Eddie Vs. Jake:
The Twilight Titans Square Off!
by Lynn Barker
 Most Twilight saga fans are "Team Edward" or "Team Jacob" or you may just think these two guys and the actors who play them are very different and both mega-hunky in their own ways. Either way, we just sat about 15 feet away from both of them and we've gotta just say "Yummmmm"!
As the guys talked to us in Beverly Hills about the latest film in the Twilight movie saga New Moon, we were bummed that the studio said "no pictures or video" although some unscrupulous sites were sneaking it. I say, it's fine. If you like these hot young actors, you've got a great picture in your head anyway, so go with your fantasy and let's just read what they said!!!
Let's set the scene; big hotel ballroom. I'm dead center in the front row (I come early!). Taylor comes in lookin' buff and very "adult/stylish" in black slacks and trim gray tweed jacket over a crisp white dress shirt and, oh yeah, he was wearing his new muscles too! Rob was his usual casual self. Pieces of the actor's wild hair were poofing up to a little peak on the top left of his head and his jeans, black leather jacket and plaid shirt (that looked like he just grabbed it out of the drier and lost his iron (like we care)), just gave him that adorable, rumpled, absent-minded mega-hottie look the team-Eddie folks love so much. Okay, without further intro, let's Rock!...Rob and Taylor-style!
Rob enters, looks at the huge pile of tape recorders in front of him and says "It's like an armada"!
AGW: Hi Rob. Let's get the important things out of the way first. There's a fight between Edward and Jacob. Who wins and who would win between you and Taylor?
Rob: (laughs) I don't know. I did hear the other day that Taylor had agreed to an interview where the interviewer was going to fight him. (laughs) I don't think that I'd ever agree to that and also looking at Taylor's martial arts videos from when he was like nine, I really wouldn't want to do anything. Maybe if I had some kind of weapon. Edward and Jacob? I don't know. I think it's actually a fact that Edward would win. I think. If I've read the books correctly. So I guess I can hold onto that for my ego.
AGW: Okay, Taylor, same question.
Taylor: Oh man. I don’t know between me and Rob. He actually does a lot of boxing in his time off. It might be a good match-up. We were actually discussing this on set. It’s funny, like who would win in a fight between Jacob and Edward? Because there’s a scene outside Bella’s house where Edward grabs my shoulder and he’s mad at me and Jacob doesn’t take that, so he takes his arm and rips it off and that moment Jacob would transform into a wolf. And we’re having this discussion, it got really deep, we were like, ‘If I were to poof into a wolf right now, what would happen? Who would win?’ We’re usually with our pack so if I’m without my pack, am I going to be weaker? Honestly I don’t know. That discussion is still up in the air. We should probably get Stephenie Meyer on the line and ask her.
AGW: Rob, what was going through your mind in Italy when you were about to reveal yourself in the sunlight?
Rob: My thoughts at the time or now? (chuckles) I just kind of came to a realization about that scene today. I guess it's one of the closest moments that I've really felt to people's emotional attachment to the character, there were so many extras there who were just 'Twilight' fans who had flown in to be in the Town Square. Just taking that step off, that one step into the light, it's been the one moment since the first ComiCon where I felt the whole weight of anticipation and I guess responsibility as well to all the people who were so obsessed with the stories. It was a good moment. It was very nerve-wracking. I felt probably the most in-character that I've ever felt in the whole series at that moment.
AGW: Taylor, you have a lot of opportunities in the film to show off your new physique. My favorite was when you take your tee shirt off…
Taylor: And wipe her blood?
AGW: Can you talk about that scene and any others like that?
