Hilary Duff, AMAA!

A few years ago a friend and I were walking toward Avalon on a Thursday night when he spotted you at Katsuya. Being young and naive, I got very excited and turned back, at which I time I pointed at you and shouted "YOU'RE HILARY DUFF!" Then you slowly turned and walked away, seemingly frightened.

Do you remember this encounter? If so, I apologize for startling you.

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No, I don't remember that encounter, but I guess I'm used to being yelled at in public!

Hawks or Lightning?

I'd say the Hawks.

What would you tell the 13 year old you?

Mmmm.

I remember feeling really insecure at 13. Like, part of my job was...I had to have a certain confidence, and a certain bravery, but inside I felt like a very normal insecure 13 year old. And I guess I would tell her to just take it easy on herself. That everything sorts itself out. And everything's not such a big deal. And I guess I would be like "Just wait until you're an adult - Wait until you're an ADULT, if you think that's a big deal!"

And I'd give her a pat on the back, and say "Good job. Calm down!"

Hello Hilary~ What was your Tinder experience like that you haven't revealed? What did you enjoy the most and dislike the most? How did the guys you dated feel about the situation?

Thank you for all the work you do!

My Tinder experience was a bit of a social experiment for me. It was fun to do something that people wouldn't expect me to do. It was fun to be in a situation that I wouldn't normally ever be in. But it was all for a purpose, you know? It was all for my video. I think i was surprised that i met such normal people on there. But I'm still so confused by the whole situation...It's so crazy to me! But it makes sense. This is the day & age that we live in. It totally makes sense to meet people that way. It was fun. It was fun to surprise people, and do something unexpected!

What was it like working on Cheaper By The Dozen?

That was a really fun movie to shoot. There were so many kids. And that always made for an interesting day. There was always fun to be had in-between takes. We were in Canada at some lake, so we'd be fishing, or somebody would be playing a prank on someone. It was really a great experience. Bonnie Hunt and Steve Martin were amazing to work with. It was like a movie that affected so many people. So many people related to it. It was a great family film. Really happy I got to be in that.

Did you enjoy filming the first or second more?

I probably enjoyed filming the second one more. We were filming on a lake, and it was a lot of fun. We all had to stay on this campsite, basically, so every night after work we would all have to hang out. We were in log cabins, it was fun.

What does your ideal breakfast consist of?

Bacon.

I make a lot of bacon in my house. I don't know why, I just love bacon, and I probably eat it too much. I mean, I always have coffee. I'll eat eggs, and oatmeal. But my son loves bacon too. So it's a big go-to in my household.

Is there a reason why Hilary is spelled with only one "L"?

Because my parents really made a huge mistake! I don't know... I like the way my name is spelled, and I think now the rest of the world knows how to spell my name, but growing up, it was pretty much ALWAYS misspelled.

How are you so pretty?

Hahaha!

I have a team of hair and makeup people that have been with me all day long making me pretty. But that's really sweet. I'm flattered by that. I'm very lucky that I guess... knowing how to do my makeup and my hair, it's the business that I'm in, so I've gotten to learn a lot of tips and tricks that normal people probably don't have access to? But thank you!

If you had a shrink ray who would you shrink and what would you so with them?

Hahaha!

That's tough! I might shrink Luca every once in a while, so I could pop him in my pocket and take him with me everywhere I go.

What was it like working with Tove Lo? She seems like such a fun person.

I'm in love with your new album and I hope you enjoyed working on it as much as I enjoy listening to it.

Aww, thank you! I love hearing that.

Loved working with Tove. She's a cool chick, for sure. REALLY talented. And really added something special to my record. I'm really grateful for that.

Hi Hilary! What is your favorite part of being a mom? What is your best remedy for when Luca has a cough?

Ooh, that's a good one.

I think I feel so grateful that I get to have so many new experiences with him. I mean, everything in my life has changed because of him, and all of it is for the better.

It's so entertaining to watch how his little brain works, and the questions that he asks me, the things he's interested in - it's amazing to watch him grow and become a little person, and I get to watch him grow and follow along with him. And laugh a ton in the process. It's great.

It depends on how bad it is. They make some natural cough syrup that I will use? I'll try to keep a humidifier in his room. And put baby Vic's vapor rub on his feet and his chest when he's sleeping.

What currently running tv show do you think has the best message for today's kids? What's your personal favorite tv show?

You know, I don't have a lot of time to watch tv, so I don't really know what shows are sending good messages to youth, but some shows I love to watch are - I like a lot of dramas, so I love ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, EMPIRE, SCANDAL, I watch a lot of drama.

hi hilary!

what's your favorite Taylor Swift song?

Oooooh, toughie. Tough call.

Maybe "Welcome to New York"?

Hey Hilary! What was your favorite part about living in Brooklyn?

I LOVE Brooklyn. I love that it basically has everything that Manhattan has to offer, but slowed down, like 3 or 4 paces. It's really quaint. The neighborhood I live in is really quaint and family oriented. There's a park on every corner, restaurants, and I love my apartment, it's cozy and cute. I love living so close to the park. I really enjoy running in the park, taking Luca to the park, and not having horns beeping all the time.

do you like cats? if so what kind

Hahaha!

