"Edward's described as this perfect man, with an impeccable face and body. Everything about him is just amazing. There's no way I could ever live up to that."

"When I was first cast everybody hated me, universally... That was my welcome to Twilight."

"There was a huge, universal backlash about my being cast as Edward Cullen. Seventy-five thousand Twilight Fans signed a petition against me. But, I mean, I expected it."

"He's a vampire, he's a social pariah. He's not a role model. He's a parasite. That's the cool thing about it. I don't think a vampire has any responsibility to anybody."

"If Edward doesn't feel something one-hundret percent, he wouldn't bother trying to pretend to anyone that he does. I guess I'm similar to him in that respect."