Rachelle Lefevre, who starred in Twilight and last fall’s The Twilight Saga: New Moon, revels in fully embodying every character she plays. She’s also delightfully frank and good for a story.

FACE RECOGNITION
The truth is I’m not famous outside of the Twilight universe. If you’re super into Twilight, then you know who I am—then you might recognize me. If you’re not, then I’m that girl you can’t place because you’re sure I was in a show that you saw or a movie or Rebecca Gayheart’s sister. In the Twilight universe, it’s, “You’re Victoria.” And depending on the age, the level of excitement varies.

FIRST RIDICULOUS FASHION PURCHASE
I bought a pair of Christian Louboutin heels. They sat in my closet and I was so afraid of them. I was like, What if something happens to them? And a friend said, “If you can’t afford two pairs, then you can’t afford one.” So I returned them to Saks and then freaked out about it, missed them, regretted that I never wore them and then found them on eBay four months later for $250 less.

HER TATTOO
It says INVICTUS—in Latin it means “unconquerable.” It’s my favorite poem… by William Earnest Henley. I was going through a rough time a couple of years ago, and developed this habit when things were getting a little bit dicey in my life: I would take a Sharpie and write it on my wrist facing inward, like a little note to self. Because I knew the poem by heart, whenever I saw it I would think of the poem and it would inspire me to hang in there. And it just became this little thing that I did. Then finally I was like, Why am I not inking that? So literally on a whim, I went into the tattoo parlor one day and got it. It means a lot to me. I’m a firm believer that tattoos should be for you.

DREAM ROLE
I really want to play Boudicca. I see it as Braveheart with a female lead. By some accounts, she was the first Queen of England. The Romans flogged her and raped her two daughters, and she picked up the sword and she was the only person who was successful at driving the Romans out. She was a total warrior, and then she killed herself.

CHEEKY BEHAVIOR
I decided I’d be really cheesy and when [her boyfriend, actor Jamie Thomas King] picked me up at the airport in London, I’d get off the plane, go to the bathroom and change. When he picked me up I wouldn’t be wearing anything but a trench coat. I didn’t think it would be sexy so much as he would laugh hysterically. He was 45 minutes late. I walked around Heathrow for 35 minutes until finally I was like, OK, I’m done strolling around Heathrow completely naked under my trench coat and I’m going to put my clothes back on. So I went into a different bathroom, which had a full-length mirror, and I caught a glimpse of myself and I realized I had a slit in the back of my trench coat. Every time I took a step, my left or my right butt cheek was hanging out.