Taylor: I start laughing so hard every time I see that scene. ‘You’re bleeding? OK, let me fix it.’ (he indicates whipping off his shirt). It’s so embarrassing. Yeah. I mean, here’s the thing: there’s a reason that he’s not wearing clothes all the time. One, when he transforms, all his clothes get shredded. He can’t help it. And when he goes into the woods to get something to put on so he’s not naked, it’s just a ripped pair of jean shorts. He’s also hot. He’s 108 degrees. So that’s another reason. The thing is, I love this character, I love this story, and putting on the weight and not wearing much clothing was required by the role. A year from now, if I love a story and I love a character that requires me to lose 40 lbs, I’m ready to do it.
AGW: In the movie, when you show up shirtless in the forest, can you talk about how cold it really was and how challenging it was not to shiver?
Taylor: Yeah, the challenging thing is Jacob is supposed to be extremely hot, so he’s not supposed to feel cold at all. And the worst scene for that was the rain scene, the breakup scene where Bella first sees Jacob after his transformation. We’re standing on this little hill right behind Jacob’s house and it was 35 degrees and it was pouring rain on top of us, not regular rain tower rain, which comes straight from the springs. And the scene was very long. It took four minutes to film the scene but we filmed the same scene all day long. So it was really, really rough. And as soon as we’d call cut we’d run over to a heater quick and wrap ourselves in blankets and we’d have like two minutes off before we’d have to go do another take. So the weather was definitely extremely challenging. I just had to take myself to another world so during the scene I wasn’t sitting there shivering. It was hard. Sometimes I’d catch myself and I’d have to stop. I didn't (get sick). I’m really surprised by that, actually. I thought for sure I was going to get sick.
AGW: Rob, can you talk about working with director Chris Weitz this time around. Did the booklet of his intentions he handed out help you?
 Rob: The syllabus which he gave at the beginning? Yeah. I mean I've never had that from any director. It was like 40 or 50 pages long this thing (chuckles) and this is in addition to a bunch of letters and emails and everything, trying to show that he's on the same page as us and that he's completely with us in making the film. He kind of didn't falter from that attitude throughout the whole movie. It probably sounds ridiculous how much praise this guy gets. (chuckles) I was just with his wife and him in Japan and she was even kind of sick of it [laughs], but I mean he is like a saint. He's one of the best people that I've ever met let alone directors. I think in a lot of ways it shows in the movie. There's a lot of heart, especially for a sequel and a franchise. I think he's just a great person to work with.
AGW: Taylor, did it ever feel like you were really in danger of not getting this role in this movie? Team Jacob was worried!
Taylor: Honestly, I knew where my character went in New Moon and that’s all I tried to stay focused on. I couldn’t control things outside. I couldn’t control the media. But I could control what I was doing to portray Jacob Black correctly. So that’s what I stayed focused on the whole entire time.
AGW: Did that start with going to the gym and gaining 30 lbs.?
Taylor: Absolutely. Jacob transforms a lot in New Moon, not only physically but mentally and emotionally as well. So it was a matter of getting to the gym and eating the right food and a lot of it. But also reading and studying the book and the character over and over and over again so I could have his character down as well because he changes in many, many different ways.
AGW: Can you talk about those changes?
Taylor: When he transforms, basically my job was to continue what I started in Twilight, which was this extremely happy, friendly, outgoing guy, best friends with Bella. I had to continue that for the first half of the film, but as soon as I transform, I snap and I become a completely different person. I’m dealing with my issues and it’s really hard for me.
AGW: Rob, you were appearing in only part of the movie through Bella's visions. Did you feel isolated from your castmates or was it nice to be on your own?
Rob: Those scenes were the hardest scenes. They weren't really at the time but when I saw the first part of the movie, we changed it quite a bit in the edit and in ADR and stuff mainly because it's so difficult. It's not Edward. It's a kind of manifestation of Bella's loneliness and kind of desperation. It was always very difficult because I was trying to ask Kristen [Stewart], 'How would you play it?' because it's her opinion. So I guess that was hard, but as for being alone I think that I've always felt a little bit aloof as the character throughout the whole series. I think that's how he kind of is. So I didn't feel anything particularly different.
AGW: Did you agree with the decision to make Edward a vision in the movie?
