Juno star Ellen Page was offered a part in a sitcom at the tender age of 13, a job that would've required her to move to L.A. Her parents decided, however, that Ellen was too young to handle all that and told her no.
"It's a good thing," Page now says of her parents' decision. "I would have had to move to L.A. and I can't even imagine what I would be like now. [My parents] said keep up your grades and then you can act."
The 20-year-old Page has now been nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in Juno.
21-year-old Lindsay Lohan, who did move to L.A. with her parents' blessing during her teen years, was also nominated for something yesterday - a Razzie for Worst Actress.
I think that pretty much says it all.
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