What can you tell me about “New Moon”?
As far as “New Moon” goes, it’s similar to the book. Taylor Lautner (who plays Jacob Black) does an amazing job and (director) Chris Weitz does an even better job of captivating the (werewolves) and making them real characters, in a way. It’s more of a manly movie.
What do you do to get into character, to get your mind into the vampire world?
For me, when I’m away on set, the energy I get from my workouts and the training I do - especially with filming “Eclipse” right now - helps put myself in the mindset of becoming Emmett. It’s a lot of testosterone buildup, I guess (laughs). A lot of times what helps is to do quick pushups to get the heart rate going.
In “New Moon,” when Jasper comes out in this whole rage sequence, it’s really nice to have your heart pumping during that scene.
What’s the craziest thing a fan has ever done to get your attention?
Well, it’s not necessarily crazy, but one fan made this action figure doll of me, like it was her personal Emmett. That was the coolest thing.
A kind of “out there” scenario was when a fan asked if she could handcuff herself to me. I thought she was joking but she whipped out handcuffs. It’s adorable, though. They are just so in love with the franchise and the books and the characters.
I’ve heard that you like to do your own stunts. What are some of the more memorable ones you’ve done?
I did a movie called “The Forgotten Ones.” The budget was really low, so we didn’t really have stunt doubles; we had guys that would help set up the stuff. It was shot in Costa Rica, and we weren’t able to have the best equipment. So there were scenes where I had to fall from a tree. I learned to not have any air in your lungs because once you hit the ground you knock the wind out of yourself. So I learned the hard way - when I couldn’t get up and breathe for a couple of minutes. That was the scariest stunt that I had to do.
With “Eclipse,” we’re doing some really intense (stunts) - ratchets and pulleys and magic carpets and stuff. It’s great to be allowed to do some more extreme things than some of the other actors.
As far as “New Moon” goes, it’s similar to the book. Taylor Lautner (who plays Jacob Black) does an amazing job and (director) Chris Weitz does an even better job of captivating the (werewolves) and making them real characters, in a way. It’s more of a manly movie.
What do you do to get into character, to get your mind into the vampire world?
For me, when I’m away on set, the energy I get from my workouts and the training I do - especially with filming “Eclipse” right now - helps put myself in the mindset of becoming Emmett. It’s a lot of testosterone buildup, I guess (laughs). A lot of times what helps is to do quick pushups to get the heart rate going.
In “New Moon,” when Jasper comes out in this whole rage sequence, it’s really nice to have your heart pumping during that scene.
What’s the craziest thing a fan has ever done to get your attention?
Well, it’s not necessarily crazy, but one fan made this action figure doll of me, like it was her personal Emmett. That was the coolest thing.
A kind of “out there” scenario was when a fan asked if she could handcuff herself to me. I thought she was joking but she whipped out handcuffs. It’s adorable, though. They are just so in love with the franchise and the books and the characters.
I’ve heard that you like to do your own stunts. What are some of the more memorable ones you’ve done?
I did a movie called “The Forgotten Ones.” The budget was really low, so we didn’t really have stunt doubles; we had guys that would help set up the stuff. It was shot in Costa Rica, and we weren’t able to have the best equipment. So there were scenes where I had to fall from a tree. I learned to not have any air in your lungs because once you hit the ground you knock the wind out of yourself. So I learned the hard way - when I couldn’t get up and breathe for a couple of minutes. That was the scariest stunt that I had to do.
With “Eclipse,” we’re doing some really intense (stunts) - ratchets and pulleys and magic carpets and stuff. It’s great to be allowed to do some more extreme things than some of the other actors.
