According to Ashley Greene, the newcomers appearing in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 were dead meat from the moment they were cast in the hit vampire franchise.

“I hazed them. I hazed them for sure,” the 24-year-old joked at The Cinema Society and DKNY’s special screening in NYC Wednesday.

All kidding aside, Greene says the cast was “so excited” to have new actors to interact with onscreen.

“Even though we all love each other and we are like a family, it’s so cool to have these different personalities and energy come in,” Greene told Us Weekly. “It was so huge! I think the whole cast is like 70 people this time. It’s cool to have different artistic personalities come in.”

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Ashley made a second appearance on the Today Show today to promote ‘Breaking Dawn: Part I! Check out the video of her interview below, or watch it on the show’s official website.