MTV: What do you see as the biggest difference between the tales in the “Twilight” saga?

Kellan Lutz: What’s the biggest difference? That’s an interesting question. Because the books are already about different subjects. Stephenie [Meyer] wrote them with the Romeo and Juliet aspect, and then, each one has a different persona. It’s a really cool concept. But as far as the directors go, each director is different. Catherine [Hardwicke] was very energetic, and she made this beautiful movie. Chris [Weitz] had this really cool, really laid-back [vibe], but has a great sense of how to do CGI and how to make these wolves look real and bigger than life versus just some computerized image. Then David Slade, with his action background and his indie style, just mixed the two. The movies are going to be unique in their own aspects, and that’s what’s really interesting — it’s not the same director doing each one. We, as actors, got to see different styles of [directing]. So it doesn’t feel old, ever.

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PJ Star had a phone interview with Kellan in advance of his appearance at a Peoria hockey game scheduled for this weekend.

“What can you tell me about “New Moon”?

As far as “New Moon” goes, it’s similar to the book. Taylor Lautner (who plays Jacob Black) does an amazing job and (director) Chris Weitz does an even better job of captivating the (werewolves) and making them real characters, in a way. It’s more of a manly movie.

What do you do to get into character, to get your mind into the vampire world?

For me, when I’m away on set, the energy I get from my workouts and the training I do – especially with filming “Eclipse” right now – helps put myself in the mindset of becoming Emmett. It’s a lot of testosterone buildup, I guess (laughs). A lot of times what helps is to do quick pushups to get the heart rate going.

In “New Moon,” when Jasper comes out in this whole rage sequence, it’s really nice to have your heart pumping during that scene.”

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Seventeen Magazine has a collection of Kellan quotables.

“When I’m at craft services, I make the BEST-tasting, 10-layer meat and cheese sandwich with no bread. It’s five different types of meat, three pieces of turkey, then provolone cheese, then three pieces of ham, then American cheese, then three pieces of turkey, then a chicken cutlet! Then I put chicken salad on top of that, and I finish it off with Swiss cheese, then honey mustard. I’d just be walking around with this huge sandwich, it was so good!”

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