Q&A with actor Michael Welch

Below is an abbreviated summary of my interview with “Twilight” actor, Michael Welch. The 22-year-old actor played Bella’s (Kristen Stewart) friend in the popular movie series. Since 1998, Michael has also appeared in several other movies and television shows.
This Q&A format will give readers a sense of some of the topics we're trying to cover in the book and show what kind of issues we're trying to get some inside perspective on.


How do you handle all the attention you get after acting in such a big movie?

It’s an understatement to say this is unlike anything I’ve ever been in. I’ve just tried to keep a healthy perspective on the whole thing because otherwise it would just be so easy for this stuff to go to your head.

How do you handle the fan craziness?

The fan interaction has been overwhelmingly amazing and that’s something I don’t think I would ever get sick of because it’s sort of a direct validation of either the work you do or the things you’re a part of … I did choose to become an actor from a very early age so there is something inside me that likes attention for sure.

What’s it like to see your co-stars—Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner— all over the tabloids?

It’s so weird. You just pick them up and I just see story after story after story about Rob that were all just totally skewed, totally false, and I just think, man, you know, this is my buddy.’ It’s kind of upsetting.

What’s your attitude toward tabloids?

That part of it is something I don’t think I’ll ever get used to. Just the flat out lying about people just for the sake of selling a paper. It’s kind of gross in a lot of ways.

Have you ever seen anything untrue written about you?
The thing that has been weirdest for me is when people pretend to be me on social networking sites, which in a lot of ways is flattering, but at the same time this is some person that I’ve never met saying things that I would never say. So that part of it just strikes me as a little creepy.


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