Chad Michael Murray Recalls Being Lindsay Lohan's First Onscreen Kiss in Freaky Friday: 'Nerve-Racking'

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Chad Michael Murray says his smooch with Lindsay Lohan in 2003's Freaky Friday was important not just for their characters, but for the actress herself — since it was her first-ever onscreen kiss. "I remember Lindsay and I were kids. I mean Lindsay was probably 16, I think. That was her first onscreen kiss," Murray, 43, tells PEOPLE. "That was a whole thing. That was super nerve-racking."

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00:00I mean, I just remember just hoping I didn't screw it up, you know, I remember her being so

00:07supportive and loving Jamie, and I remember her being playful and bright. Lindsay and I were

00:15kids. I mean, Lindsay was probably 16, I think. I was her first on-screen kiss. That was a whole

00:20thing. That was super nerve-wracking. Jamie helped us through all that. I remember just trying to

00:26to hang on and hope that no one figured out I wasn't very good at this, and then just being a

00:31part of it, and then here you are today, and now you can see everybody so much more comfortable

00:36in their craft and just letting loose. Lindsay's so good in this movie. She's so good in this movie.

00:42Jamie is so good in this movie. The physical comedy that they both bring to this picture is insane,

00:47and I get to stand right there and watch it all. I mean, it was like an eight-minute take of her

00:53just sitting here and trying different things to see what was going to play, and me just completely

00:58and utterly reacting to the insanity. I know what this is. You're having a stroke. No, no, I just need

01:03to go to the bathroom. I did crack once. She got me, and I'm not easy to crack. I'm not an easy

01:09nut to crack there. I like to hone it in, but yes, she got me.

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