PAUL WESLEY

I'm pretty neurotic.

I wasn't some weird loner in school, but I definitely wasn't invited to any of the cool parties.

The thing I love about being an actor is the ability to travel and experience new cultures.

I think any girl would throw me under a bus to be within five feet of Robert Pattinson. I actually think he's an attractive guy. And I watched most of 'Twilight,' and I think he was really intriguing.

'Catcher in the Rye' changed my life when I was a kid. I read it as I was a boy turning into a man, and I was so fascinated by the values. I believe in it.

I think any time anybody sees the bad guy show emotion and you're not hitting the audience over the head, there's always a tinge of empathy for that individual.

I've had cameos on some cool shows.

What doesn't confuse me about what women wear? When it comes to women's fashion I'm so oblivious. I have no idea what's going on.

I don't have television so I don't watch TV.

When I was 18 I was just absorbing everything around me: whatever happens, happens. I was so naive and willing to ride whatever wave life threw at me.

I played ice hockey obsessively for 14 years of my life.

Let's put it this way: if I were to direct a feature film, I would not be in it.

The vampire story is something that has existed since 'Nosferatu,' and I don't think it's gonna go away.

If I wasn't a writer/director, I would be an investigative journalist. There's something about being an undercover journalist. I mean, that's freakin' cool!

My wife made me a book of photographs she took of our road trip across the United States. Makes for a good coffee table book.

I've always really respected directors. As much as I was interested in acting, whenever I watched a film, it was always the directing that really stood out to me.

I've always had issues with factory farming. That was always something that bothered me.

Love is something that is very personal to each individual based on where they are in their lives. It fluctuates and changes over time.

The majority of my family is in Jersey.

I started working in front of the camera for the first time when I was 15 years old. I joined a soap opera. We filmed in Brooklyn, and I would skip class to shoot my scenes.

When a show's already established, and a director comes to set, it can be quite the intimidating experience.

I stay at home a lot by choice but go out a lot due to work. As I've grown older, the simple pleasure of sitting on the couch with someone you love and watching a documentary is about as good as it gets for me.

It's so funny: I sort of fell into genre roles, but I'm not really a genre guy.

I'll fully admit that when I went to the movie theater and saw 'Titanic,' I cried afterwards.

I'm a sucker for movie reruns. Anytime they're on, I can't leave the house.