According to Valerie Strauss of The Washington Post, Ashley Tisdale ran into Zac Efron at a

Cheetah Girls concert Zac and Ashley’s fans recognized them, and they both had to be taken backstage.

“They were chanting, `Ashley, Ashley.’ I thought Ashley Simpson was in the audience,”Ashley said.

That just shows you how down-to-earth Ashley is, and the fact that she does not have a big ego.

I am not sure that you ever get use to getting recognized, but Ashley doesn’t mind having her fans ask for autographs.

She is who she is, and she is finally getting to do what she wanted to do.

“It has given us a lot of opportunities to work and travel,” she said. “The fans are so amazing.”

 Some Questions and Answers

Ashley Tisdale sat down with Peterson Gonzaga ( Entertainment News Wire) for a Q&A session.

Gonzaga wanted to know if Ashley was going to be working on more behind the season things because of the fact that she has her own production company.

“Oh no. I have a Fox movie feature coming out in January. It’s called, “They Came From Upstairs.” It’s an action comedy and I’m real excited because it’s different than “HSM3.” It was a great experience. I am producing as well. I’m learning and being creative with all these different projects, and I’m hopefully going to make other kids’ dreams come true as mine have. I’m doing my second album. I’m recording it right now. It probably will be released maybe in February. I have a lot of creative control over it. I co-write and record nonstop. I just want to take my time on it because it’s so important to me.”

So what can be expect from her new album?

“It’s definitely edgier and different from my first album. I’ve co-written three songs, and every song that I sang was for my fans to get to know me as Ashley. This one is more rock. It’s pop rock. I feel it’s definitely edgier. It’s not about my experiences in life. It’s more about rocking out and having fun. I’m excited because it’s totally different than the first one. It’s kind of shocking.”

Peterson wanted to know how Tisdale kept her self focused, and what advice she would give to others who wanted to be in the business.

“You know, for me, I don’t drink or smoke. That’s a personal choice and that’s kept me pretty straight. Great family. I have such a great family that is so supportive of every thing I do. You need that because you can lose trust because you don’t know what people want from you sometimes. With fame and success, you can lose friends and gain people that just want something from you. Really, I feel I have been very focused because I knew what I’ve wanted. This hasn’t come overnight for me. I’ve been working since I was 3 years old, so it’s been very hard. That’s what keeps me focused. I love what I do and that’s my passion. I don’t want anything standing in the way or holding me back. If you want to be an actress, just keep your family so close to you and your real friends close to you, because you’ll find who are your friends and who aren’t your friends along the way.”

Some good advice from Ms. Tisdale.

According to www.showbizspy.com, the first play that Ashley Tisdale was in was Annie.

“The first play I was in was Annie. And I was not even an orphan that was really in the movie – I was just added – some random orphan that didn’t even say anything in the play. I just ran around and I was there with my sister who was one of the orphans. I just thought it was the coolest thing in the entire world. I had nothing to say and really did want to be Annie. But it was so much fun,”

said Tisdale.

It was great to add her to the orphan list.