Star Interview

Toylor Lautner " Interview Breaking Dawn Part 2"

Question: If you could go back in time and give yourself any advice about how to prepare for this crazy experience, 

what would it be and what would you do differently?

 

Taylor Lautner: Oh man, I don’t know. Honestly, I’d probably just say soak up each and every moment, because it’s lasted 

so long. It’s been four or five years, but at the same time, it seems like it just began yesterday. It flew by and so 

many things have happened since then. I feel like I did do a decent job at this. I knew at the time it was going to go 

by so fast. So, I’d say just to soak up each and every moment and enjoy it. That’d probably be the biggest thing.

 

 

 

Q: In your scenes with Renesmee, can you talk about finding the line between being caring but not creepy?

 

 

Lautner: Yeah, it’s a fine line and I was worried about it. We were very fortunate to have Stephenie Meyer, the author, 

on set with us for these last two movies, and I definitely had quite a few conversations with her. There was nobody better 

to ask about it than her. She basically told me to stop overcomplicating it. She was like, “Just think here and now. 

That’s all you really have to focus on and it’s simple.” She said that it’s a lifelong bond between two people, and that’s 

it. At this point, the girl is 10 years old, so it’s more of a protective thing between a brother and sister. That’s all 

it really is. I couldn’t allow myself to think ahead and go beyond that, so that’s the zone I had to stay in. Bill Condon, 

our director, did a tremendous job with it because it is delicate, and I think the fans are going to be happy with it. 

I think it came together well. 

 

 

Q: It’s been a crazy five years for all of you. Do you remember the first time you met Kristen and Rob and what were 

your impressions of them? 

 

Lautner: I remember meeting Kristen for sure. It’s so weird. I don’t even remember meeting Rob. It’s so strange. I didn’t 

even have any scenes with Rob in the first one. With Kristen, it was awkward for me because I was showing up mid-way 

through filming. I was only in two or three scenes in the first movie, and everybody had relationships and knew each 

other and it was already this family environment and I was kind of barging in. I was nervous. I was also the youngest. 

Actually, it probably was a little awkward when we first did meet each other. We were filming a scene on the beach and 

the weather was insane. It was pouring rain. There was wind. I was wearing a nasty wig and it was just very uncomfortable. 

But, ever since then, it’s been great

 

 

Q: What have you learned from this experience and from Jacob?

 

Lautner: I’ve learned a lot in the sense that I’ve grown up a ton, because I did start this when I was 15 years old, so 

that was just bound to happen. But also, this happened at an accelerated rate. Also, as an actor, I loved having the opportunity 

to work with some of the people in this franchise and the fact that we had different directors for each movie, except for 

these last two. I mean, that was amazing to play the same character but be directed in a different way every time and 

have different input. That’s an actor’s dream, because of that, and to play one character for so long. When you do a 

normal film, you play the character for three months and then you say goodbye to him. And then, you watch the movie and 

you go, “I wish I could have done that differently. I wish I could have added this to it.” With this, you have four more 

movies to play with. So, it was an amazing experience. In terms of Jacob, I love Jacob. I really respect him in so many 

different ways, and he has so many qualities to him that I would love to bring with me — his loyalty, his persistence. 

He’s going to be a tough character to say goodbye to for sure

 

 

Q: Can you talk about the bond you will continue to share with Rob and Kristen as time goes by, no matter what happens, 

and how you see that going forward?

 

Lautner: That’s the biggest thing I’ll take from this — those relationships. We’re so close right now. They’re some of my 

best friends, and that won’t go away at all. It’ll be more difficult because we don’t have the excuse to spend months 

and months, day after day with each other, but our friendships will go on forever. I find it so amazing that this cast 

meshed so well and got along so well. We are so thankful for that. We had a blast every time we filmed these movies, 

every time we promote them, and I really think that’s a miracle. It was an amazing experience, and those relationships 

are going to be the biggest thing that I’ll take from it

 

 

Q: Can you talk about the scene where your character has to ‘wolf out’ in from of Charlie? Was that as funny to film as 

it was for us to watch?

