I mean, why am I considered an ’it girl?’ Because I’m in a lot of movies right now or am on the covers of magazines? I just hope there is something solid behind that. Because here’s the thing with ’it girl’ status. It’s great and amazing that anybody is saying that at all. But how long does that last?

Seyfried questions the media’s habit of anointing young actresses as an “it girl,” framing it as a label driven by visibility—roles, publicity, magazine covers—rather than durable achievement. Her worry that there be “something solid behind that” contrasts fleeting celebrity with craft, character, and long-term work. The quote also acknowledges the seduction of the designation (“great and amazing”) while immediately undercutting it with a practical concern: cultural attention is volatile, and the same spotlight that elevates can quickly move on. In effect, she treats “it girl” status as a temporary marketing narrative, not a reliable measure of artistic worth or career longevity.