Mandy Moore

Moore: I Struggled With Depression

NEW YORK -- Mandy Moore has a lot going for her, including a starring role opposite Diane Keaton in the upcoming comedy "Because I Said So." Even so, she says she's grappled with depression. "A few months ago I felt really low, really sad. Depressed for no reason," the 22-year-old actress-singer says in an interview in the February issue of Jane magazine, on newsstands Tuesday. "I'm a very positive person, and I've always been glass-half-full," she continues. "So it was like someone flipped a switch in me. I wanted to figure out why." Moore, newly single after high-profile relationships with actor Zach Braff and tennis standout Andy Roddick, says her recent split with Braff didn't help matters. "The breakup added to what I was going through, but it's not the complete reason," she tells the magazine. "It definitely doesn't help if you're already in that place ... ." Moore, who is working on a new record at a studio in Woodstock, N.Y., and feeling better for doing it, says writing songs "away from friends in L.A. or New York" is good for the soul. "Writing has been really therapeutic," she says of her music. "These little nuggets that have come up over the past eight months have made me look at things in a different way." Moore started out as a squeaky-clean teen singer and later crossed over into movies with featured roles in such films as "A Walk to Remember," "Saved" and "American Dreamz." "I feel bad that people wasted their money on such trite, blah pop music," says Moore about her earlier music.

Mandy Moore says she was depressed

U.S. singer-actress Mandy Moore has revealed that she has struggled with bouts of depression. Moore, in an interview with Jane magazine, said she felt "really low, really sad" for no apparent reason, People reported. "I'm a very positive person, and I've always been glass-half-full. So it was like someone flipped a switch in me," Moore said in the interview. Moore said her breakup last year with "Scrubs" star Zach Braff -- who also admitted to suffering from mild depression -- did not trigger her depression, but may have aggravated it. She did not say what may have caused it. Professionally, Moore said she has been working on new songs, spending time at the remote Allaire Studios in Woodstock, N.Y. "Writing has been really therapeutic," she told Jane. "These little nuggets that have come up over the past eight months have made me look at things in a different way."

Mandy Moore 'struggles with depression'

Mandy Moore has a lot going for her, including a starring role opposite Diane Keaton in the upcoming comedy Because I Said So - but that doesn't mean she's immune from the effects of depression. Moore, newly single after high-profile relationships with actor Zach Braff, from Scrubs, and tennis standout Andy Roddick, currently in Australia competing in the Australian Open, says her recent split with Braff did not help matters. "A few months ago I felt really low, really sad. Depressed for no reason," the 22-year-old actress-singer says in an interview in the February issue of Jane magazine, on news stands in the US on Tuesday. "I'm a very positive person, and I've always been glass-half-full," she continues. "So it was like someone flipped a switch in me." "The breakup added to what I was going through, but it's not the complete reason," she tells the magazine. "It definitely doesn't help if you're already in that place ... ." Moore started out as a squeaky-clean teen singer and later crossed over into movies with featured roles in such films as A Walk to Remember, Saved and American Dreamz. "I feel bad that people wasted their money on such trite, blah pop music," says Moore about her earlier music. Moore, who is working on a new record, has been looking inward a lot of late. "I've been going through this really crazy time in my life - it's what I imagine people fresh out of college go through," she says.

Struggling with depression 'like someone flipped a switch in me,' Mandy Moore says

NEW YORK (AP) - Mandy Moore has a lot going for her, including a starring role opposite Diane Keaton in the upcoming comedy "Because I Said So." Even so, she says she's grappled with depression. "A few months ago I felt really low, really sad. Depressed for no reason," the 22-year-old actress-singer says in an interview in the February issue of Jane magazine, on newsstands Tuesday. "I'm a very positive person, and I've always been glass-half-full," she continues. "So it was like someone flipped a switch in me." Moore, newly single after high-profile relationships with actor Zach Braff and tennis standout Andy Roddick, says her recent split with Braff didn't help matters. "The breakup added to what I was going through, but it's not the complete reason," she tells the magazine. "It definitely doesn't help if you're already in that place. . . ." Moore started out as a squeaky-clean teen singer and later crossed over into movies with featured roles in such films as "A Walk to Remember," "Saved" and "American Dreamz." "I feel bad that people wasted their money on such trite, blah pop music," says Moore about her earlier music. Moore, who is working on a new record, has been looking inward a lot of late. "I've been going through this really crazy time in my life - it's what I imagine people fresh out of college go through," she says.

