Catherine Hardwicke says, “It was Paris.”

Hollywood insider Nikki Finke broke the news that Catherine Hardwicke might not do New Moon while Catherine, Robert Rattinson, and Kristen Stewart were on the European Twilight press junket. Her post caused Summit and Catherine to have to release a statement two days later in the middle of the tour, probably something that neither of them wanted to do at that time.

Anyway, Catherine tells E! that it was when she was actually on this tour in Paris when she made her final decision.

“I was in Paris with Rob [Pattinson] and Kristen [Stewart] at dinner and talking to them and it was like, ‘Is this really the schedule? Would we really be starting 10 and half weeks from now? Yes, we would, for various reasons which I respect, but I really thought it would be better for somebody else, who hadn’t just been working every day for two years without a day off.”

E! isn’ t the only crew in town to catch up with Catherine. Reelz Channel asked her about her Twilight experience as well.