Stars braved the frigid temperatures to celebrate the film based on the novel by Sophie Kinsella.
"I'm as cold as I can remember," a shivering Hugh Dancy said. Isla Fisher, who plays a fashionista financial columnist who has a serious addiction to spending, wore a slinky green beaded dress by Matthew Williamson but retrieved her white Zac Posen coat to walk the press line.
But things started to heat up when stars shared tales of the craziest ways they have made cold cash.
"I sold lemonade when I first came to Los Angeles on the side of the street," said Fisher, whose character took to selling her wares in the film for a little dough. "Yes, we charged $2 for a glass, but we never tasted it."
As a child, the actress was even more inventive: "I used to collect my horse's poop and sell it (as manure) by the side of the road."
John Goodman, who plays Fisher's father in the film, joked that he once "stole cars" to make ends meet. But then he confessed, "I ran info for a bookie once."
Co-star Wendie Malick worked as an aid for former congressman Jack Kemp in Washington. "It was only for a few months, and then I thought, 'You know what? I need to be an actress. This is not for me.' "
Dancy said he doesn't go out of his way to make money and noted that he has never owned a car. But when he did start to succeed, he was practical:
"I paid off all my (university) debt. It's an amazing feeling."
Fisher's splurge? Food. "I love food," she said. "I splurge on nice restaurants."
Confessions of a Shopaholic opens Feb. 13.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001LF4IA6/almosthuman
http://chitika.com/publishers.php?refid=almosthuman99
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