Rumer Willis on 'Sorority Row,' '90210' and Shooting in a Slaughterhouse

5 Questions With the 'Sorority Row' Star

Rumer Willis, the eldest of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore's three girls, is so far the only one to follow in the footsteps of mom and dad (and stepdad Ashton Kutcher). In her first two roles, at 7 and 8, she played it pretty close to home -- she was Demi's daughter in the '96 movie 'Now and Then' and again in '97's 'Striptease.' Her next two roles after that were in Bruce's flicks 'The Whole Nine Yards' and 'Hostage.'

Now Rumer -- who recently turned 21 -- is making her own way as an actress. She stars in the ensemble horror flick 'Sorority Row' and has a recurring role on the upcoming second season of the CW's '90210' remake. We chatted with the second-generation thespian about her nerdy side, advice from the 'rents ... and which hair color really has the most fun.

1. Do you like scary movies?
Yeah. Sometimes I have a hard time watching them because they get a little scary ... The studio that we were shooting at was definitely a little creepy. It actually used to be a slaughterhouse, so they had drains on the floors and hooks on the ceiling.

2. Your character, Ellie, is the shy, nerdy one, how did you relate to that?
I was definitely a bit of a nerd in school. And you have that collection of people you've seen in your life, somewhere in the back of your head, so I pulled from there and, you know, just different people that you meet or characters that you see in movies. You find a mix of a bit of everybody. I feel like everybody knows that one girl in this situation who doesn't quite feel comfortable and she doesn't totally fit in, so she keeps trying to, like, if everyone's laughing and joking, keeps trying to throw one in there but kind of gets shot down. I thought that might be funny.


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3. You're in the next season of '90210.' What can you tell us about that?
Right now we're introducing my character, Gia, who's a journalist, and I don't know necessarily where her storyline is gonna go. We're really seeing right now where she fits into the group and how she takes off. I don't know [how many episodes I'll appear in] because, again, they haven't even told me that much.

4. What's the best acting advice you've gotten from your family? And do you think either of your sisters, Scout and Tallulah, will pursue acting?
This isn't specific, but [mom Demi Moore, dad Bruce Willis and stepfather Ashton Kutcher] are incredibly supportive. Every once in a while I'll go ask them about a script or something and maybe read over an audition, and they all definitely have three very different perspectives, so it's nice to be able to get that. I'd love to [work with them] at some point. I think that'd be really fun, especially if I can play a character that was kind of opposing them in the storyline, that'd be really cool ... I did a short film that my mom directed called 'Streak' that I [acted in and] recorded a song for. As of right now, I don't think [sisters Scout and Tallulah] are into acting. My middle sister -- I have to do a little bragging now -- she's going to Brown. I think [she and Tallulah] are a little bit more into fashion, but they definitely have very strong personalities; I think they can do anything.

5. You're known for changing your hairstyles a lot. What's your favorite?
Right now, I'm really loving the red hair. I did it for the movie; I've kept it for a while, and I think I'm going to stay a redhead for a while. Redheads have the most fun.