We knew him as Seth Cohen on "The O.C." He was held captive by Brad Pitt in Mr. and Mrs. Smith and was in The Ring and the satirical Thank You For Smoking. We first interviewed cute Adam Brody on location for a skateboarding picture called Grind a few years ago. Now, Adam braves being the only guy in a nest of disturbed gals in the dramady In The Land of Women co-starring with Meg Ryan, Kristen Stewart and Olympia Dukakis.

Adam Brody as Carter Webb in In The Land Of Women. Credit: Warner Bros.

Adam plays Carter Webb, a young California writer who, after his famous girlfriend dumps him, heads for his hometown back east with the goal of writing about his high school experience. We caught up with the tall, curly-haired actor in Beverly Hills near Rodeo Drive recently to quiz him on what he's doing since his long stint on "O.C.", what it was like to work with a herd of women, his most embarrassing moment...with a parent and what his own high school days were like. Adam is another actor who isn't dressed by stylists. He greeted us wearing a blue stripe, long-sleeved shirt over a dark blue tee and jeans.

Adam: I'm ready. I'm pumped.