 

Lautner: Yeah, it actually was pretty funny in person. I love Billy Burke to death and he’s one of the coolest people 

alive, so it was a little uncomfortable for me. It’s always uncomfortable when I have to take my shirt off or something 

because I’m always the only one doing it. With the weather conditions we film in, everybody’s bundled up in seven layers 

and I’m the only one in jean shorts. So, it’s awkward to begin with, but that was a new one. I think the pants came off 

in that one, too. It was a funny, funny scene. I was so nervous to film it because it was written so hilariously, and I 

wanted it to come across that way, so I hope it does. It was a blast to shoot.

 

 

Q: Speaking of that wig, what did you do with it afterwards? Was there a ritual burning?

 

Lautner: It’s a regret I have. Every time an actor finishes a movie, you have a picture wrap and everybody claps for them 

and it’s this big thing. The last scene I filmed with the wig, I took it off and they picture-wrapped my wig. They were 

like, “Alright, that’s a franchise wrap on Jacob’s wig.” Everybody knew how much I hated that thing, so they were so 

happy for me. They asked me. They were like, “Do you want it?,” and I was like, “No, get that away from me.” I told them 

that they could burn it. And now, looking back on it, of course I’m like, “I should’ve kept that thing!” But no, I don’t 

have fond memories of that wig

 

 

Taylor Lautner Interview, Breaking Dawn Part 2

 

Q: What to date has been your strangest encounter with a Twilight fan?

 

Lautner: It’s tough to choose one. I wouldn’t call it weird, but I find this one baffling that somebody would want to do 

this to themselves. When we’re at signings and stuff, it’s crazy and madness and everybody’s throwing Sharpies at you and 

they have things for you to sign. Sometimes they just want you to sign their body parts. They’ll be like, “Sign my arm!” 

You just sign whatever they throw at you. So, I signed this girl’s arm. I sign a lot of people’s arms, but this one, in 

particular, I remember signing her arm. And then, the very next day, a family member shot me an email and it was a link 

to this girl who had my signature tattooed on her arm. I was like, “Man, that’s dedication! I’m sorry you did that.” So, 

I don’t know. These fans are passionate and they continue to blow my mind every single day.

 

 

Q: In “Breaking Dawn, Part 1,” your character was a conduit to a lot of the drama, and in “Part 2,” he contributes to a 

lot of the comic relief. How was it for you to bounce back and forth between the two?

 

Lautner: It was tough. I knew that filming the movies together was going to be challenging because some days we woke up 

and the first scene we filmed of the day was from “Breaking Dawn, Part 1,” and then you had lunch, and then you had to 

change clothes and film a scene from “Breaking Dawn, Part 2.” What I love about Jacob the most is that he never stops 

changing throughout this whole franchise, and he takes huge leaps. But, it’s a completely different Jacob in Part 2. I 

just had to really focus. Keeping the book on hand was always helpful, and once again having Stephenie on set was helpful 

as well. But, I loved playing the new side to Jacob in this last one. He finally knows who he is and where he belongs, 

and he has a lot of stress taken off his shoulders. It was nice to play more of that comedic side to him and see him smile 

every once in a while. It was a lot of fun

 

 

Q: What is the greatest thing you learned about yourself from this entire Twilight experience and how will that influence 

your future decisions?

 

Lautner: What’s the greatest thing I learned about myself? Yikes! That’s a good question. (Laughs) Seriously, I’m a 

little upset with you now. I don’t know if I would be able to choose one thing. As an actor, I’ve learned so much, and 

the people that have surrounded me, I’ve taken so much from. As a person… You got me stuck on that one. You really do. 

But moving forward, I can’t be more thankful for this franchise and everything it’s given all of us. It’s given us the 

opportunity to do the things that we love, and be able to pick and choose to a certain extent the ways that we want to 

challenge ourselves. I wouldn’t be able to do that without this, so I can’t be more thankful for everybody involved with 

this and the opportunities that this franchise has given me. That’s an exciting feeling and I’m so honored.