With New Moon coming in only weeks now we get to read every interview imaginable from all the cast. I cover alot of the cast members over on my other site. But today I wanted to talk about Peter Facinelli over here.  Peter did an interview for Vanity Fair where he talked about Dr. Carlisle Cullen and what he thinks of the other cast members.

On if he has assumed the fatherly role on the set: You know, on Twilight I feel like they looked to me as the father figure, but because we became so close, I’m more of an older brother now.

On if the cast is different since the fist time they got together: Rob[ert Pattinson] has more security guards hanging around him! [Laughs] Other than that, not really. We really enjoy each other’s company, and we’ve been working so much on this movie that we really haven’t had as much time to hang out with each other. We’re putting in these long hours and then just heading home. Usually we just try to catch dinner with each other then get back up the next morning and do it all over again.

On one thing that has changed the most since starting the franchise: I’m traveling a lot more than I used to and interacting with a lot more people. The fan base on this, I don’t know how else to explain it … it’s a cultural phenomenon. People will actually hop on a plane to see you. Sometimes I do these charity events, and people fly in to come and see me. I’m just really, really impressed with [the fan] dedication to these books and to the movies. I’ve always had a fan base with the work I’ve done, but never as rabid as this.

On connecting with the fans: You know, I love connecting with the fans because I’m a fan of the books myself. They’re all so dedicated and wonderful to me that I love to be able to give back. So if stopping for a picture or signing a book of theirs puts a smile on their face, then that makes me happy, too. I kind of go out of my way to make sure—if there are fans hanging around the set—to try to stop and say hello to them before I get in the van. It takes five minutes to make people happy. I love interacting with them.

On how Twilight is different from New Moon: You know, Twilight was an independent movie. It was shot very documentary style, the way Catherine [Hardwicke, Twilight’s director] shoots. It has a rawness to it, which I think is nice. New Moon’s a little bit crisper, it has a little bit more of a studio feel, but it still has that edge.

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