Raven Symone shows off her slender figure as she arrives at the 2010 Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party held at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Friday night (October 1).

The 24-year-old actress, promoting the new DVD release of Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue, chatted with Reuters about growing up in Hollywood and how she keeps her head on straight. Check it:

On picking and choosing her roles: “There have been projects I have said no to as I am selective. I think it is hard now in the industry as there are not a lot of jobs going but if you stay true to who you are and you pick the right things your career will last longer than if people get sick of seeing your face.”

On staying out of the limelight of the paparazzi: “I just don’t go to places where people take crazy shots of me…I have fun and hit the parties and I know all the business and gossip but it is so easy to avoid the paparazzi. You just don’t go to the hot spots. I would rather have the publicity and the media when I have something to promote.”

On her biggest lesson learned: “It is okay to say no — in real life and in Hollywood. People are scared and think they won’t be liked if they say no but in reality you are respected.”

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