Rob: I was always very worried about that because even before we started shooting, people were asking questions, like, 'Do you think people are going to be worried about not having enough Edward in it?' He's not in the book. I was so worried that it was just going to be random scenes. There was talk at the beginning of showing his backstory in South America, going around moping or something. That would've been terrifying for me and I think that it would've been catastrophic for the film as well. But I fought as far as I could to keep it as limited as possible, mainly because it just doesn't happen in the book. But then at the same time it's scary just to do voiceover because it could well end up being very cheesy. So I guess there's a kind of medium. Also, it was interesting because you're just not there. You're just playing a vision and if you play it as realistically as possible it becomes an interesting thing to try and figure out. So it was interesting for me at the time.
AGW: The last year has been a whirlwind for you Rob. Are you more comfortable with all the fan stuff, gossip and hype a year later?
Rob: I guess it's inevitable that you become more comfortable. You're still fighting against some things. The franchise itself, there's nothing really scary about it. I like the people that I work with. I generally have very few disagreements about the script or about anything when we're doing it, especially on New Moon. It just seemed so relaxed and easy. I've been on three different sets since January 14th. I've had like three days off. I'm on set all the time and I'm still on set and I'm going to be on set all next year. So I don't really know. I don't know that (hype) is really like because I haven't had a sustained period of time where I've been off. So I still don't know how it's changed. I still feel I'm pretty much exactly the same, which is maybe not a good thing.
AGW: Kristen says her break-up scene with Edward, or at least right after it, was very difficult for her. What was that scene like for you?
Rob: It's a strange thing, something weird about it because one of the main things that I felt doing that, and what really helped was people's anticipation of the movie and fans' of the series idea about what Edward and Bella's relationship is and what it represents to them as some kind of ideal for a relationship. So just playing a scene where you're breaking up the ideal relationship, I felt a lot of the weight behind that. Also, it took away your fear of melodrama as well because it felt kind of seismic if that's the right word. Even when we were doing it, it was very much like the stepping out into the sunlight scene at the end. You could really feel the audience watching as you're doing it. So it was a strange one, to do that.
AGW: Okay Taylor, they have that iconic scene but your Jacob is hot so was there any concern about overshadowing Edward? Was that something you had to temper in your own performance, because you were very winning?
Taylor: (is he blushing?) Thank you very much. I think it depends on what kind of girl you are, what kind of guy you like. Edward and Jacob are complete opposite guys. They’re hot and cold. Literally. So yeah, I mean it’s just I personally love Bella and Jacob’s relationship, how they begin as best friends and it starts to grow into something more and more. Both guys are in love with Bella. Both guys are always going to be there for Bella, and they’re protective. I just think it’s what kind of guy you like.
AGW: Makes sense. Can you talk about the stunt and wire work you did? How difficult was that to get used to, and also bonding with the other hot Wolf Pack guys?
 Taylor: Yeah. The physical side was really fun. Some of it was challenging. I’d never ridden a dirt bike before. And yes, I rode the dirt bike for a total of about five seconds in the film but for those five seconds I had to look as cool as possible. So it did require a lot of practice just safety-wise, so they’d let me do it. And the wirework, like when I run up the side of her house, that whole thing, the wires were there so if I slipped and fell, I didn’t face plant into the ground. But it was definitely challenging. That stunt was really complicated. You need to be on. I’m using a little plug in the side of the wall to take off from and jump so it’s really complicated and it required a lot of practice. Every single weekend I would practice that stunt for three hours a day. It was the last thing we filmed. The bonding with the werewolves was very fun. Those guys are characters. They’re a lot of fun. They’re great guys and they each fit their character perfectly. So on set we just had a blast. They just made that so exciting.
AGW: We heard them say they were talking about getting a wolf pack tattoo so are you in?
Taylor: I don’t know, I’ll have to think about that. I’ll have to discuss it with my pack.
AGW: Rob, these films have made you a bankable leading man. How does that change your life and where do you want to be five years from now?
