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(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Robert Pattinson arrives at The Twilight Saga: New Moon premiere on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, in Westwood, Calif.
LOS ANGELES— The "Twilight" series may have changed the lives of fans worldwide, but perhaps no one has been more affected by its success than the three stars of the film: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner.
All became overnight sensations when they were introduced to the novel's millions of fans as the faces of Edward, Bella and Jacob _ the three high-school students with mystical secrets at the center of the story. Edward is a vampire, Jacob is a werewolf and Bella is the ordinary teenage girl loved by both of them.
Pattinson, 23, Stewart, 19, and Lautner, 17, went from bit parts to big stars with the first "Twilight" film. As they prepare for the release Friday of the anticipated sequel, "New Moon," the young cast reflected on the ups and downs of newfound fame.
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AP: What is the best thing to come out of the "Twilight" mania for you?
Stewart: It's the same satisfaction that I get from any other movie, it's just that so many more people are paying attention. I always say I make movies for the life experience _ literally, you steal from the characters you play _ and to know that that's actually affecting 100 million not only little girls, but really spans the ages of people, it just feels good. It's so different from anything I've ever experienced, so that's definitely the best thing.
Pattinson: Presenting at the Oscars and stuff, it's just kind of so surreal. But there's little things, like recently I've been working on the "Remember Me" trailer and I had very little time to organize it, but the control you're given because of "Twilight's" success is kind of incredible. It is an amazing feeling.
Lautner: It's traveling the world in general and seeing this kind of fan support worldwide. We go to Sao Paolo, Brazil, and then we go to Mexico City, we go all over the world and we have fans there with the same amount of passion everywhere we go. It's just amazing to know we have that kind of fan support behind us.
AP: What's one thing you miss from your pre-"Twilight" life?
Stewart: I like being outside. I like to take walks and I could totally take walks _ it's not the fans, the fans are great, they would let me walk. It's the other people, you know what I mean. It's the other people.
