Associated Press

Los Angeles:

For someone with a wilder-than-wild party girl history and a faker-than-fake reality TV show, Paris Hilton is surprisingly real. In person, what you see glammed up, glammed down, hair extensions in, hair extensions out is what you get. She doesn’t hide her silly spoils, like her dog’s designer carrying case, and has perfected her paparazzi pout. The result? Ever-increasing fame for the omnipresent hotel heiress turned sex tape star and reality TV supernova.

Now Hilton, 24, is moving into acting. In ‘House of Wax’, opening Friday, Hilton does horror. She’ll later surface in ‘National Lampoon’s Pledge This!’ and ‘Bottom’s Up’. But when it comes to her tabloid-tracked personal life, Hilton insists she’s become more interested in playing housewife than clubhopper. Other than the husband, two kids and white picket fence, Hilton seemingly has it all. And it’s all about Paris: a self-titled fragrance, self-titled nightclub chain, self-titled jewelry line. She’s also working on a self-titled boutique hotel chain, as-yet-untitled makeup and clothing lines and a more-than-likely mild CD. During a recent interview, Hilton purred freely about her sex tape, her falling out with ‘Simple Life’ cohort Nicole Richie, her naughty ‘House of Wax’ scenes. Her most shocking revelation: Hilton wants a simpler life.

AP: So how would you describe your occupation?

Hilton: I don’t know. I’m an actress, a brand, a businesswoman. I’m all kinds of stuff.

AP: If you had to pick just one...

Hilton: An actress.

AP: So all of this the partying, the modeling, the reality show was just your journey to an acting career?

Hilton: Yeah, I guess.

AP: What did you want to be when you were a little girl?

Hilton: A veterinarian, but then I realised I could just buy a bunch of animals.

AP: So let’s talk about the movie. I’m sure you’ve had a gazillion scripts on your doorstep. Why do ‘House of Wax’?

Hilton: It’s a fun summer movie about teenagers. When I got the script, I went out and got the original and thought it was creepy and fun. And because of Joel Silver. I’ve known Joel since I was little so I was very excited when he asked me to be in one of his movies. He’s a Hollywood legend.

AP: Tell me about your character, Paige.

Hilton: She’s very sexy. She’s a small town girl.

AP: You do a lot of kissing in this movie. What was that like?

Hilton: It was hard because I’ve never done anything like that before. My boyfriend not my boyfriend now (shipping heir Paris Lastis) got really jealous about it, but then he realized it’s just a movie.

AP: Which boyfriend?

Hilton: I don’t even want to say his name.

AP: What’s your favorite horror movie?

Hilton: I like a lot of the old, creepy classics like the Freddy Kruger movies and ‘The Shining’ Jack Nicholson is really scary.

AP: Who do you want to be your new ‘Simple Life’ co-star?

Hilton: I want it to be Kim (Stewart, daughter of rocker Rod), but it could be anybody. I don’t know.

AP: So what do you think of Britney settling down and getting pregnant?

Hilton: I love it. She’s been talking about wanting to settle down and get married and have kids for a while. I think it’s good. (She and Kevin Federline) are really cute together.

AP: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Hilton: I don’t know. Married to my boyfriend with two kids and a house. Still acting and doing stuff.

AP: What would your children’s names be?

Hilton: Paris and London.

AP: Paris for a girl? London for a boy?

Hilton: Yeah.

AP: Why are you so popular?

Hilton: I don’t know, because of who I am. I’m not like anybody else. I’m like an American princess.