Anna Kendrick: Fame Hasn’t Changed Co-Stars

MTV: What’s going on with Jessica in “Eclipse”? Is the role faithful to the character in the book, or are there new scenes that are added that you’re excited about?

Kendrick: The thing about playing one of the human characters — the non-supernatural characters in the “Twilight” series — is we have a lot more liberty to make it our own and change things, because people don’t have that attachment that they do to the myth of the world that Stephenie Meyer has created, in terms of the supernatural aspect. So we’ve never really gotten in trouble for straying a little bit. We’re having fun. I mean, we’re being faithful to the book, but with a few changes. I hope that they’re fun.

MTV: Obviously, people like Rob, Kristen and Taylor have exploded since last year’s film. Has all that added attention, the paparazzi and whatnot, made it difficult to shoot the sequels?

Kendrick: Thank God people exist that know how to handle that. Because the production has managed to keep out a lot of onlookers, but it’s still [problematic]. You know that [the fans are] there, and I think that kinda does affect the way that you feel [while trying to act]. But it’s just one of those things you have to get over. I mean, if there are a ton of background actors in a scene, it’s the same thing. You just have to tune it out.

MTV: Have you seen a big change in Rob and Kristen since they’ve become famous, or are they the same?

Kendrick: No, of course they’re the same. Yeah, of course. They’re so levelheaded. They’ve handled it so, so gracefully. I really don’t know [how I would've handled it]. I would have gone insane at this point! But they manage to be handling it in stride.

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