Anna Kendrick on Stardom and The Rob Pattinson Craze

Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Golden_Topaz_Eyes_42 in News

BlackBook Mag has delivered another juicy article with one of our Twilight stars. This time it’s Anna Kendrick. Here’s a sneak peek – be sure to check out the entire interview for more details:

How do you spend downtime between movie shoots?
Basically, I watch a lot of movies too. I’m trying to kind of get all of the classics under my belt. I’m a big fan of staying at home and watching movies.

Do you think your supporting role in Twilight can result in backlash from fans of more serious fare?
I understand a certain amount of backlash to something that’s really popular. I think particularly this being popular with young women, it takes a certain amount of flack. I mean, I can tell you a lot of the actors in Twilight are incredibly talented. It might be something that’s driven toward young females, but it has no bearing on anybody’s acting chops.

Can you even begin to fathom what Rob is going through?
Yeah, I went Comic-Con and I have never seen anything like it. For whatever reason Rob and Twilight kind of flipped the switch in people’s heads, and all they can do is scream. It is really intense but I kind of wanted to see what it was like for myself. I kind of needed to know first-hand because I’d seen these videos from the first Comic-Con they did. I just figured it was a once in a lifetime kind of thing, so I had to see for myself. And it was every bit as intense and terrifying as I thought it was going to be.

What’s the hysteria like on set in Vancouver?
The one thing that we had to shoot outside was just with Kristen, and they kept Rob really covered because again, even if it’s Kristen, girls seem to have the ability to stay quiet and be respectful, but with Rob, it’s like a different story. So, they have to kind of block out the set and we are kind of working in something of a cave because having him around is a security risk.

How did shooting New Moon differ from shooting the first film?
The set feels different, but I think part of that is we are shooting in a different city. We understand better what the film is going to be and what it means to people. That was something that even I forget sometimes, just how little anybody in the cast really understood what a phenomenon this was. So there’s a little bit more of an expectation to deliver, because you understand what it means to people.

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