Speaking to the BBC before she makes her West End debut in David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow later this year, the movie star opens up about her troubled time in Hollywood and the next chapter in her career.
Performing in front of a live audience will be a new challenge for Lohan. "I think you go through phases in life and you hit this wall where you kind of want to do something new and experience something different," the 28-year-old actress says, "and I think I just am in a place now where it's the right time."
Unlike her days on the set of Georgia Rule, Lohan is determined to behave professionally. Asked if she'll miss any shows this fall, the actress says, "That's not going to happen. That's not in the cards. It's not."
Lohan knows she faces an uphill battle. "People have certain perceptions of me. For a long time, people looked at me as kind of a celebrity, which is something I never wanted...That's not what I got into this industry for. I've been doing this since I was 3 years old and I've been on set since I was 6. People kind of forgot that, and I think now is a good time," she says of her comeback. "And what better than to do it with the great people that I'm working with on stage in London...so that people can focus on the fact that I'm in this industry because I'm an actress and an artist and not just someone you take photos of?"
