Danneel: Use me or lose me.
Danneel (when asked what she'd be doing if she wasn't acting): I studied beat poetry.
Danneel (on Paris Hilton on Today): She was actually really good. [pause] I'm totally lying. She sucked. Just kidding!
Danneel: I always seem to play the bad girl. I don't know why - maybe it's because I'm better at it?
Danneel: My first name is actually Elta, but I don't go by it. I've always gone by my middle name.
Danneel: I supported myself by modeling for a couple years, and then I auditioned for a commercial and I booked it. So I was like, "Yeah, okay, maybe I'll do this." I guest-starred on MadTV a couple times. Then I got What I Like About You with Amanda Bynes. I did about six episodes of that.
Danneel: I lucked out and I got with a really good agency.
Danneel: My boyfriend's [Riley Smith] in the New York Minute movie with the Olsen twins, he was one of their boyfriends. He's on the WB show Summerland. He's a WB kid. So he helped me with auditions and stuff.
Danneel: I didn't know anybody or anything [in L.A.].
Danneel: I moved out to L.A. and I modeled for a couple years before I started acting.
Danneel: I started dating this guy who I'm still dating now. We've been dating 2 1/2 years and he's an actor. His name is Riley Smith. His mom is a modeling agent in Chicago. So I flew home with him for Thanksgiving. She called this agency for me and that's how I met the modeling agency.
Danneel: I love New York. But, I moved here in the winter. All I had was my little, L.A. bright red with a black-and-white striped leather jacket. It's short. I was walking down the street and snow was hitting me in the face. Everyone here had all black, long coats, no shoes. I'm in my bright-colored stuff walking around. But I love it now. I'm so comfortable here, especially because it's been hot. Louisiana's hot and humid. And then California... I'm actually on my way back to L.A. now. My boyfriend still lives there. I'm in L.A. at least every two months for a good week or so. I have to. I get homesick for the water. I love the ocean. I grew up by the ocean.
Her first name, Elta, is a French name.
As of April 2007, she remains single.
She is very good friends with her One Tree Hill co-stars Sophia Bush and Bevin Prince.
Danneel can play the piano, and sing.
Danneel was raised in Eunice, LA which she describes as "very small".
Danneel's favorite body part of a mate are their calves.
Danneel always goes by her middle name.
There is a picture of Danneel in the December 2005/January 2006 issue of Teen People with Ashlee and Jessica Simpson on the cover.
Danneel is a skilled gymnast, and her musical talents include playing the piano and singing.
Danneel moved to Los Angeles and continued her acting training with John Homa, Calmeson and Calmeson and Craig Wargo.
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