Jackson Interview with Funfare

A brief encounter with 2 vampires

Besides Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart (featured in Conversations with Ricky Lo last Sunday) and Taylor Lautner (in Conversations on Sunday, Nov. 20), the three main stars of Breaking Dawn 1 (fourth in the Twilight Saga series), Funfare also did exclusive interviews with four of the supporting cast — Ashley Green and Jackson Rathbone (who play vampires Alice Cullen and Jasper Hale), and Julia Jones and Booboo Stewart (as werewolves Leah Clearwater and Seth Clearwater).

Released in the Philippines by Pioneer Films (like New Moon and Eclipse), Breaking Dawn 1 is opening in theaters nationwide today simultaneously with those in the US and other parts of the world. It is directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, Gods and Monsters) like Part 2 (showing next year yet; the novel by Stephenie Meyer is too long to fit in just a two-hour movie so it has to be split into two).

Here are sound bites from the interviews also done at a function room of Four Seasons (the usual venue of Hollywood junkets):

The Twilight Saga is ending. What will you miss about it?

Ashley (ex-girlfriend of Joe Jonas): We have become like an extended family and I will miss the company and the comfort zone.

Jackson (born in Singapore to American parents): The family reunions. Good thing we have another year before Part 2 comes out. Still loving it.

What have you learned from the Twilight Saga?

Ashley: A great deal! The Twilight Saga helped me become a better person and a better artist. I hope to pursue the same passion in my future projects as the passion I gave to the Twilight Saga. (According to the production notes, Ashley will star in Butter, an ensemble comedy that also stars Jennifer Garner and Hugh Jackman; L.O.L. with Miley Cyrus and Demi Moore; and The Apparition, a thriller.)

Jackson: As a young actor, I learn a lot from those around me whether they are the same age, younger or older. In the Twilight Saga, I’ve worked with great directors and they have inspired me to follow in their footsteps. I hope to start directing next year. I want to explore the lightness of life.

You know the mechanics and how the scenes are done. Do you get excited when you watch the movie on the big screen just like the audience does?

Ashley: There are so many different elements involved in making a film great. As actors, we do our job and, like the audience, we are just curious how everything will come out on the screen. We look forward to seeing the finished product. That’s how I feel every time I watch the Twilight Saga.

Jackson: We do know what’s going on but we’re also excited just like everybody else to see the result of what we’ve worked on for six or seven months. As Ashley said, there are several elements involved in shooting a movie and I’m eager to see how all these elements are put together.

Source => Funfare / Via => JRathboneFB