Renee Zellweger dishes in true colors

Things for Rene Zellweger are looking all rosy. Zellweger, star of the upcoming Leatherheads, exposed her true colors and dished a bit about the prom, her hair and George Clooney.

Renee on...

Her prom dress:

For her high-school prom she wore a forest-green flamenco-style gown. "I didn't know you shouldn't wear forest green in May in Katy, Texas."

And the hair--which she calls a shame -- can be summed up in three words: "Eighties, curling iron, hairspray. I defied Mother Nature and all her humidity with every ounce of tenacity and hairspray I had. I shellacked my bathroom countertops with the residual spray."

Fashion

"I really appreciate the artistry in fashion now. It's extraordinary to wear one of those red-carpet gowns. They're beautiful. They're art."

Her ever-changing hair

"It's still attached to my head, by the grace of God," says the star, who has gone from brunet to blond and everything in between. She describes the transition as "Ronald McDonald red, faded to pumpkin, then it was pink, then mango."

Her Leatherheads director and co-star, George Clooney

"I heard George was making a movie and I said, 'When?' If he had asked me to make peanut-butter sandwiches for the catering, I would have said, 'Crunchy or smooth?' It's never less than great with him. People want to make an effort for him," she says.

Her profession:

"I like the struggle of my work," she confesses. "I like when you're shooting in 47 degrees below zero and everybody looks the same--like a stack of big black tires with Herman Munster boots on--and it's hilarious and we're getting done what we'd hope to do that day. That's gold."

Having a low day

"I'm fortunate; I think I was born happy," says the optimist. "If I have a bad moment, it doesn't take me long to switch the gear back. I say, 'That sucked,' and move on."

Her philosophy

"I'm very conscientious. I care about what the path I tread looks like. That matters to me--not how other people perceive me. I don't want to be cruel or belittle people. That's not part of my constitution, and I'm very glad that isn't." E-mail to a friend

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