Blake Lively on reality and "Gossip Girl" and how "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" was like "The Bourne Supremacy"

Blake Lively has been subjected to an endless battery of interviews today during the junket for her upcoming movie "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," so in the fog of fielding so many queries, she's entitled to a mix-up now and again. She did, however, when chatting with me, catch herself immediately.

Asked to compare and contrast "Sisterhood" and her TV series, "Gossip Girl," Lively said, "The biggest difference between 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' and 'Gossip Girl' is, 'Gossip Girl' is very real" - and she paused, and laughed. "No, what am I saying?

"'Sisterhood' is very real, it focuses on issues that people do deal with; all four (characters) have things they have to cope with, unfortunately, but they get through with one another's help. It's women supporting other women. Not everything ends up perfect, but they're surrounded by people who help them. 'Gossip Girl is heightened reality. It's sparkling - there are outfits we wear in a short scene on the street that cost $50,000. It's eye candy, it's entertainment, it's gossip. People love to generate rumors, that's what it is. It may not be true, but it's entertaining. But it's nice to tell a story that's more true to to life (like 'Sisterhood'). It's a good balance to play."

In the upcoming story, read how a moped pileup ruined a working vacation in Greece for Lively and her co-stars: "It was kind of Jason Bourne-like," she laughed. "I was on crutches the entire time, which took away from the excitement of walking up those beautiful cobblestones."