Vampire Diaries Paul Wesley Calls Twilight Comparisons Inevitable
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Wesley pointed out that his character isn’t exactly an Edward Cullen rip-off, since Stefan first appeared in the early ’90s books written by L.J. Smith, long before Stephenie Meyer penned Edward and Bella’s romance.
“It’s sort of inevitable, because the characters are so similar. But I guess I haven’t been getting it that bad, because I’ve been stuck here in my own little world shooting, and I’m not exposed to it a ton,” he told MTV News about the comparisons. “I don’t really have any defense, because I don’t know anything about Edward Cullen.
“I don’t really have a series of things that make me different from Edward Cullen, but it’s just sort of inevitable. [Robert Pattinson is] playing a vampire, I’m playing a vampire. We’re both in love with a girl who’s a human, and [‘Twilight’] takes place in high school [too], and it’s like, ‘OK, I totally get it,’ ” he said. “I just think there’s going to be obvious differences and obvious similarities, and it’s all good.”
I agree that the comparisons are inevitable but Edward and Stefan aren’t that much alike. What do you think? In which ways are they alike? And in which ways are they different?
