May 5, 2007, 11:00 GMT
Chloe Sevigny has branded Paris Hilton "trashy".
03/01/2007 - Chloe Sevigny - Zodiac Los Angeles Premiere - Paramount Pictures Studios - Los Angeles, CA © David Gabber / Photorazzi
The actress was unimpressed when someone recently told her she was "sexier than Paris Hilton", saying the hotel heiress is too obvious to be considered attractive.
Chloe said: "Well I don't find trashy sexy, so I will try to take the comparison as a compliment. I think it's sexy to be a little bit mysterious."
The 'Zodiac' star has also revealed she longed to be accepted by "misfit" skater punks when she was growing up.
Chloe - who grew up in Darien, Connecticut - explained: "My elder brother was a skate-punk, so I wanted to be like him. Because my hometown was all homogenised blonde, blue-eyed preppy girls, I wanted to be able to identify with reject, misfit kids from other towns.
"On the first day of school I turned up in wing-tip, steel-toe Dr. Martens, striped stockings, a turtleneck and mini-miniskirt. The boys were like, 'Ee-yew - Pippi Longstocking!' "
The 32-year-old insists her family inspired her unusual fashion sense.
Chloe said: "My father was very stylish and my mother took me thrifting. It was very frugal, so I guess I had to find little treasures."
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