I just finished reading the complete cover profile of Rachel McAdams in the January issue of Vogue, and I feel pretty comfortable saying that she’s probably one of the most well-adjusted actresses ever. She’s breezy and nonchalant without seeming jaded. She’s engaged with her fellow actors without looking like a famewh-re. She even tells a complimentary story about Lindsay Lohan, from when they worked together on Mean Girls. If it was anyone else being nice to a Lohan, I would suspect foul play. But with Rachel, she just seems… well, nice. Here’s the full Vogue profile, and here are some of the highlights:

On Mean Girls and Lindsay Lohan: “I just remember marveling about how much she knew as an actor, how much she understood. She did very few takes and had this naturalness to her. And beyond that, I was 26 at the time. I’d be asked, ‘Where do you go out?’ ” (McAdams throws her hands up in bafflement and defeat.) “I felt like I was in a different place at that time.”

On material items: “I don’t really desire things. I prefer to spend my money on experiences, on meals or travel.”

On environmentalism: “I look at the world through a green lens now, but you can’t make yourself crazy. That feeling of green guilt can be really inhibiting. It’s about a changing mind-set, remembering to turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth.”

On her television habits and education: “I grew up watching so much television. I was really into soap operas. I’d begin with Days of Our Lives, then Another World, and finish off with General Hospital. And before dinner I’d watch Oprah. I would fake sick all the time to the point where I’d convince myself I was sick. In high school I really didn’t pay attention. I took the bare minimum to get by.”

On her own appearance: “My mother never put an emphasis on looks. She let us grow up on our own time line. She never forced any beauty regimen into my world.” McAdams was teased in high school for not shaving her legs. “Why didn’t you tell me?” she asked her mom. Mom: “Once you start, there’s no turning back.”

On dating: “The first thing Diane [Keaton] always asks me is about my love life. I thwart her as I do everyone else… for eighteen years I knew where my chair was at the dinner table every night; my life was incredibly secure… I’m pretty good on my own, and I like just getting out and walking, which seems very rudimentary.”

[From Vogue]

Diane Keaton is quoted again and again in the piece, and I kind of think Keaton may view Rachel as a daughter. Rachel could hardly do worse as far as role models go, so I approve. Also, Rachel does basically admit that she and Josh Lucas are no more, which was reported back in August, but never confirmed. At one point, it looked like they were going to move in together. I wonder what happened? Maybe she and Ryan Gosling will get back together… maybe. Don’t get your hopes up, though!

Vogue cover and additional Vogue photos, all by Mario Testino, courtesy of Vogue.