Hayden Panettiere Video Interview On ‘Hoodwinked Too,’ Glenn Close

Hayden Panettiere, best known for her role on the hit television series Heroes, gives voice to the character Red in the animated film Hoodwinked Too: Hood vs. Evil. Like her character in the film, Panettiere considers herself to be a strong woman. “I’m pretty tough, I’m pretty sturdy,” she told Uinterview exclusively. “I was raised that way. I don’t know whether it’s the New Yorker in me or what. Being my size, my dad always told me, ‘Make sure you know where you’re going and someone’s going to miss you if you don’t get there.’ It’s these defense mechanisms and these street smarts that wind up coming out.” Panettiere says she also relates to her character’s determination. “She winds up getting herself into all these predicaments because she winds up just winning and then somebody calls her a coward or a little girl and she snaps. She winds up losing the battle because of that. And I get it,” she said. “She’s a small little girl who always feels the need to prove herself.”

Panettiere regrets not having the opportunity to work with the other actors on the film, namely Glenn Close. “When you do an animated film,” she said, “you’re by yourself. You go in, maybe once every few months over the course of a couple years, but you’re by yourself. It’s really wild.”