of the people. That said, don’t get her started on #squadgoals, or she’ll just roll her eyes. Though the actress has been photographed with other Young Hollywood standouts like Hailee Steinfeld, Kiernan Shipka, and Emma Roberts, she will not be starting her own girl gang any time soon. “I agree with having a good core group of friends, but the issue I have with squads is it creates exclusivity,” she says. “I was never included in those things when I was a kid. I was the weird one that chose to do movies, so now I go out of my way to be nice to people and make them feel included.”

At her core, she says she’s “a nerd” who loves making people laugh with funny voices (Ansel Elgort—whose very first scene in a movie was with Moretz in Carrie—tells us his co-star is “really good at imitations” and Efron reveals “she’s obsessed with doing an Australian accent—and she’s actually really good at it!”). She would much rather stay home and watch Pocahontas and Mulan for the hundredth time, take pictures with her Leica M240 camera (a recent splurge she takes with her everywhere), or sing along to show tunes from Les Mis and Miss Saigon in her car than be out partying. She’s also a “social media queen,” says Knightley. “On Laggies, she was trying to explain to me the point of Vine, and I spent my entire time taking the piss out of her for it. She spent the entire time taking the piss out of me for being an old granny, which was totally appropriate.”

To quote Britney Spears, Moretz is “not a girl, not yet a woman”—and she’s fine with that. “I’m very much a work in progress,” she says, fanning her mouth after an especially spicy jalapeño.

Like many girls her age, she’s dealt with body issues over the years, and is still trying to overcome some nagging insecurities. “When I was younger, I’d look at ads that promoted a certain body type, and I’d always feel inadequate. I’m five-foot-five and broad-shouldered with a short waist—I’m never going to have that Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue look.” But it doesn’t stop Hollywood from trying to fit her into that mold. “I’ve had certain projects tell me I need to wear push-up bras because I’m an A-cup, or I’ve been told I don’t have a pronounced-enough jaw, that I have a moon face. When I was younger I really took it to heart.” But now she’s coming into her own. “I’ve started to realize that if I change all of these things that are my quote-unquote imperfections, like my little birthmarks and weird discolorations, my slightly lazy eye, or the gap in my teeth, then who am I? Am I a carbon copy of everyone else? Those things are what make me me.”

With tonight’s New York Islanders hockey game looming (she has plans to attend with her brother Trevor), that sentiment seems like the perfect note to end on—followed by a goodbye hug, of course.

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Chloe Moretz has signed on to star in Universal's live-action Little Mermaid film.

Richard Curtis is in talks to write the script based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale centering on a mermaid who gives up her life in the sea after she falls in love with a prince.

Sofia Coppola exited the project over creative differences, and a new director has not yet signed on.

Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are producing while Liza Chasin and Amelia Granger will executive produce.

Curtis wrote and directed About Time and Love Actually, and previously wrote War Horse and Bridget Jones's Diary, among others. He's represented by United Agents in the UK.

Moretz's upcoming credits include Neighbors 2 and YA adaptation The 5th Wave, along with November Criminals with Ansel Elgort and Broad Green’s Brain on Fire. She’s repped by WME, T Squared Entertainment and Sloane, Offer.

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Kick-Ass actress Chloe Moretz has revealed how she likes to keep he home life separate from her professional career, as she does not want to blur any lines. Chloe stated that she does not allow any of her real friends to visit her on sets or to come to any of her movie premieres.

Moretz told InStyle magazine, “I don't let them visit me filming and I don't bring them to premieres. It's a different head zone - when I'm on set, I'm working. When I'm just with my friends, I can just hang out, do normal stuff and generally be a complete idiot. It's the same with everyone.

Chloe also spoke about how she got into acting at such a young age, thanks to the assistance of her brother. She tells how he got her into acting and she loved it from the word go and has not looked back since.

Chloe added, “I remember thinking, 'Whatever this is, it makes me happy, and I want to do it,' so we decided to do a few auditions, just to see. And Trevor said he'd teach me the acting skills he learned at school. If felt really comfortable, because it was just me hanging out with my brother.”

