Q&A with Mike Welch

Michael Welch was interviewed by the National Post Canada and he talked about being part of the Twilight Saga, the fans, working with the cast and under Chris Weitz and Breaking Dawn. Here is an excerpt of his interview:

Q: Did you ever anticipate that the Twilight phenomenon would grow to what it has become?

A: Well I certainly knew that it was a possibility that this could be a very successful film franchise. It’s difficult to anticipate how big it’s actually become. But I think that my first sense was right after the movie was announced, the internet exploded. The buzz around it was just electric. And then when we started filming, and there would be footage of what we did on set that day, online, that night; it just blew my mind. So I knew that I was potentially a part of something really amazing, but impossible to anticipate.

Q: Had you read the books or were you a fan before getting involved in the movie?

A: No, I actually had not heard of it, like a lot of people. Of course I have read the books since I’ve been in the films, but I’ve been taking them one book at a time, because I didn’t want to get ahead of the story as we were filming. At a certain point it kind of became clear that Mike Newton doesn’t really change too much throughout the series, so I’m in the middle of Breaking Dawn now.

Q: Speaking of which, do you have the same screaming-girl, crazed fan experiences that Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner do?

A: Oh no, it’s not the same for me as it is for those two. [Laughing] Not at all. There certainly do seem to be more girls that want to talk to me, in general, which is ironic because right before Twilight I got into a very serious committed relationship. So it’s just funny how life works. I was never really successful throughout my high school career with ladies, and then I was fortunate enough to be with this incredible girl now, but as soon as that happens a whole set of doors of possibility opened up.

Q: It’s been recently reported that Robert Pattinson and Kristin Stewart are officially a couple. How do they act on-set together?

A: [Laughing] It’s funny because when I first started to hear those reports, initially when that whole thing kinda started, I didn’t really believe it, I thought it was kind of weird. Frankly how they act on set can be interpreted a lot of different ways. To me it always seemed more like a brother/sister relationship– not to make it sound weird or anything. When you work on films, you get really close to people and sometimes it’s just difficult interpret how they act around each other and what that means. But you know, they’re both my buddies and wish them nothing but the best.

To read the rest of his interview, click on the link above.

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