When you do a movie, it's like going on a journey. It's really like the director is the captain of the ship, and that energy, everybody feels.

I collect dice and I collect coins. I travel the world so I love dice, I always have dice on me. I collect magnets as well.

I love trying to play the not-confident guy, the guy against my normal character, because that's when real acting comes into play.

I've never broken a bone in my body, even though I've done some extreme things.

I love mythology, grew up loving it. I'm a middle kid, big family, that's the thing you did in the farm country. I lived in Iowa, I loved mythology. I don't know, we're like that.

I was actually away in Africa doing 'Generation Kill' while everyone was auditioning for Twilight. They all had, like, five different auditions: I was so lucky that I came back from Africa just in time and the actor who was playing Emmett fell through, lucky for me!

To be completely honest, I didn't know Twilight was a book. I thank God for Ashley Greene [who plays Alice Cullen]. She's like, 'Did you read the books?' And I'm like...'What books?' But they were easy reads so it was fine. Emmett's such an easy guy, so it was awesome to play him.