Do Blondes Really Have More Fun?

Emma Stone's career really took off once she ditched her light locks. "When I first moved to L.A., I had this agent who thought, because I was blonde, that I only wanted to play cheerleaders," said "The Easy A" star. "So she'd send me out for all these parts where they thought: 'What a weird 15-year-old. It's not going to work out!' I don't know if anyone necessarily underestimated me as a blonde -- I think I just had a crappy agent. So one day, ... more 

Emma Stone's career really took off once she ditched her light locks. "When I first moved to L.A., I had this agent who thought, because I was blonde, that I only wanted to play cheerleaders," said "The Easy A" star. "So she'd send me out for all these parts where they thought: 'What a weird 15-year-old. It's not going to work out!' I don't know if anyone necessarily underestimated me as a blonde -- I think I just had a crappy agent. So one day, in a fit of trying to do something different, I just dyed my hair dark brown and got my first role a week later, after which I thought: 'People are close-minded, man! Like a different hair color changes everything!'" Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic.com - April 5, 2010 less