Ellen Page loves shoveling goat manure.

The actress took time away from the spotlight after appearing in 2007 movie Juno to deal with her newfound fame, and found relaxation by completing manual tasks.

“I went to Oregon to study permaculture and lived in an eco-village for a month outside Eugene. It’s called Lost Valley. It was amazing and exactly what I needed,” she said. “You’re learning how to live in a holistic way with the cycles of the Earth. At one point I was digging goat manure and putting it into a wheelbarrow, and while shoveling it, I just went, ‘Oh, my God, this is exactly what I want to be doing right now.’”

Ellen is determined not to change now that she’s famous, adding her life is so normal she hopes people won’t be interested in hearing about it. “I’m not a fancy person. I love small spaces. I like tiny cars. I don’t buy things, aside from music and books. I don’t get loads of attention and maybe it’s because I’m kind of boring,” Page explained. “I don’t think I’m boring, but I have different interests. I don’t go out much, not because I’m hiding but because I’m not a big drinker. I go out and have a good time, I go to concerts and stuff.”

The 22-year-old told the USA Today that she gives herself a stern talking to if she is ever moody because she does not want to appear spoiled. “I woke up the other day and I was noticing that I was cranky. That’s ridiculous. The only times I get conflicted with my job is that I feel so lucky.”

Page’s new film, Whip It, opened in theaters this weekend.