Mandy Moore was depressed

NEW YORK — Mandy Moore has a lot going for her, including a starring role opposite Diane Keaton in the upcoming comedy “Because I Said So.” Even so, she says she’s grappled with depression. “A few months ago I felt really low, really sad. Depressed for no reason,” the 22-year-old actress-singer says in an interview in the February issue of Jane magazine, on newsstands Tuesday. “I’m a very positive person, and I’ve always been glass-half-full,” she continues. “So it was like someone flipped a switch in me. I wanted to figure out why.” Moore, newly single after high-profile relationships with actor Zach Braff and tennis standout Andy Roddick, says her recent split with Braff didn’t help matters. “The breakup added to what I was going through, but it’s not the complete reason,” she tells the magazine. “It definitely doesn’t help if you’re already in that place ... .” Moore, who is working on a new record at a studio in Woodstock, N.Y., and feeling better for doing it, says writing songs “away from friends in L.A. or New York” is good for the soul. “Writing has been really therapeutic,” she says of her music. “These little nuggets that have come up over the past eight months have made me look at things in a different way.” Moore started out as a squeaky-clean teen singer and later crossed over into movies with featured roles in such films as “A Walk to Remember,” “Saved” and “American Dreamz.” “I feel bad that people wasted their money on such trite, blah pop music,” says Moore about her earlier music.

Mandy Moore Reveals Bout With Depression

Mandy Moore has a lot going for her, including a starring role opposite Diane Keaton in the upcoming comedy "Because I Said So." Even so, she says she's grappled with depression. "A few months ago I felt really low, really sad. Depressed for no reason," the 22-year-old actress-singer says in an interview in the February issue of Jane magazine, on newsstands Tuesday. "I'm a very positive person, and I've always been glass-half-full. So it was like someone flipped a switch in me." Moore, newly single after high-profile relationships with actor Zach Braff and tennis standout Andy Roddick, says her recent split with Braff didn't help matters. "The breakup added to what I was going through, but it's not the complete reason," she tells the magazine. "It definitely doesn't help if you're already in that place ... ." Moore started out as a squeaky-clean teen singer and later crossed over into movies with featured roles in such films as "A Walk to Remember," "Saved" and "American Dreamz." "I feel bad that people wasted their money on such trite, blah pop music," says Moore about her earlier music. Moore, who is working on a new record, has been looking inward a lot of late.

Mandy Moore Gets the Blues

The lovely singer and actress is an Arcona skincare devotee - whose former lover Zach Braff recently admitted he also battles the blues - says she started feeling unhappy last year. Mandy told Jane magazine: "A few months ago I felt really low, really sad - depressed for no reason. "I'm a very positive person, and I've always been glass-half-full. So it was like someone flipped a switch in me." Mandy, 22, revealed she was already battling depression when she split from Zach and believes her heartbreak made things worse. She said: "The break-up added to what I was going through, but it's not the complete reason. It definitely doesn't help if you're already in that place. "I've been going through this really crazy time in my life. I'm asking myself life-altering questions, like 'Who am I? Where do I fit in this world? What am I doing? What do I want to do? Am I living to my full potential?' " Mandy - who has been romantically linked to Nicole Richie's former lover Adam 'DJ AM' Goldstein -says she isn't interested in a serious relationship, but would like to have some fun. The 'A Walk To Remember' actress explained: "I've tried dating a bit, and I don't like it. I know I should be putting myself out there. But I don't really think it's for me.

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