Nikki, you have a back story in Eclipse where we find out a lot more about Rosalie. When you're doing the first two movies and you know this is going to come up, is it frustrating thinking: "I've still got a while to go before people can actually find out about my character"?
Nikki Reed: Well, I was hopeful when we made the first movie that we would get to the third, otherwise I'd feel like I couldn't really justify my behaviour. Also, Stephenie [Meyer, Twilight series author] wrote these really complex, dynamic characters and sometimes I think all of us can agree - as the Cullen family - that you don't really have the opportunity to show that. So, you want to make the most out of every moment that you have and you're and like over-thinking everything: every glance, every smile, or, in my case, every nasty look. So, I was really happy to have that opportunity... and really nervous.
You've been able to travel all over the world as part of the Twilight franchise. So, what's your favourite city? And why?
Do you have a favourite book in the series?
Nikki Reed: I've read all the books and I love them all for a number of reasons. I remember when we were shooting the first Twilight, when we were in rehearsals, I was making my way through the series and I was almost done with New Moon and I remember panicking that I couldn't find Edward. I remember running around set going: "Where's Rob [Pattison, who plays Edward Cullen]? I just want to see Rob for two seconds because it's going to feel really comforting to know that Edward is still around!" Regardless of what your original idea is of the books, everyone gets so sucked into the series... they're just like magnetic.
What kind of diet and physical regime to did you have?
Nikki Reed: It was very physically demanding. I remember getting off the plane and looking at my schedule and it said: "I hope the cast brought sneakers... tomorrow you'll be picked up for training." No one told us about this and we weren't prepared for this [laughs]. Every single day, if we weren't shooting, we were in training for two or three hours a day, and then we were in personal training. Luckily, I had actually quit smoking about three of four weeks before we began rehearsing! I don't know what I would have done otherwise because we literally felt like athletes. It was like sleep, train, eat, sleep again. And that was the day. But it introduced me to a whole new lifestyle because, to this day, I still work out all the time.
If you could have a special power, what would it be?
Nikki Reed: I don't know. I don't want any powers. I'm powerless. I wouldn't want to see into the future, I wouldn't want to know what anyone was thinking, ever! And I don't want to relive my past. Kellan [Lutz, who plays Emmett Cullen] and I talk about this a lot... but his power is strength. I enjoy feeling physically strong, so maybe I'd like to be able to lift a building and launch it at someone.