I LOVE cats.

Hahaha! Everyone makes fun of me. I have 4 dogs. I can't have cats where I live anymore, because I live in the Hills, and there's a lot of coyotes. I had 2 cats, that live with my mom now, and she loves them, but she's pissed about it. But yea, I'm more of a dog person, but I do like cats. I saw a funny thing on Instagram the other day that was like Why do all cats look at you like you just asked them for a ride to the airport?

It was so funny!

Hi Hilary!

What is your favorite travel destination in the world?

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What's top on your list for places you haven't been, but would like to visit?

I'm so lucky that I've gotten to travel as much as I have! But I haven't gotten to vacation in a lot of places I've been. Tokyo's one of my favorite places in the whole world. I love Hawaii for vacations. I've had some really good memories there. And I'm dying to go to Greece.

What's your favourite sandwich?

I am not really a creature of habit.

So I could feel like this one day, and this one other day, but I do make a lot of sandwiches for Luca, and he IS a creature of habit.

I'd say turkey, cheese (like Provolone, something mild), tomato, cucumber, pickle - DILL pickle NOT sweet pickle - lettuce, maybe, and mayonnaise, and mustard. Perhaps honey mustard. I love honey mustard.

And salt and pepper.

QUEEEN HILARY! What do you like to do when you aren't working?

Oooh, that's good! I like to exercise. I like to cook. I like to do fun things with Luca. I spend a lot of time with my family. I like to go to concerts. What else? Normal human things. Things that everybody else enjoys doing. I like to drink wine, I guess it depends on how much time I have and where I am in the world.

Hiii Hilary! You are always camera ready and gorgeous, what's one makeup/beauty tip you can share with us?

I am DEFINITELY NOT always camera-ready, or gorgeous, but thank you!

Hmmmm.

What's a good camera tip? I think not enough people focus on eyebrows. That's one thing I focus on a lot. Eyebrows frame your face. People tend to make their eyebrows too small, or too light. I think if you played around with it, you'd be surprised what the outcome would be.

Hi Hilary!

Fans were wondering about the songs that didn't make the album that you mentioned in interviews or posted clips of (i.e. Feel Alive, If I Fall, This Heart etc.) and wanted to know what happened to them and if we will ever hear them?

Secondly, I wanted to know if you can see yourself making more albums after "Breathe In. Breathe Out."?

That's the tough thing about making a record. You start somewhere, and you end somewhere, and only a certain amount of songs can be on a record. And the strong survive. It's sad. "If I Fall" is one of my favorite songs, and "This Heart" is a song I wrote about Luca, so maybe I'll sing it live in concert with him there, i sing it to him in general, but that's the way it goes - you cut some songs, they might not be as strong as others, but there's always options of ways to use them. Another song I wrote for the album is "Outlaw," and we put that in YOUNGER - so now we put it as a bonus track on a special record that you could only get here or there. But that's just the way it works - and you only have a certain amount of spaces.

What's your favorite pizza topping?

Um... probably the cheese, hahaha?

I'm also a big fan of a prosciutto / arugula pizza.

Do you like cars? What car do you drive? What's your dream car?

Oooooh. Okay!

I do like cars.

I'm not, like, a fanatic or anything. I drive a Mercedes G-Wagon. And my dream car... I don't know, maybe an old-school Shelby or something? I like old cars. I don't know how to fix them, I know nothing about them, so I feel like if I had one it would kind of be a waste, but I do like an old-school Shelby.

Would you like to make another album down the line or will "Breathe In. Breathe Out." be your last?

God, I hope not!

I really want to make more music. I already want to start working on another record! I've lived with this one for so long now. I know everyone else is just now hearing it, but I'm already thinking of the next step. I will definitely not wait as long to make another record.

Hi Hilary :-) Best LIFE advice you can give? Love You. Greetings from good old Germany

Aww, the best life advice!

I think do what you love, you know?

It sounds simple, and I know it's a lot more complicated than that. But really deciding what makes you happy, and doing what you love, is what is important in life. We're here for such a short amount of time that I think regrets happen when you're not following your heart, or all the time checking in with yourself like - is this making me happy?

what has been your biggest challenge to record your new album?

I think... it's just been a growing experience. From the start of it to the end, it's just learning a lot about myself and about what I want to talk about and what I want to say and how I want to reach people and what I want them to know about me. How my voice sounds. It's been 7 years since I made a record. And I guess it was a very therapeutic experience, but also a lot of pressure to get it right, you know?

Harry Potter or The Hunger Games? lol Love you!

AWWWW that's EVIL!

How am I supposed to choose?!?!

HUNGRY POTTER!

Yeah, I love the Hunger Games. But I might say Harry Potter.

what's your next plans after the album release?

Well, after the album release, I'm going on a little vacation with Luca, and I'm very excited about that! And then it's promo - it takes a lot of effort to spread the word that you're putting a record out. And then in September, maybe some rehearsing, maybe a popup show, and then I start shooting YOUNGER in New York again.