Peter Facinelli: We Didn't Know 'Twilight' Would Explode Like That!

here is a part of the interview Peter did with the New York Post, check out the rest here and dont forget tonight Nurse Jackie premieres on showtime 10:30

PW: The last time we talked, you had just wrapped production on "Twilight," how are things going with the sequel?
Peter: I found there to be a little less pressure because everybody knew their characters. There was less questioning on the set as to what we were doing -- we trust that there is a fan-base out there. Our main job with the first one was to make a good movie for the fans...we just didn't know it would explode the way it did. So I think we've carried that feeling along to the second movie. But now knowing there is a bigger fan-base out there, we do feel some pressure to live up to the first one.

PW: Well, the subject matter -- European escapades -- makes the film grander in essence, right?
Peter: It definitely feels like a bigger picture. The first one felt like making an indie, this one feels like a summer blockbuster. "Twilight" was more intimate in some ways because you've got a smaller crew and are working against the clock, but with "New Moon" there are so many more people around and the food is better.

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PW: Is there a sense of prying eyes on set since you now know how many people are obsessed with the movie?
Peter: I don't really pay that much attention to the hubbub, but you can't help but notice it. I've done a lot of movies and I've never gotten this kind of response from fans. You get shout outs sometimes, but with this, you walk into a room full of screaming fans -- it's like being part of the Beatles. It's beyond my expectations.

PW: Would you have been able to handle this kind of attention at Kristen Stewart's age?
Peter: I think both Kristen and Robert [Pattinson] have done an amazing job, I sometimes don't know how to deal with it now. It's a lot of pressure on us all, simply being at dinner can turn into an autograph session. I'm constantly thrown into situations that I haven't been in before, but I'm always grateful that the fans are there, so I try to go out of my way to make sure they leave with a smile because I remember being a fan when I was younger. When I meet people I always try to put myself in their shows and think, how much would it hurt if I didn't get that autograph?