Taylor Lautner: “Competing For Bella”

BoxOffice has a new interview with Taylor; he talks about New Moon, playing Jacob, imprinting in BD, and more.

If the last two books in the series hadn’t already been written, what do you think Jacob should do to win over Bella?

I don’t think he would have changed anything, and I don’t think he should change anything. Jacob and Edward are extremely different guys and it’s just whether you want one guy or another. Jacob is himself, and he has a relationship with Bella that Edward doesn’t. And Edward has a relationship with Bella that Jacob doesn’t. So I wouldn’t change a thing.

What is it like for your family and friends to see people scream at pictures of you topless?

[Laughs] It’s weird. It’s embarrassing for me, and I’m sure it’s awkward for all of them.

What do you like about playing Jacob?

I love Jacob and Bella’s relationship. It’s very different from Edward and Bella’s. Jacob and Bella start off as really good friends. They become best friends—they can tell each other anything, they do whatever together, ride motorcycles. I love that. And then their relationship starts growing into more and more, and you wonder if they’re going to go past friends. I love being able to do that. And work with an amazing actress, Kristen Stewart, and all of the help around us, our director Chris Weitz, the whole crew. It’s a lot of fun.

Not to jump ahead too much, but Jacob’s love life takes a turn in the fourth book that I think might be hard to translate to people who haven’t read the series. Do you have any thoughts on how to handle his ‘imprinting’ on Bella’s daughter?

I’m sure it would be different. It was definitely a surprise for me when I read the book. But we’re just trying to take it one movie at a time, and nothings been confirmed yet on the fourth, so we’re just staying focused on Eclipse at the moment.

Read the entire interview HERE !