'Gossip Girl' star Taylor Momsen is still speaking her mind :) She's again made it clear that she's going to do what she wants to do, and she doesn't care what people think of her.

"I don't really care about being a celebrity. It comes along with the territory so you can't totally avoid it. But there's a difference between doing the red carpet and having people invade my personal life taking pictures of me. And that's why celebrity is so stupid.

"You don't want to become something that a few million people watching your show want you to be. I want to be who I am because, if I lose that, then what am I doing this for? It's not about fitting in. If you don't fit in as yourself, then you don't fit in."

Which is actually a pretty smart philosophy, I think. That's why Taylor makes it clear she is NOT a role model.

"I smoke, so what? Why do people give a s**t what a 16-year-old girl who they've never met does? It's not like I'm sitting there going, 'Kids, you should go buy a pack of cigarettes.'

"When I walk outside with a cigarette and someone takes a picture of it and puts it on the internet, it's not my problem. I'm just living my life and I'm not gonna live my life for other people.

"I don't read that c**p that describes me as having an attitude, but I don't know why that's a bad thing. I didn't get into this to be a role model for seven-year-olds. I have no interest in doing that."

Hmmm... I suspect a lot of celebrities feel the same way but don't actually say it in interviews, so I guess you have to give Taylor credit for being honest.

Do you agree with her? Is being a role model part of the price of fame or is the expectation just too much?

These photos were taken yesterday; Taylor was on the 'Gossip Girl' set.

Photos by INF