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".