In the latest issue of Self, cover girl Paquin, all pretty in bikinis and come-hither glances, relegates the Twilight franchise to a teen cult, saying, among other things, that she's "never seen" any of the movies and that "chastity is appropriate for younger crowds."
Guess we now know the Oscar-winning actress isn't Team Jacob or Team Edward...
Paquin also confirmed our True Blood insider's take on her discreet relationship with live-in love Stephen Moyer (Paquin's vampire boyfriend in True Blood), saying, "You don't want to bring personal stuff to work."
Nevertheless, the 27-year-old New Zealand native—who won an Oscar at age 11 for The Piano—does bring a lot of straightforward talk to the party:
On the media: "I'm sorry that at 6 a.m., when I walk my dog, I don't look ready to hit the red carpet. And yes, I wear a helmet when I ride my bike. Seriously, I was made fun of for wearing a bicycle helmet. I was like, OK, that would be a really stupid reason to die. At that point, I was done."
On Twilight the phenomenon: "I've never seen any of the movies, so I have very few thoughts about them. But I'm sure if I were a teenager, I'd love it! Chastity is appropriate for younger crowds. As a kid, you don't need to see us on True Blood sucking and screwing all the time."
On why America's obsessed with vampires: "I'm going to go with: They're sexy, dangerous and good-looking, and they generally seem to be having more fun."
On being bisexual: "I grew up in an open-minded, supportive family, so my sexuality was never stigmatized or scary or out of bounds. I'm comfortable with who I am, and it's not an issue."
On dating her costar: "Obviously, there's no guarantee that it won't be complicated, but it's not like we went into it completely blind. You can't choose who you fall in love with. It's a luxury to get to work with the person I want to spend the rest of my life with."
On kissing a vampire: "Sharp. Dangerous."
On drinking blood: "I get a kick out of it, but the actual blood makes me want to gag! It's some kind of sweet corn syrup, I think, with an aftertaste that's less than pleasant after the 10th take. In season one, they asked me if I wanted sugar or sugar-free. I was, like, ‘sugar-free blood? So
