Cameron BrightAt the end of our second day on the “New Moon” set, having had our fill in the craft services tent and just waiting for our vans, we got an unexpected bonus: A chat with up-and-coming Canadian actor Cameron Bright.

You may have already seen Cameron in “X-Men: The Last Stand” and “Thank You For Smoking.” In “New Moon” he plays “Alec,” one of the specially-gifted Volturi whose powers the coven value highly.

He gives us a refreshing insight into his latest role.

Were you a “Twilight” fan beforehand? Have you read the books?

Never read the books but I did watch the movie. Because a lot of people were saying like, it was half and half— all the guys were saying it was bad, and all the girls were saying it was good. I actually liked it, I didn’t mind it at all. And now obviously, I have to be in it, so…yeah [Laughs.]