I Have A Martial Arts Background And

As An Actor You Want People To Know You And There Are Times You Want Your Pictures Taken, But It's Unnerving To Walk Out Of A Venue With Friends And There Are 20 People Flashing Lights In Your Face. Do You Know How Bright Those Lights Are?

Throughout The Course [of Twilight], You Get To See A Little More Of Her Vampiric Side, Because I Think She's This Vampire With A Heart Of Gold And So That Was Kind Of Fun - To Show Her Be A Little Tough And A Little Fierce, And To Show That She Has A Little Bit Of A Sassy Side When She's Dealing With The Wolves Or With Jacob. So I Feel Like I Got To Really Round [alice Cullen] Out Quite Nicely.

I Went To A Public High School With A Magnet Program For Law And Psychology. But Right Before My Junior Year, I Decided That I Wanted To Leave And Become An Actress, So I Graduated Early And Moved Out To L.a.

I'm Lucky Because My Dad Taught Me To Be Frugal And Save. And That's Important Because I Want To Know That I Don't Have To Take An Acting Job For Two Or Three Years If I Don't Want To And That I'll Still Be Able To Make My House And Car Payments And Buy Food For My Dogs.

In California, I Do Like To Just Chill Out And Go To The Beach, But I Love The Energy Here. I Feel Very Productive When I'm In New York.