As well as praising her brother for her acting influence, was also full of praise for her mother. Chloe claims that her mother is her biggest style icon and has the best sense in fashion, which inspires what she wears.

Moretz continued, “She has some of the best clothes ever. There's this insane red blazer from the 80s, it is literally the chicest thing. But it's important that I don't wear clothes that make me look way older than I am... like 25.”

Chloe Moretz has signed up to reprise her role as Mindy Macready aka Hit-Girl inKick-Ass 2, which is currently in the process of filming and is expected to be released in the US on June 28, 2013 and then in the UK on July 19, 2013.

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Halloween is a little over a month away. Have you picked out your costume? Chloë Moretz hasn’t revealed what she’s going as, but she has already planned what she’ll be doing: lending her support to the 62nd annual Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign. The Dark Shadows actress talked exclusively with Celebrity Teen Scoop about her commitment.

“No matter where in the world I celebrate Halloween I always dress up with my friends and sometimes my brothers,” Chloë said. “We typically go trick-or-treating and sometimes attend fun Halloween parties thrown by my friends.

This year I’m so excited to be supporting Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. Trick-or-treating has always been one of my favorite things to do with my family and friends on Halloween. Now I can do it while helping to raise money for UNICEF. UNICEF is a great organization that helps millions of children in need around the world.”

For the first time in the program’s history, kids will have the chance to design their own collection boxes. They can submit their original designs to trickortreatforunicef.org, and the winning three will become part of a limited edition collection for next year’s campaign. Chloë will be designing her own collection box and will post her design on the site.

Other celebrity supporters of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF include Selena Gomez, Sarah Jessica Parker and Alyssa Milano.

“We couldn’t be more pleased to have Chloë‘s support for this year’s campaign. Not only is she a talented young actress, she is representative of the spirit and ingenuity displayed by generations of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF supporters,” said Caryl Stern, President and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.

If you’d like to participate in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, you can order collection boxes and fundraising kits (which include blank collection boxes) at trickortreatforunicef.org or call 1-800-FOR-KIDS through Oct. 26. You can also donate $10 to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF on your smart phone by texting the word ‘TOT‘ to UNICEF (864233).

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Actress Chloe Grace Moretz has called on her fans to help raise awareness about rhino poaching to save the animals from extinction.

The Kick-Ass star, 15, has pledged her support to Rhinoheart, a non-profit organisation which aims to educate people around the world about the plight of the mammals, many species of which are considered to be critically endangered.

Alerting her Twitter.com followers to the cause on Thursday (27Sep12), Moretz writes, "On (Sunday) 8 Rhinos were killed in one day, and last night 4 more. The total number of poached Rhinos (is up) to 338 for 2012. Just in South Africa."

She then directs fans to Rhinoheart's social networking pages to spread the word about the campaign.

She adds, "By going to this twitter and Fb (Facebook) page... and liking/following we can Raise Awarness (sic)... Change the fate of these rhinos!"

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NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Critically acclaimed actress Chloe Grace Moretz, of films such as Dark Shadows, Hugo, 500 Days of Summer and Let Me In is taking time this Halloween to lend her support for the 62(nd) annual Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign. One of the longest-running youth engagement campaigns in America, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF enables kids to make a positive impact on the world by helping other kids in a fun and important way.

“Halloween is such a fun time of year. I love dressing up and taking part in festivities,” said Moretz. “That’s why I can’t think of a better way to honor this annual tradition than by supporting UNICEF, an organization that has saved the lives of millions of children across the globe. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF gives kids the freedom to choose how they’d like to express their support through a variety of activities.”

For the first time in campaign history, kids will have the chance to design their own collection boxes. Original designs may be submitted online at trickortreatforunicef.org, and winning designs in three categories will become part of a limited edition collection for next year’s campaign. The “Create-a-Character” contest will run from Sept. 1 through Oct. 26.

In line with the contest, Moretz will be designing her own Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF collection box and will post her design online at trickortreatforunicef.org in October.

