Ashlee
Simpson: "Chicago Made Me Confident"
11/27/07
Singer Ashlee Simpson has credited her stint in stage musical Chicago
with boosting her confidence.
The 23-year-old admits she coped badly with negative remarks, but
appearing as Roxie Hart in 2006 on London's West End helped her become
more confident of her own ability.
She says, "There was a time when what people said about me could
really get to me. But working on Chicago helped me come into my own.
"(Theatre acting) had been a dream of mine ever since I was
little, and being able to fulfill it... was amazing. It taught me to be
more comfortable with myself."
And Simpson insists as she gets older, being publicly criticized no
longer affects her.
She adds, "I've gotten to the point where being credible with
myself is more important to me than what anyone else says. People make up
stories about you, but they don't really know you. I'm not fazed by that
anymore."