Breakfast is served on Amanda Seyfried's Upstate New York farm, which means feeding the horses, the goats, and Cliff, a 35-year-old pony. "I love it," Seyfried said, "'cause nothing else matters, because they need to get fed. It's a responsibility that, like, keeps me focused on what's important."

I asked, "What is it about this place that makes you feel whatever it is that it makes you feel?"

"I don't know if you know this, but Hollywood is really … it's tricky, and it's got a lot of personalities," Seyfried replied. "There are a lot of people that are working in a way that doesn't necessarily make it feel like a safe place. This is exactly what I have always wanted."

Amanda Seyfried on her New York State farm, with Ben Mankiewicz. CBS News

And she's is not merely putting on a sh

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