Amanda Seyfried, co-star of In Time with Justin Timberlake, talks to Metro about the idea of time as currency and what she would do if she had one day to live.

In Time is set in the future but  it’s about the haves and the  have-nots – did you consider this subject appropriate at the moment?

It’s right on point with what we are struggling with in our economy. It’s almost like [writer/director] Andrew Niccol is psychic. There are just so many ideas there that make so much sense and are relevant in where we live and what we’re doing. In the movie, the rich and the poor are very segregated and it looks like we are getting to that same situation in real life.

Did the idea of time as a currency make you think how you are using your own time?

I thought about it a lot. I try not to sleep so much now [laughs] because I really feel like  I am wasting my time. I think it’s important to make time for myself. When I have time off, I like to go horse riding or do my singing.  I make lists and I am very organised. Even if I am watching TV, I am painting or knitting at the same time.

It’s quite a physical role – did you have to get in shape?

I exercise all the time. I do boxing when I can. I take ballet and various boot camp classes and I work out with my trainer every day. If I can’t work out for some reason, I try to not eat so much sugar but it’s hard. I think the healthiest thing to do when you’re trying to maintain some kind of athletic shape is to move as much as you can per day.

Your In Time co-star is Justin Timberlake. Were you a fan before you met him?

When I was 13, I was obsessed with boy bands. I don’t think he knows I listened to ’N Sync all the time. One day at work, a thing he said reminded me of something ’N Sync sang on their Christmas album. I sing songs under my breath all the time and I started singing it out loud. I don’t think he heard it, thankfully. He would serenade us. Not deliberately but I think it was just stuff he had in his head. He sang a lot of Cee Lo Green.

If you had one day to live, how would you spend it?

I would gather all my best friends and my family. If we were on horses, riding into the sunset, that would be nice, too. And I would have to bring my dog. I can’t live without him. He goes everywhere with me. He’s better than a husband could ever be.
Source: http://www.metro.co.uk