Rob: I've only done one movie outside of the series, Remember Me, which is going to be out sometime next year. But even that I did with the same studio and I guess I'm still a little bit blind as to what my actual economic viability is outside of the series. I mean it's definitely different. You get offered stuff that you would've never have dreamed of being offered before but that's also scary as well. You don't have to audition for anything and so you're like, 'Well, I don't want to do a movie just because it gets made.' I have no idea. It's a scary situation to be in, in a lot of ways. You really have to question yourself a lot more than before Twilight. Before, I did any movie that I got and you try to make the best of it afterwards. Now you're expected to come into the movie and provide not only economic viability but also a performance as well because people are like, 'You can't just mess around. We're employing you to be a star AND an actor.' So it's difficult and it's scary.
AGW: But isn't that what you dream about when you start out as an actor?
Rob: You do. You always think, 'Oh, when I've done a big movie' (they'll want me) because when you haven't got a big movie behind you and you're not bankable everyone is like, 'He's not bankable enough,' and so you can't get the kinds of roles you want to get. Then when you do you have to, especially with a movie like this where there's a perceived specific audience, people start thinking, 'You need to get this audience and you need to do this and that and you need to look a certain way,' and so on. There are limitations to it as well. Whereas when no one is watching your movies and you get a part, you can do whatever the hell you want because that's just the way it is. So there are good and bad points either way.
AGW: Taylor, this movie is also going to make you a bigger star. You’ve already got a lot of teen girls who idolize you. Going into this movie with a bigger role, how did you think about that and how did you prepare yourself for that?
Taylor: I don’t think there’s any way to prepare yourself for this phenomenon, just because none of us expected it. When we were filming Twilight, we didn’t expect anything. We were just filming a movie that we wanted the fans to enjoy, and then it kinda just blew into this whole other world. So I don’t think that there’s a way to prepare for that. You could definitely say I felt a little bit of pressure trying to bring Jacob’s character and Jake and Bella’s relationship alive for the fans, ‘cause this movie definitely develops their relationship and sets up the love triangle. So it’s a very important story.
AGW: What is it like for you to see all the posters and billboards with your face on it? Is it kind of strange for you?
Taylor: Yeah, of course. Yeah, I don’t think there’s a way to ever get used to it. It’s not normal to drive down the street and see your face up there. But it’s Twilight. It comes with the job.
AGW: Rob, what personality traits do you share with Edward?
Rob: I guess stubbornness in some ways about some things. I guess he's pretty self-righteous. (chuckles) I guess I am. I guess I get quite obsessive about things and possessive as well, I think. I don't know.
AGW: Are you obsessive about your privacy?
Rob: In some ways. What am I obsessive about? I have very, very specific ideas about how I want to do my work and how I want to be perceived to the point of ridiculousness sometimes. I don't listen to anyone else. That's why I don't have a publicist or anything. I can't stand it if someone's trying to tell me to do something, which might be a mistake sometimes. I like being meticulous and it's quite difficult as an actor to have that much control. That's the good thing about the Twilight series as well because in a lot of ways when you agree to the job it gives you a lot more control over the little things, which I want to have. I'm like a control freak about it.
AGW: What is the strangest thing that has ever been written about you?
Taylor: Honestly I try to stay away from what has been written about me ‘cause if you let that stuff get to you and it’s not true, it can drive you crazy. One thing that I have heard recently, which is not true, I definitely didn’t say it, I was quoted as saying 'I will never take my shirt off for a movie again'. I didn’t say that. If I have to, if the character requires it, I will. Who knows, in ten years, I might do that. And like I said earlier, if a character requires me to lose 40 lbs, I’ll do it. It’s just what the character requires.
AGW: How do you balance letting the fans know who you really are outside of Jacob but also keep your private life private?
Taylor: Right. It’s difficult. It is. It’s definitely important to stay true to yourself and stay close to those people you were close to before, your family, your friends, and just not let that outside stuff get to you.
