Weve all see Ryan on screen quite a lot, but whats she all about off screen?
EW recently chatted with Disney staple Ryan, in an effort to find out more about her.
Pop culture, of course!
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(ThisisEW, anyway.)
When my showThe Suite Life on Deckended, certainly and obviously there were tears.
That was a little bit shocking.
Name a cancelled TV show would you bring back if you could.
Absolutely,Friends, right?
No but really,Laverne and Shirley, I would like to bring back a lot.
It was like a mess.
Theyre a little bit ditsy, you know what I mean?
It also has great comedic timing.
Their physical comedy was unreal.
They were the first woman to really do that.
Whats the worst-case scenario of a show your DVR could forget to tape?
Im a really bigHow I Met Your Motherfan.
That would do it.
What show are you planning to marathon next?
Dexter, but also Ive heard thatBreaking Badis insane.
My friends and I haveDoctor Whomarathons.
They come over and watch hours ofDoctor Whoat a time.
Its like tragic but awesome.
When do you yell at the TV?
I yell atPretty Little Liars.
Its that typical key in of thing: Dont go in the closet!
But why are you walking where you know the murderer has a den all alone?!
You dont have a cell phone?
Call somebody!Youd think that those girls by this point would have learned.
Name an R-rated movie you saw too young.
It was always like with my dad, so it was always likeThe Patriot that might be PG-13.
But there was always kind of like those.
I remember being eight and watching theBand of Brothersseries and being like, Oh my God.
Whats your most prized pop culture possession?
I have I would say if I had to estimate a number probably about a 180 records.
It played music and it was not a Walkman.
I was so excited.
I have tons of actually a lot of Aretha and Beatles vinyls.
And, like,Hair, the original cast recording.
And The Heartbreakers, which was one of the first actual CDs that I got.
My favorite record,Goodbye Bluesby The Hush Sound, sounds even better on vinyl.
Whats something that youve stolen from a set?
I did this movie it was like my first starring role on a movie and it was called16 Wishes.
It was about this girl with her birthday wish list.
Its like my little wish list.
Its like a reminder that my wishes came true.
One of her wishes is: Ill have the cutest clothes ever.
Thats definitely a Debby Ryan wish.
Like, all of the dresses.
Im holding on to them.
What comedy star do you most identify with?
She was a writer, a producer, and she told her stories.
When I saw her inGhost of Girlfriends Past, I was like: Thats what I want to do.
Whats the most embarrassing song on your iPod?
I do have an adequate amount of Phil Collins and a little bit of…
I actually have a lot of movie scores.
I listen to a lot of movie scores.
For instance, the score toAmelie, the French film with Audrey Tatou, is possibly the best.
Yann Tierson did it.
Its amazing and Ive learned to play it a little bit on piano.
What music helps get you into character?
