I think Kristen is incredibly brave. She played such a good version Bella Swan, people think Kristen Stewart is Bella Swan. She's not, you know? If you meet Kristen, she's wildly kind of giggly and vivacious and rebellious and naughty - all things that Bella Swan isn't.

I think whenever you cast someone, someone's going to be critical about it.

I cast very much from the gut, and I think I was very lucky to be able to get... many amazing international... people that I had always really wanted to work with.

To me, casting is all about finding a character within the actor off the screen as much as on the screen.

I'm influenced by a lot of filmmakers; I like English filmmakers because I feel a kin to them.

Trying to ground everything in reality was the most important thing to me.

I grew up with a lot of fairy tales. And they had an essence of darkness to them.