'New Moon': New Portraits of Rob, Taylor, and Kristen

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Rob Pattinson Really Just Wants a Vacation

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”I’ve been working since January 14th. I’ve had three days off.” [winces] ”I know I’m making it sound like I’m complaining.”

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Taylor Lautner on his Portrayal of Jacob

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”It was a lot of hard work,” he said of the 32 lbs. of muscle he packed on before the sequel. ”But mentally and emotionally as well. Jacob doesn’t just change physically.”

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Rob Pattinson on His Media Shyness

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”The only reason you need a publicist is if you want to be constantly in the media — I would prefer never to be in it.”

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Kristen Stewart on Her Polarizing Appeal

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”I feel like all the exchanges I’ve had with the fans have been so awesome. It makes me forget about the people who look at everything they’re given in the media and take it at face value and decide what their opinion is about me without knowing me.”

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Taylor Lautner on his Fight to Hang Onto his Role

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”I’m just thankful that I had all the support behind me. [Director] Chris Weitz, my cast, I really couldn’t have done it alone. It was a matter of a lot of people stepping up.”

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Rob Pattinson on the Perils of Early Fame

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”There’s always a fear of not being able to grow.”

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KRISTEN STEWART ON INTERVIEWS

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”No one’s ever going to write, ‘Oh, she’s actually just a pretty f—in’ average chick who really loves what she does.’ That’s not gonna happen.”

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KRISTEN STEWART ON ELUDING THE PAPARAZZI

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”I don’t want to give my secrets away, but you, like, sit low in cars.”

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ROBERT PATTINSON ON SHARING THE LOAD WITH TAYLOR LAUTNER

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”It was a stress-free job for three months…All the pressure was on Taylor.”

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TAYLOR LAUTNER ON BULKING UP FOR THE ROLE

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”The hardest part is not the working out. I knew what I was working for, so to get to the gym and work really hard was easy for me.”

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TAYLOR LAUTNER ON PLAYING JACOB

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”It’s challenging, because he’s not human. I mean, what human walks around with a frown, looking like he wants to kill something?”

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TAYLOR LAUTNER ON BONDING WITH KRISTEN STEWART

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”[Jacob and Bella] are so open, and they can tell each other everything. So it was very important for me and Kristen to grow very close before doing this.”

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DIRECTOR CHRIS WEITZ ON TAYLOR LAUTNER

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”People have seen his body and all that stuff and it’s a shocker because it’s hard to believe that anyone can be quite so carved. But he actually delivers a really great performance. He wasn’t just exercising all day.”

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KRISTEN STEWART ON TAYLOR LAUTNER

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”I love that kid. I would do anything for him. I would kill for him, literally.”

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DIRECTOR CHRIS WEITZ ON REPLACING TWILIGHT HELMER CATHERINE HARDWICKE

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”I told Summit that they could probably get a talking chimp to direct New Moon, and it would still do well.”

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ROBERT PATTINSON, KRISTEN STEWART, ASHLEY GREENE AND TAYLOR LAUTNER, New Moon

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RACHELLE LEFEVRE New Moon

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ASHLEY GREENE, ROBERT PATTINSON, KRISTEN STEWART, AND TAYLOR LAUTNER, New Moon

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'New Moon': New Portraits of Rob, Taylor, and Kristen

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Rob Pattinson Really Just Wants a Vacation

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Taylor Lautner on his Portrayal of Jacob

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Rob Pattinson on His Media Shyness

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Kristen Stewart on Her Polarizing Appeal

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Taylor Lautner on his Fight to Hang Onto his Role

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Rob Pattinson on the Perils of Early Fame

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KRISTEN STEWART ON INTERVIEWS

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KRISTEN STEWART ON ELUDING THE PAPARAZZI

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ROBERT PATTINSON ON SHARING THE LOAD WITH TAYLOR LAUTNER

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TAYLOR LAUTNER ON BULKING UP FOR THE ROLE

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TAYLOR LAUTNER ON PLAYING JACOB

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TAYLOR LAUTNER ON BONDING WITH KRISTEN STEWART

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DIRECTOR CHRIS WEITZ ON TAYLOR LAUTNER

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KRISTEN STEWART ON TAYLOR LAUTNER

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DIRECTOR CHRIS WEITZ ON REPLACING TWILIGHT HELMER CATHERINE HARDWICKE

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