The Twilight World

And, naturally, she had a lot to talk about. Like “Breaking Dawn,” the final novel in the “Twilight” series. Depending on whom you speak with, Stephenie Meyer’s last Bella and Edward book will either be split into two films or remain intact.

“If it is [split], great. If it’s not, great,” Kendrick insisted, saying it’s not that she doesn’t care, but that she has no control over the situation. “I understand why they would want to do that, but it’s not my call.

“I find out when the fans find out. That’s true,” she laughed when asked when she expects to be briefed on how “Breaking Dawn” will be shot. “You will find out before I find out, actually. Text me.”

MICHAEL SHEEN: Okay. This is my first question. This is the only really serious one, and then the rest are quite funny. The first one is: As an elf, raised by humans, have you found a lot of discrimination against the fairy folk here in Hollywood?

ASHLEY GREENE: Well, I think they’re just jealous that I sparkle and speak elfin and have cute little pointy ears.

SHEEN: It’s true.

GREENE: So, yes, there’s discrimination. But I really don’t care.

SHEEN: You do get described as pixie-like a lot. In my younger days, I used to get described as sort of elf-like. I think it’s probably a lot easier to deal with that if you’re a pretty girl, rather than a sort of average-looking boy.

GREENE: I’m sorry about your adolescence.

SHEEN: Thank you. Well, look, let’s take a second and go back to the beginning, Ashley Greene. You grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. Is that correct?

GREENE: That is correct.

SHEEN: Now tell me about Jacksonville. What’s it like? And could you please sprinkle it with some alligator stories?

GREENE: It was great. I mean, it was great until I realized that there was more out there. I went to a public high school with a magnet program for law and psychology. But right before my junior year, I decided that I wanted to leave and become an actress, so I graduated early and moved out to L.A. Now that I’m here, I can’t imagine living there.

SHEEN: What happened? You were doing law and psychology?

GREENE: Yeah. And I loved the classes. Everything was kind of set up to go on this course, which my parents absolutely loved; they were like, “Our daughter’s going to go to law school or become a psychologist!” And then out of nowhere, I pulled the acting card on them.

SHEEN: Was it out of nowhere? What was it that started you thinking along those lines?

GREENE: I just, for lack of a better term, fell into it—which I’m sure everyone’s going to hate me for saying.

Since you gained so much muscle for New Moon, what designer fits you the best?
Lately I’ve been wearing many suits, and I love the suits by Calvin Klein collection. They look great and they’re comfortable. For shoes I like Cole Haan. When I’m dressing more casual I like Diesel. Their jeans are my favorite.

How much has your look evolved?
I’m always being told to dress up for events and special occassions, even for school. If I was going out with friends and play football, my friends would be wearing shorts and t-shirts, but I’d wear jeans and a t-shirt. I like to look cool and comfortable, but with a special twist, always. Sometimes I wear jeans and a white V-neck shirt, the next day I want to dress up and wear a nicer shirt and a nice jacket.

Do you still play football?
Yes! That’s how I like to have fun. I’ve played football all my life. I always need to have a foot ball with me. On set, I’m always carrying a ball. If I’m on a break from shooting I just throw it around and see who wants to play.

And who’s that most of the times?
Amazingly, it’s Kristen. She has a great arm and aim. I play with her and her assistant John.

Name one thing that’s in your closet that you can’t live without?
Leather jackets like this one by John Varvatos. I have like 5 or 6.

You’re very active. How do you take care of your hair?
I use KMS Hairplay and Redken paste.

Jacob has received advice from his dad. What has your dad told you?
He’s told me to save my money, and that there’s no need to spend it like crazy.

Who are your acting heroes?
As far as acting, Denzel Washington. I love Matt Damon and the Bourne series. And Christian Sltaer, I played his son in My Own Worst Enemy last year, and I haven’t seen him since the series wrapped up. But last summer when I was at the Dodger Stadium, someone touched my arm, I turned around and it was Christian. I loved seeing him. He’s an amazing guy, and one of the most professional actors I’ve ever worked with. I learned a lot from him.

Who was yout first movie crush?
Jessica Alba was my crush for the longest time. Now it’s Megan Fox. Hope I can work with her someday.

What do you love and hate about a girl?
I think a girl is at her most attractive when she’s wearing jeand and a sweatshirt, and she’s just herself. I don’t like it when they try to dress up too much. That’s why I’m not a fan of heels. I love it when they wear jeans and flats. Also when they wear those tall boots with a skirt, or a short dress.

Describe your perfect Saturday Night.
Going to dinner to a steak house. I found the best in Vancouver called Keg. I love steak. No sushi, no blue cheese, coconut, or any of that stuff for me. My coach bugs me telling me “You have to start eating more chicken! Stop eating steak”. But I can’t help it. I’m the kind of guy that’s always in the mood for red meat and hamburgers.

Aside from food, what do you think makes you a guy?
A guy has to be into sports, have friends and watch the Super Bowl together, and then take his girlfriend out and buy her clothes and jewelry.

So a guy has to be strong, but sweet. It’s like you just described Edward’s rival, Jacob.
But Edward can’t play football or turn into a wolf. Although I can’t sparkle in the sunlight…

Rachelle Lefevre (aka Victoria) talks about Kevin Spacey teaching her to twitter and Robert Pattinson does indeed shower.

She said: “We got talking about Twitter and Kevin said he had 420,000 followers. I asked him if it made him nervous, if he was giving too much access. Then he gave me a 20-minute talk about why he loves doing it. He said it helps communicate with the fans, how it helps let people know what he’s doing. He sold me on it. If a two-time Academy Award winner tells you to Twitter, you Twitter.”

Talking about Twilight hunk Pattinson on an Australian talk show, Lefevre added: “It‘s been a year-and-a-half now and we’re still quashing the rumour that he doesn’t shower. He showers! Very early on when filming the first movie people stopped me in the street and said, ‘Does he shower?’

She adds, “He does. He’s lovely, the same as he was when he first started filming. He loves his music. He plays with his hair. He gets uncomfortable sometimes. He’s very normal.”

What I love about the third movie is that you get to see a side of Carlisle you haven’t seen before, and what his vampire capabilities really are. There are some really great battle sequences. It’s my favorite book.

On why he loves Twitter:

I enjoy what Twitter is because I can really connect with the fans. It’s a great way to share information with the fans. And it’s a great way to entertain. I like being able to put a smile on people’s faces, and I like being able to mix that up with sharing information with them that’s important, and also let them know what I’m doing. I’ve had people come to me and say “Hey will you tweet this out?”, but I’m not into that. I like to keep my Twitter pure. I’m not going to sell my followers anything. I just want to have that fan base so I can tell them what I’m doing and entertain them.

On what Twilight has done for his career:

The fan base is just phenomenal. When you go places and you see people who flew in from other countries just to take a picture with you, that’s a loyal fan base that you can’t even imagine having. I’m thankful for all of them, and that’s why I try to give back and connect with all of them in some way.

Is Carlisle really a good doctor?:

Oh he’s great! Because Carlisle has been around for so long, I think that he’s very well educated and what I love about him is he has a real love for humanity. People always ask me what kind of research did you do to play a vampire. I say I do very little to play a vampire, because I’m playing a vampire who is trying to be human. My research is more what is it to be human. Why does he love humanity so much, that he wanted to hold on to that. When you look at something like Twilight, the good vampires aren’t necessarily good, they’re just eccentric. The bad vampires are just doing what they’re born to do and made to do. It’s kind of like domesticating a lion. For me, Carlisle is just holding on to that humanity. He doesn’t want to be a vampire.