These days, Hollywood wants to "break all the illusions," according to Moretz. "You have to be the most realistic person, the one that makes your own toothpaste — that's what it is now," she said. "There's no vaseline on the lens anymore. We want the sharpest image, to see all your pimples! We want to see that you're a messed-up human. We want to see you cheat and lie. And it's kind of depressing because, instead of being actors, we're now just entities, which isn't our job."

Playing a character like Jo-Ann was "scary," Moretz said, because she's seen people like her in the industry, though she didn't name names. "I never want to have that be me." But while she acknowledged the attraction of Jo-Ann-style stories in the tabloids, she feels that "kids my age aren't interested in the drug addicts who mess up. My generation, the Elle Fannings and me, all the girls that are working so hard in this business, that's who these young kids are interested in. They want to see the go-getters. This is a generation that is not out for any BS."

And Moretz believes that keeping aspects of your personal life private, from family dramas to dating, is still possible. "If you keep it quiet and you don't make a fool of yourself, it's not that hard," she said. "Keep it at home — you don't have to go out. You don't have to be making out in public like a weirdo! I hate that stuff. Sure, hold hands if you want to. Just know what you're doing. If you really love someone, you may not want to make it that public, because it can bring everything down. The minute that one million Twitter followers get involved, the relationship's no longer about you guys."