AGW: Rob, what are your favorite things about Edward? And do you get more favorite things with each film?
Rob: It's funny about New Moon. When I read it, it gave me ideas about how to play the first one and it's the one that I connected to the most and the one that humanized Edward for me the most as well. In the first one, he still does remain from beginning to end an idealistic character but in the second one he makes a mistake that's acknowledged by everybody including himself. Also he's totally undermined by more powerful creatures and he's undermined emotionally by people as well. I think that's what humanized it. Since I've read that book I've always kind of liked him as a character. I try to play that same feeling throughout the first one and after the third one, as well, trying to get some kind of element of an all-powerful person or almost all-powerful person, the kind of hero of a story who just refuses to accept that he's the hero. I think there's something admirable there.
AGW: Kristen was amused by a Brazilian fan screaming "where is Ho-Bert". Anything fanish cracked you up?
Rob: Yeah, a lot of the time. There's been so many things. Recently I have less direct interaction with people because there's way more security on the sets and stuff, but I always find it funny when older people come up. There was a woman who came up to me the other day who must've been in her 90s and was saying this stuff. It's very unusual and they say exactly the same things as 12-year-old girls [he laughs]. That is kind of bizarre.
AGW: Taylor, we’ve talked about how the fans can be invasive in your life but what’s a touching and really sweet fan encounter you can tell us about?
 Taylor: Man, we have fans all the time that will just burst into tears, and that’s just moving, like it must mean so much for them to meet us. It’s an amazing feeling to know that you can touch somebody that way. It also makes you sad. ‘Don’t cry. Stop crying.’ You don’t know what to do. You’re like, ‘It’s OK.’ It is, it’s hard, we feel bad for them but you’re also happy at the same time.
AGW: Let's talk wiggage! I’m wondering about the wig, how it informs your character, and was getting rid of it freeing? For Twilight, we didn't get the idea that you were too fond of it.
Taylor: It was very freeing (to get rid of it). It not only was uncomfortable…one, I’d look at myself in the mirror and I wouldn’t even be able to recognize myself. It was so weird just to see that hair on me. Two, it was very itchy, hot, whatever, annoying. Also it slowed down the filming process. Whenever it got caught in my eye or whatever, we’d have to cut and start over. It got caught in my mouth and I’m spitting hair out in the middle of the scene. I’m coming this close to kissing Bella (he holds his hand right in front of his lips) and 'sorry, I’ve got to spit my hair out'. It was annoying. We actually had a picture wrap on the wig. The crew claps for you at the end or whatever. My last day of filming with the wig, we ripped it off, held it up in the air, like ‘That’s a picture wrap on Taylor’s wig.’ The whole crew gave it a standing ovation. It was amazing. It was great to chop that thing off.
AGW: Great! Rob, let's talk romance. What have you done that is romantic and what is going through your head in romantic scenes?
Rob: I haven't done that many romantic things. What was going through my head, it's weird, I keep being told by people that I need to pump up all the stuff about the action and all this stuff for the guys to go and see the film. It's ridiculous. It's like saying guys can't appreciate romance. I don't think that you can say that about Gone With The Wind or something. I've watched Titanic and I didn't think, 'Oh, this is a girl's film.' Unless you're a complete idiot of a guy. In New Moon and in the whole series, I've never played it as if I'm playing a series of girl's films, or doing something just for girls. I don't feel like I'm doing 'Tiger Beat' every week. I like doing the romantic scenes. I felt like the storyline in New Moon is very heartbreaking and true. I didn't think that I was doing something just for the sake of romance. In a lot of ways it's a really sad story. What's the most romantic thing I've ever done?
AGW: So, has you done anything at all romantic for real? Like serenade someone?