Chloe Grace Moretz joins a long list of celebrity supporters including Heidi Klum, Selena Gomez, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alyssa Milano, Meg Ryan, Katie Couric and other notables who have served as spokespersons for Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF.

“We couldn’t be more pleased to have Chloe’s support for this year’s campaign. Not only is she a talented young actress, she is representative of the spirit and ingenuity displayed by generations of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF supporters,” said President and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF Caryl Stern. “We have been fortunate to receive overwhelming support from some of the country’s most talented entertainers. From our very first supporter, comedian Danny Kaye in 1955 to last year’s Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Ambassador Heidi Klum, we’re proud to add Chloe to our esteemed roster.”

To date, more than $167 million has been raised in support of UNICEF’s lifesaving programs worldwide. This fall a new cast of characters will be featured on individual collection boxes, transforming the iconic orange box in a way that allows children to express themselves while helping to raise funds for those in need around the world. A monster, black cat, princess, pumpkin, vampire and a witch are among the new selection of characters this year.

To order Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF collection boxes and fundraising kits which include blank collection boxes, visit trickortreatforunicef.org or call 1-800-FOR-KIDS through Oct. 26. Supporters can donate $10 to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF on their smart phone by texting the word “TOT” to UNICEF (864233).

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Chloë Moretz says her style is “very Kristen Stewart” when she’s in a city. The 15-year-old actress says that when it comes to her dress sense, it varies depending on her location.

Chloë garners inspiration from fellow Hollywood starlets for her ever-changing get-ups. “My style depends on where I am,” she told the British edition of Glamour magazine. “In a city, it’s very Kristen Stewart: a darker, grungier, moodier version of me.”

Chloë rose to fame at a very early age, beginning her acting career when she was just seven.

When it comes to fashion, the high-profile star has to tread a fine line between keeping her looks sophisticated and on-trend, yet age-appropriate.

“The hard part is looking young, but classy,” she explained. “It’s a collaborative effort – my mom, my brother, me and my stylist [Nell Kalonji from Dazed & Confused].

"If I see an amazing dress with cut-outs, my stylist will know to get it lined because she knows my mom would never allow it.”

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Chloe Moretz says that fake blood "stains your hair".

The blonde actress has revealed the perils she faced while shooting the remake of classic 1976 horror film Carrie. In the new movie, director Kimberly Peirce stayed true to one of the iconic scenes from the original picture. Chloe had to be soaked head to foot in costume make-up to imitate blood. The staining properties increased the pressure to shoot the scene correctly.

"We only have, like, four chances to get it right," Chloe told Entertainment Weekly about shooting the scene where a blood-covered Carrie goes crazy on her fellow students at prom. "Because that stuff stains your hair."

Chloe insists the new adaptation of Stephen King's legendary book will differ from the original Brian de Palma film. She has revealed more elements from the book will feature in her film.

"It's more of like a Black Swan version of it," Chloe recently explained to MTV News. "So you really see the mythology of the character and you really see everything going on with Carrie. It's darker."

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Chloe Moretz is negotiating to star in The Wilderness Of James, an indie film coming of age tale that was scripted by Michael Johnson, who will make his directorial debut. The film takes place in Portland and is the coming of age story about a young boy dealing with absence of his father.

Super Crispy is producing the low budget indie and shooting is scheduled to begin next month. Nicholas Frenkel and Glenn Howarton are exec producing. Moretz is in discussions to play the role of Val opposite Kodi Smitt-McPhee. This deal is dependent on working out her fall schedule. Moretz, who wrapped the title role in the Kimberly Peirce-directed Carrie remake, will shoot the Jeff Wadlow-directed Kick-Ass 2: Balls To The Wall for Universal. She is repped by WME and 3 Arts.

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Universal Pictures unveiled its development slate for 2013, including official release dates for comic book adaptations Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall, R.I.P.D. and 2 Guns, as well as a release date change for the studio’s next Jurassic Parkfilm.

Kick-Ass 2 will head to theaters on June 28, 2013, with Chloe Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Aaron Johnson returning, along with franchise newcomers John Leguizamo and Donald Faison.

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