We had the honor of chatting with Peter Facinelli about his role in Twilight. Here's what he had to say:

You played a character that was 350 years old, did that affect how you approached the character at all? Or did you even think about that?

Peter: That was my main concern. I related to him being a patriarch, because I have kids of my own. I got who he was as person through the books. My challenge was how do I bring 350 years plus onto the screen, so I did a lot of history research. I wanted to learn about the period he grew up in, and go through each decade where he might be and where his travels took him... to Italy, Chicago and all of those places in those times. I thought just having that knowledge might help. I felt that the way he moved and talked should reflect someone from a different period, so those were the things that I worked on.

Have you read all of the books?

Peter: I've read the first three. I'm working on the fourth one now.

Do you have a favorite?

Peter: You know, Twilight being the first one, because of the journey we went through with filming it, it's the one that is still in my mind the most. I enjoyed all of them though. I think if I had to pick, I like the third, because it gives a lot of history from the family. It's hard to say, because the second one was good as well.

What would you say to guys who might be reluctant to go see the film or read the books because they think it's a girl movie?

Peter: You know I find with guys, it's funny, because they don't want to like it, or they go in thinking they won't like it. Then in the end, they like it. Like when someone puts on a love song, and when no one is looking, the guy is singing that song at the top of his lungs (laughs). Then he gets caught and is like "What? I wasn't... doing anything..."

I invited my brother in-law, Vincent, to come see the movie with my family. He was so reluctant to see this movie, because he thought that it was a love story. So he brought his iPod with him, and he was just going to listen to music for two hours. He was basically just coming, because I was in it. He ended up enjoying the movie so much; he kept poking my sister asking her what was going to happen.

So what I say to those guys, is don't be close-minded, check it out. It does have a little something for everyone in it. It does have this love story and whether guys want to admit it or not, they'll enjoy the love story. But it also has vampires and a little bit of action... it has a little bit of everything.