Lindsay Lohan wanted to act as Regina, instead of Cady in Mean Girls

Lindsay Lohan wanted to act as Regina, instead of Cady in Mean Girls. 

She recalled, "The story behind me playing Cady in Mean Girls is actually really unknown by a lot of people".

"I had wanted to play Regina, because I'd just come off of Freaky Friday, and I really wanted to play a pretty, normal girl now. I wanted to have a different kind of role than just the damaged teenager again."

"Mark Waters, the director, was insistent that I play Cady, and so was Tina [Fey]. They're like, 'No, no, no, you're the lovable one, you have to play Cady.' "

"I was so eager to get into the transitional part of, 'Okay, let's get to the pretty part of Cady".