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   >>> with the success in the "twilight" series taylor lautner is the highest paid teenage actor in hollywood. now the 19-year-old is starring in a new action movie called "abduction" playing a new england man not to get killed while on the run from cia and other unknown forces. take a look.

   >> this thing that casula wants so badly, what is it?

   >> it's an encrypted lais of 25 people who have sold or traded state secrets .

   >> your name is on that list, isn't it?

   >> you have a vivid eimagination. that's a very dangerous thing.

   >> duck!

   >> stay down.

   >> ouch. taylor lautner , good morning.

   >> good morning.

   >> i mean, was there something about you that makes me think that all the action in this action film was fun for you, that you actually liked it.

   >> absolutely. it was one of my favorite parts. it was great. i had the opportunity to do most of my own stunts and it was a lot of fun making this movie.

   >> crazy stuff, one crazy stunt after another.

   >> yeah.

   >> you're sliding down these crazy, what, parts of buildings and getting --

   >> yeah we filmed a great scene in the pnc park in pittsburgh, the baseball stadium and i got to do some great core moves and slide down that huge glass awning to the escalators that was a lot of fun and this was probably my favorite stunt.

   >> because?

   >> it's just crazy. i never thought i would be riding on the hood of a truck flying down the road.

   >> like 78, i heard 78 miles an hour, something crazy? how did you not fall off?

   >> you know, there was a little bit of cheating, but i mean just in case i did fly off i wouldn't die but it was completely safe but very, very fun.

   >> also this character nathan has a lot of emotional struggle because he discovers that life is not what he thought it was, in fact nothing in his life is like he thought.

   >> yeah.

   >> and you like this character?

   >> i do. i love the character. i knew it would be a major challenge for me physically but more importantly emotionally. yeah, while i was filming this movie i would try and take a step back and imagine this happening in my life, and i could not imagine what i would do or where i would start looking for answers or who i would trust and that's exactly what this character deals with.

   >> and the thing about it is we're not going to give that stuff away because i think that's really the heart of the story but i'm sitting across from you and you're 19 years old and look at your life. i mean, how could you ever have imagined this? are you sure -- i heard you only spent like five days, is that right, at home or five weeks --

   >> five weeks within the past year.

   >> this is the road you want to be on, are you absolutely sure, and if so, why?

   >> it is. i mean this was a childhood dream of mine, to you know, be making movies and not only be involved, you know, in front of the cameras but behind them as well. i mean, i love it. it's so much fun, and i never thought i would be sitting here today. i'm extremely honored and blessed and i still have to pinch myself, and tell myself it's real, because it does feel like a dream.

   >> it's good that you feel that kind of gratitude. you know someone should tell you that there is a negative, there's a peril to being a movie star especially one that's a heart throb. brad pitt 's movie is opening this weekend. you two going head to head?

   >> we'll see.

   >> " taylor lautner , oh i love that kid from shark boy ." you're laughing because that's not your favorite film?

   >> yeah, you know, that movie typically is like for 10 years old but i mean the visual of him sitting in front of his couch, i'm sure you know his little kids enjoy it but it's pretty funny, it's a funny thought.

   >> meantime the "twilight" series are you ready for them to come to an end? where are you on all of this?

   >> it is weird to think we're done filming completely. we'll be able to promote them for the next year and a half or so. that's great. we have an awesome time together. we've become so close over the past four years, and, but it is a different feeling to know that we're done making them.

   >> this is how you really got your big splash in the world.

   >> absolutely.

   >> congratulations on all of this.

   >> thank you.

   >> looks like you're really getting started. i bet we'll see more action movies out of you as well. you're hanging out with kathie lee and hoda tomorrow as well.

   >> i am.

   >> good luck. keep your shirt on.

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