The annual denim issue of Nylon magazine finds Ashley Greene on the cover in a fringed blazer and cutoff denim shorts.

The 25 year-old is gearing up for promotion for her August film The Apparition and for the end of the Twilight saga with Breaking Dawn, Part 2 opening in theaters in November.

Greene shares what life was like before her big vampire break in showbiz and what she’s looking forward to as it all comes to an end.

Why she didn’t stay with modeling:
“I knew I was never going to be a supermodel. I mean, I’m 5’5″—it’s not going to happen unless you’re Kate Moss, which I’m not. And until you hit a certain level in the modeling world, it’s really rough: You’re never tall enough, you’re never thin enough, there’s always another girl. It just wasn’t for me anymore.”

What she did before she landed Twilight & how she realized lightning may only strike once:
“I realized if I really wanted to start booking jobs, there was no half-a**ing it. I had to devote everything to it and so I did. Directors liked me but didn’t think I could be the lead in a movie because they had no idea who I was. So they’d put me in smaller roles. And then Twilight happened. I was working at the Belmont Cafe in LA, got the call, and two weeks later was rehearsing. Right when I was cast, my IMDb STARmeter went through the roof- all of ours did, and we hadn’t even done anything yet! Now I have to remind myself that not everything is going to be like that.”

How she feels about Twilight’s final film and what lies ahead:
“I’m excited to move on to the next thing and take advantage of all the opportunities we’ve been given. But at the same time, it’s kind of weird- we’ve been doing this for four years.”

Breaking Dawn director Bill Condon on Ashley:
“The movies always reveal something innate in someone, and with Ashley I think it’s a strong sense of sweetness and openness. From the time I met her, she’s seemed older than her years, with a self-possession and a poise that reminds you of actors of a different generation.”

More photos from Ashley’s shoot are under.

[images: Nylon magazine]

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