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Although Ashley Tisdale recently turned 24, in some people's eyes she's still that scheming, platinum-blond teen diva from "High School Musical."

But as much as she would love to be seen apart from her Disney persona, she's not trying to make a dramatic break. Over the weekend, she opened the kid movie "Aliens in the Attic," and she says she still wants to keep "High School Musical" fans as her own.
 

What are the challenges in trying to create your own identity apart from the character Sharpay in the "High School Musical" series?

I wouldn't be there if it wasn't for those projects, but I feel that dyeing my hair back to its original hair color, this is originally what I look like ... and it does separate me from that, in a way, because everybody really knows me as the blond bubbly character, and this is a different side.

There's so much focus on young female stars to see if they will mess up. Does that put pressure on you?

I don't drink and I don't smoke, and it's a personal choice. Just because I live in L.A. and I live in Hollywood doesn't mean I have to have a Hollywood life.

Do you feel that for your next project you need to change your image completely?

I'm not someone who is going to do a 180. If anything, I know I look young, so I'm still going to be in high school (in movies), but I think the projects would have to be a little bit more mature if it's in a high school environment. ... I'm really into comedy, and I love making people laugh, so I will definitely go in that direction for a little bit, and then maybe some drama, because I love drama, as well, and people haven't seen me do drama ... but I'm not going too dark yet - that's not me.

Would you do a "High School Musical 4," "5" or "10"?

I feel like we graduated (laughs). I know they left it open for Sharpay. I feel like it would be a little weird going back without that cast. For all of us, we're all going in our own directions, and we all are moving on. I think that they should definitely keep going with the franchise because it makes so many people happy.

Källa: (Kansascity.com)