Ashley Tisdale lets out a smile and a laugh as she leaves the gym in West Hollywood on Wednesday afternoon (October 28).

The 24-year-old actress caught up with MTV after the premiere of This Is It to praise Michael Jackson and her HSM director Kenny Ortega about the film.

Ashley shared, “He [Michael] was completely ready to do the concert. I think that he was ready to go. He still had it for sure, and I think that that really surprised me. The behind-the-scenes stuff when he’s talking, he’s exactly the same. He was the one of the sweetest people, just when he walks into a room he’s glowing. He was an icon. You become speechless when you meet him. He was one of the nicest people, and it definitely comes across onscreen as well.”