Rob: Oh, no. I don't think that I would ever do that. You have to have so much balls to do that. Jesus Christ. I can't think of a single romantic thing that I've ever done. (he laughs) That's terrible. I put a flower in someone's locker when I was 15 years old. This girl called Maria. Maybe I was 14. She thought that it was someone else and the other guy claimed it as well, which is great. (laughs)
AGW: Awww, that's sad. Talk about Taylor's transformation (muscle-wise). And, what was it like setting up the growing romantic triangle?
Rob: I didn't see Taylor until just a little before we started shooting. So when he came back I had the same reaction as everyone else, like, 'Jesus. Now I have to go to the gym.' (laughter) It was strange. This one was weird because I hardly did any scenes with Taylor. We did just the scenes at the beginning and the scenes at the end and that's it. He had his entire storyline develop without me being around which is interesting because I had no idea where his performance was going and so it wasn't really a competition or anything. It was all sort of independent. Whereas in Eclipse, we're doing scenes together all the time with Bella and so it really shows the dynamic in that one.
AGW: Taylor, you know, there’s practically an international countdown for your 18th birthday.
Taylor: Oh boy.
AGW: I wondered if you even thought about making any plans for that day and how you might celebrate?
Taylor: I haven’t even begun. We are so busy. It’s taking one day at a time. I don’t even know what room in this hotel I’m going to after this. No, that’s very interesting and I wasn’t aware of this countdown. It’s a big day, so yeah, as soon as I finish this maybe I’ll think about that.
AGW: With you being so busy and this being the end of your teenage years, how are you trying to sort of relish it and make sure that this all isn’t a blur in five years?
Taylor: I must say I’m having the time of my life. It couldn’t be a better end to my teenage years. I’m doing what I love and I’m spending time with the people that I love. So it’s great. I’m definitely never, ever going to forget this.
AGW: You said you spend a lot of time with Robert and Kristen. They’re a bit older than you and were acting when they were your age. Have they given you any advice about how to enjoy this time of your life?
Taylor: No, I think most of our talking and stuff, has pretty much stayed on a business level and that’s the great thing with our relationship. All of us are completely open and not afraid, we don’t hold anything back. We talk about our characters together and have meetings to discuss our characters. It’s really, really helpful but we haven’t gotten into 'life' talks yet.
AGW: Silly but fun question...When would it help in your real life to turn into a werewolf?
Taylor: I don’t know. I guess when you’re younger and you’re in school and you’re being picked on by some bullies, get in a fight with your little sister…I don’t know, that’s a good question. I don’t think that it would be a good situation. It could get very, very ugly!
TeenHollywood; Rob, who is your favorite vampire of all time?
Rob: (He thinks a long time.) I don't really know. I always think of the wrong people. I always think of like Ethan Hawke in Interview With the Vampire But then he's not a vampire. He's the interviewer. (and it was actually Christian Slater!)
I like Gary Oldman (in Dracula). There's actually a bunch. I really like Wesley Snipes. I think that Wesley Snipes (in Blade) is great.
AGW: What is the weirdest thing you've ever read about yourself?
Rob: The weirdest was something recently, some magazine had on the cover that I was pregnant. I was like, 'Wow' , but it was without a hint of irony or anything. I didn't really know what to make of that one. I don't know if that even qualifies as libelous because they can just say, Well, it's obviously fiction, but it's printed in a non-fiction magazine. I did see a couple of comments under the article, saying, 'That's why he always wears a jacket. He always wears layers to hide it'. [laughs]
AGW: How do you show fans that there is more to you than just "Edward"?
Rob: I think you just do it through doing jobs. I think it's such a risky thing doing interviews. I try to limit the amount of interviews that I do because no one is that interesting especially when you're not really saying anything. And I don't particularly want to be a character in society or whatever. So I guess the only thing that you can do is do jobs and see if people respond to that. I'm always holding onto the fact that I don't really know who I am. Hopefully I won't compartmentalize myself because of that, because I'm completely  ignorant of the whole thing. I've never really struggled with anything up until recently. I've got to step being so self-deprecating because people are starting to believe it. That guy is an idiot. So I've I tried to stop doing that.
