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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Dustin Milligan, who is best known for his role as Ethan on "90210," auditioned for the role of "Twilight's" Edward Cullen - but the actor says geography was working against him.
"I did my best Edward Cullen," Dustin told AccessHollywood.com's Laura "Dish Of Salt" Saltman at the junket for his new movie, "Extract," on Tuesday.
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"But unfortunately, I didn't have a British accent," he joked. "So, I didn't get the job!"
Though the Edward character doesn't have an accent in the "Twilight" movie, according to Dustin, Robert Pattinson's popularity has been helped by his voice.
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"It's like, boom!" Dustin said, describing how people react when hearing Robert's British accent. "Ladies love that. Melt!"
Though Dustin didn't get to bare his fangs - or sink them into Bella, he has had the opportunity of working with "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart in "The Messengers" and "In the Land Of Women," both in 2007.
"Kristen was actually a remarkable young woman. I met her when she was 15. And she at times would be acting like she was a 15-year-old and for most of the time behaving like a 40-year-old," he said. "She's really really smart, very self-assured, she knows how she is."
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And Dustin doesn't see Kristen's success limited to just vampire movies.
"She's a really strong actress and I think she's going to do really well," he continued. 'Twilight' is one thing, but she's got potential to do anything."
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RachelDustin is more what I pictured while reading the series. Though AFTER watching the movie it's hard to picture someone else playing the role, since I got used to Rob. I think women would have been just as obsessed, if not more, for this guy once everything was said and done. Because in reality, people are in love with the character, not the actor anyway.report abuseposted November 5, 2009 6:38 PM PST
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Rob fits perfectly for the role of Edward Cullen, because his character was born in the 1900's and Rob has an old-fashioned look. And yes, Rob's voice can make a girl melt, but it's not the accent, it's the tone of his voice. He's much more mezmerizing looking than Dustin. Plus, Rob can act. The chemistry he has with Kristen is just great. Not to mention, Krreport abuseposted September 19, 2009 10:37 AM PDT
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Sabrinadream on dustinreport abuseposted September 12, 2009 1:01 PM PDT
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beckyyeah ro b looks better with bella not that guyreport abuseposted September 10, 2009 5:07 AM PDT
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Need to change my life..Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo Robert Pattison all the way............... he is better for any part... especially when he was playing with himself..report abuseposted September 5, 2009 3:37 PM PDT
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Amylove Robert's accent, but Dustin looks cute :)report abuseposted September 4, 2009 12:17 AM PDT
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Taylori am so glad robert got the part!report abuseposted September 3, 2009 12:02 PM PDT
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Maliyahmmm..i wonder why he didn't get the part..report abuseposted September 1, 2009 1:25 AM PDT
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ChristineI think he would of been a better Edward. But the fact that if he did, basically only 90210 fans would be gaga for the movie.report abuseposted August 31, 2009 10:20 PM PDT
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dwmWhat do eastern European accents have to do with anything?report abuseposted August 31, 2009 3:44 PM PDT
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