Penn Badgley Covers Da Man Magazine

Penn Badgley is tall, dark and handsome covering Da Man Magazine�s October/November 2009 issue. Here are some highlights from Hollywood�s Coolest �It� Boy:

On getting (and turning down!) Gossip Girl: �When I was first offered the part, I respectfully declined! I had done a few other teen shows on the same network and was looking for something new, so I said it wasn�t for me. A few months later, [producer Stephanie Savage] came back and urged me to take another look at the script.�

On his most valued possession: �Definitely my turntables and my record collection.�

On how he deals with the craziness of shooting Gossip Girl: �This might sound jaded, but you adapt to it pretty quickly�It�s not something I think about so much anymore. With modern celebrity and the way the media is so hypersensitive these days, you can�t afford to think about it all the time.�

On dating Blake Lively in the spotlight: �Doing what we�re doing, it can be a potentially dangerous thing, but we have something that was worth the risk and have a great trust and passion for each other.