Peter pushed for Carlisle Quote

In an interview today published by MTV says that he enjoys playing Carlisle, but can't play it fully without makeup and contacts. Otherwise he doesn't feel "in character". He also pushed for a line to be added that had been omitted. Reminds me of the "almost" omission of the Lion/Lamb quote in Twilight. I think for many of us, this particular quote really embodies Carlisle, embodies the entire point of why the Cullens' are a family and not a coven.

MTV: We've been asking your co-stars to give us their favorite "New Moon" line in character. Can you do yours?

Facinelli: Oh, wow. Now I have to reach back a whole year and try to remember my lines from a year ago, when I can barely remember my lines the day of. ... OK, here we go: "Like everything else in life, I just had to decide what to do with what I was given." That's a line that Carlisle says.

MTV: OK, cool. But can you do it in character?

Facinelli: No. [Laughs.] Then, you gotta pay me. If I'm gonna act, you better pay me, Larry Carroll!

MTV: All right, we'll take down your address and have every fan send you a quarter.

Facinelli: You know, I don't even know if I can do Carlisle on the spot like that.

MTV: Really?

Facinelli: No. That takes time and preparation.

MTV: Well, we certainly don't want to reduce you to a Vegas-like thing. Like you're doing an Elvis imitation.

Facinelli: [Laughs.] No, no. Really, in order to play those roles, you have to get into the whole spirit of the character. I have to have on my white makeup and my contact lenses, otherwise it just doesn't work. Otherwise, it looks like Peter Facinelli trying to play something; it's weird. But I could say that's one of my favorite lines from "New Moon": "Like everything else in life, I just had to decide what to do with what I was given." But that's me saying it, not Carlisle. [In "New Moon"] Carlisle says it, and it's very Carlisle-esque.

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