'Twilight' star and Calvin Klein model Kellan Lutz chatted with Us Weekly about the ups and downs of being a sex symbol and about working to help rebuild New Orleans.
"Producers and studios know what sells,""It's nice to be one of the guys that can help sell a movie by taking his shirt off."
"By no means do I want to be a piece of meat for the rest of my career. It's funny when you get asked to do a talk show, and then they follow it up with requesting you take your shirt off."
Kellan, who recently filmed a movie in the area, has been spending time in New Orleans helping to build houses with the St. Bernard Project. Kellan was introduced to the project by his girlfriend, AnnaLynne McCord.
"We were working around the clock at 50 hours at a time in different shifts," Lutz marveled. "We got it done just in time. We had so many people come out and lend a helping hand. It was so touching. "You don't really grasp what is going on unless you are down there experiencing it."
Kellan will be back in the area when he films Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn and hopes to help some more:
"I'm hoping to truck down and work with the St. Bernard Project [there] as well. Hopefully I'll be bring some other cast members too."
When asked if he thought Rob Pattinson would volunteer for that:
It would be a great surprise for everyone," Lutz said, laughing. "Although I would have to take video of Rob trying to hammer a nail, he might hurt himself."
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