Ask Men Talks To Kellan Lutz, Says Stephenie Has Written Little Books About The Other Characters

AskMen.com interviewed Kellan Lutz and they talked about Eclipse, Emmett Cullen and body issues.

Q1: AskMen.com : Twilight seems to capture the feeling of being teenagers. It’s incredibly passionate.

Kellan Lutz : The first one was all about Edward and that type of love, and Jacob — in the second — with werewolves, the guy who is always, “Come one, date me! Date me!” Will she pick the good guy or the bad guy? It’s a good love triangle, a good mix, something we all encounter, at different points in time.

Q2: AM : The series plays up so many aspects of love but it’s never explicit.

KL : It’s really quite unique. My sister’s starting high school, and it’s taught her a lot. It really teaches the lessons that mothers and fathers don’t have to — the birds and bees. It teaches you that you can wait for sex. Go for love and patience. Each story grows in maturity on different subjects. It’s really nice how it brings everyone in. Even the Twilight mums get all giddy again like schoolgirls; it brings them back to those days of being lovestruck and uncertain. It’s really cool what Stephenie Meyer has created.

Q3: AM : You transformed yourself physically, even the way you speak. Did you work from anything beyond the script to make Emmett your creation?

KL : Yes, I try to do something different with my voice and just tap into Emmett. I made my own backstory and having Stephenie there is nice — she’s the best backstory ever. I read different fans remarks — they know so much about Twilight. It’s great to just do the homework… I step into the big brother role which I haven’t played too much, but I’m one of eight, and have six brothers and I was a big brother to my twin younger brothers, so it’s great to step in those shoes again. It’s fun. It is really fun.

Q4: AM : This is a very body conscious part of the saga; you and Taylor are totally buff and big. How does it reflect what’s inside your characters?

KL : They are the protectors. That’s a tough question. Emmett is naturally that big — I have to work out to be that big. A lot of times bigger people might be super huge for security purposes. It’s not that way with Taylor [Lautner]’s character or my character. We are just born that way and have the inner strength that lets us be the protectors.

Q5: AM : Funny, it’s not politically correct to talk about women’s bodies in the same way we talk about yours.

KL : How so?

Q6:AM : Well, can you say the female stars in the films have awesome bodies?

KL : My best friend Ashley Greene did an interview that blew my mind because she was so honest. Someone asked her if she cared to be really skinny. I think this is the biggest hoopla in our industry; people have to conform to a certain image. But Ashley’s response was, “No, I want to look like a woman. I’ll be toned, but I don’t need to be super skinny. I love my body.” And I was like, “Thank God, you’re fighting for the cause!” The industry can be fickle, and it’s nice for people to be themselves.

Kellan also mentioned that Stephenie has written other little excerpts about the other characters.

Q14: AM : Do you think the series can go on indefinitely?

KL : Well, no. The last book is already out and we’re starting the last movie soon. It would be great of Stephenie wrote more. I’d like to see some Emmett chronicles because my character’s not in it that much. It’s great to still reap all the benefits, and it allows me to do other movies where I have more than four lines. I just don’t know where else it can go, like Harry Potter, there are just so many books. But Stephenie told us she made little excerpts, like Midnight Sun. I would love it. I really would.

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