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THE STAR SCOOP:
Tell us about how you got involved in the “Twilight” saga.

ANDREA GABRIEL:
I hadn’t been involved in the books but whenever I would go to New York for Thanksgiving, it kind of became a thing…me and my sister would go and see a “Twilight” movie.

So that’s kind of how I got introduced. The first one, it was like, wow, this is a really good movie!

Then, I auditioned for it out here…and I got the role! I promised [my sister] I’d take her to the premiere.

And then of course, I got involved, reading the books, so that I could have a little insight into it. They’re really interesting. They’re really good.

THE STAR SCOOP:
Reading about the character, Kebi, were you confident this was a character you could take on?

ANDREA GABRIEL:
It’s really mysterious because they don’t go that far into [Kebi’s] story.

Stephenie Meyer, who was on set the whole time, wanted to give the actors their process. If we were totally on the wrong track, she would have told us, but I think that she wanted us to sort of get a feel for it. Most of the actors were coming up with stories that were very similar to what she had in mind anyway.

THE STAR SCOOP:
Given the passion that the fans have for the story and the characters, did you feel any pressure?

ANDREA GABRIEL:
I wanted everyone to be pleased, but I kind of figured that they hired me for a reason. I brought something to the vision. I wanted to deliver of course, but it’s just flattering that they thought that I represented what they were trying to express in the character.

THE STAR SCOOP:
How did you like filming in Baton Rouge?

ANDREA GABRIEL:
It was great! I love the south. Also, even though the story doesn’t take place in Baton Rouge, obviously, there is a vampire history in Louisiana. It’s a very southern Gothic kind of feeling down there.

THE STAR SCOOP:
What was your reaction when you saw yourself in the vampire “look?”

ANDREA GABRIEL:
It was totally fun! It felt like Halloween. Once you got the eyes…that’s when things kind of got crazy. And believe me, they were not comfortable. But when you’d be looking at other people, and they had their eyes in, and you didn’t have yours in, you’d be like, I want mine in too. Because they just look so cool in!

THE STAR SCOOP:
What are your thoughts on the fact that they split the final book into two movies?

ANDREA GABRIEL:
I mean of course, who likes to wait? But it really is too much to put in one movie. They really want to do respect to the story with the splitting.

The first one, I’d say, is the big pay off that people have been waiting on for so long. It’s a romance, the culmination of all of the courting and all of the angst. That’s really a big love story.

The second one, I would say, is more of an epic. Almost like a “Braveheart.” There is much more action involved. I’m really excited about watching both of them. People are going to love it.

THE STAR SCOOP:
What’s coming next for you?

ANDREA GABRIEL:
I love TV and film. I love being close to home and to my friends and near LA, so TV is really perfect for that. I would love to be on “True Blood.” I wonder why? [Laughs].

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