You're trying to bring a character to an audience, and tell stories. That's what we're all trying do.

Some kids are good at math, some kids can run, and acting was an interest of mine. Because I knew you could do it for a living I decided, that's what I'm going to do.

Some people can handle fame, some can't.

Vampires are immortal, you can do whatever you want, and get away with it. And there's the seduction part of course, sex is a big part of the vampire thing.

You're trying to bring a character to an audience, and tell stories. That's what we're all trying do.

I don't want to talk about the specifics of other people's performances compared with my own. I'd never do that.

I dont think any actor has the luxury of knowing exactly what scripts are going to turn out well and what ones arent. It would be wonderful to have that particular skill, and maybe people like Tom Cruise have it more than most, but you go into each project hoping that a good, if not great, film will come out the other end.