AGW: Last year at the Twilight press day, you were teamed up with Edi and Rachelle and you really showed what good friends you were. What’s it like to say goodbye to both of them and who else are you close to in the cast, and have you gotten to know Bryce very well?
Taylor: Yeah, it was definitely sad to see both of them go. All of us, the whole entire cast, love both of them. They were great people. But Bryce is amazing. She’s extremely talented and a great girl as well. So we’re definitely lucky to be surrounded by an amazing cast. I wouldn’t be able to pick one. If I were to start, I’d end up listing the whole cast. I do spend a lot of time with Kristen because all my scenes are involved with her. So Kristen and I are very close. I guess I’m close with Rob, too, ‘cause we spend a lot of time together as well. But the great thing about this series is the whole entire cast is so close, and it would be a nightmare if we weren’t. It would be impossible to make this series because the characters are so tight. So we’re really thankful that we all get along so well.
AGW: Rob, what films are you doing in 2010?
Rob: Depending on how things go, I'm doing a movie called Bel Ami in February which is an adaptation of this Guy de Maupassant novel. I'm doing, I hope, a western with Rachel Weiss and Hugh Jackman called Unbound Captives at sometime around there as well. They have to try and model everything around everyone's schedules and stuff.
AGW: Who do you play in the Western?
Rob: I'm playing a kid who's kidnapped by the Comanches when he was 4 years old and he's brought up by them. Then his mother spends her entire life trying to find me and my sister. When she finds us we can't remember who she is and can't remember anything about the western culture that she grew up in and I speak Comanche in the whole movie. So you can't really get more different from Edward. It's just a cool script. It reminded me, in a lot of ways of Giant which is one of my favorite movies. I think that's why I responded to it.
AGW: Is James Dean one of your fave actors?
Rob: One of them, yeah.
AGW: Taylor, you're filming a movie with Taylor Swift. Has she written a song about you? Do you want her to write one for you?
Taylor: That’s a scary thing. I don’t know if she has. I have no idea. That movie was a lot of fun and it comes out pretty soon after New Moon does. It's called Valentine's Day. It’s going to be fun. There were a lot of fantastic actors in it. I got to work with legendary director Garry Marshall and Taylor was great as well so I’m excited for everyone to see that (next year).
AGW: So what about you and Taylor Swift?
Taylor: What about us?
AGW: What about us?
AGW: Is it a publicity thing because the film is coming out, or are you really dating?
Taylor: The very funny thing is that you have seen every single move I make so I guess I can leave it up to you to decide.
AGW: Can you talk a little about the next movie Eclipse?
Taylor: Eclipse was my favorite book so I was really excited to start filming the movie. I just love that it’s the height of the love triangle. Twilight develops Edward and Bella’s relationship, New Moon develops Jacob and Bella’s, and in Eclipse the three of them are physically together. It has one of my favorite scenes ever in that movie. The tent scene, where Edward is forced, and I guess it was a choice of his, to let me sleep in the same sleeping bag as Bella just so she doesn’t die, because she’s shivering to death and I’m warm. I’m the only thing at that moment that can keep her alive. It’s a funny scene. There’s a lot of ribbing going on between Jacob and Edward. It’s going to be a really good movie and visually stunning. (Director) David Slade is incredible visually.
AGW: What did you think of your wolf when you got to see it on screen?
Taylor: I was blown away. I was really excited. Because when I’m filming, the famous trailer shot when I’m running through the field and I jump up and try and fly in midair, I’m attached to wires and I’m running and I let the wires pull me up in the air and jerk me to a stop and I just have to freeze there and let them convert my body into a CGI wolf and the whole time I’m like, 'Don’t I look cool!' After I saw the final version last week, after I saw the wolves, it was amazing. And the fight scene that comes right after that, the fight between the Jacob and Paul wolf, was so cool. I thought they were extremely powerful and looked very real.
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