I prefer to be someone who has to confront his many fears instead of someone who has the illusion he doesn't fear anything
Robert PattinsonThe other night I went out to have dinner in a London pub and the barmaid had this whole conversation saying, 'You look just like that guy from Twilight'. Every time she came up, she said something like, 'You literally could be his brother'. But she never put two and two together.
Robert PattinsonI went to do my first big movie when I was 17. I was in South Africa for three and half months, and I was by myself.
Robert PattinsonI want to be with my wife. Sitting on a deckchair, sipping some tea, and reading books in a retirement home, in a beautiful and warm place. I'm a romantic guy.
Robert PattinsonIt's been amazing to play the same character through so many adventures. And it's so strange because my life has changed so much over these years, but 'Twilight' and Edward Cullen will always be a part of me. It's been my whole life. My whole 20s. And I wouldn't have it any other way.
Robert PattinsonPeople were asking me how I'd feel when it all ends, on the first movie [of The Twilight Saga], and I don't think I've ever felt more completely bewildered knowing that I only have a month of Twilight stuff left to do.
Robert PattinsonWhat was the worst thing [making Twiligh]? Playing the part where you can't get hurt and you can't die because there's no framework. There are too many possibilities if you can't die. If you're playing a normal human being, there's always that.
Robert PattinsonI can't deal with criticism very well. I've already got it from one angle. I don't need it from anything else.
Robert PattinsonLooking scary with a baseball outfit on and a little bouffant, you know, it just does not work. Especially with sculpted eyebrows.
Robert PattinsonNew York seems very very foreign to me, like more foreign than almost anywhere in America, and almost anywhere in the world, I find it like one of the most overwhelming places.
Robert PattinsonYou're trying to play an archetype on one hand and a character on the other, so I felt insanely frustrated, right up until the last shot, and then it ended.
Robert PattinsonI was just taking out my trash and I had, like, 300 cans of Diet Coke. It was just like, 'How did that happen?' I don't even remember buying them. I also like Cinnamon Toast Crunch. My addictions are pretty much the only things I consume.
Robert PattinsonIn public, I hardly ever show feelings. That's what happens when everything you do is put under a magnifying glass. But if you've spent some time hiding behind your public mask, and you're back in your own environment, then all that suppressed emotions still has to be set loose. As a result you are going to behave like a nutcase. I think thats why so many people who are famous go nuts.
Robert PattinsonI'm really afraid of getting hit by cars, like terrified of it. I`m terrified of crossing streets. I'm also very accident-prone...I think people aim for me.
Robert PattinsonIt happened while I was filming โWater for Elephants in which my partner is Reese Witherspoon. We had a scene with elephants but there were so many paparazzi around that it was scaring the animals and it was impossible to film. Out of the blue, fans, that were waiting for autographs, had enough and circled around the paparazzi. Teens made big guys run away. It was unreal! I was pleased.
Robert PattinsonIโm just trying to not be in stupid gossip magazines, basically, and I think the best way to do it is never be photographed ever. As I get older, I just get more and more and more self-conscious about getting photographed. I donโt know why. Iโve done it too many times and now I feel like everyone can see through me.
Robert PattinsonI don't know, just scripts randomly appeal to me. I'm not looking specifically at any genre.
Robert PattinsonI'd love to be able to fit in a box. Like one of those people who fit into small boxes. I'd love it.
Robert PattinsonI never set out to achieve anything, certainly not fame like this,I still have to deal with how to actually make my life work.
Robert PattinsonWith Eclipse, I felt like I was doing a completely different movie and a completely different character. So, yeah, it was nice and challenging.
Robert PattinsonI went to one of these signing conventions. It was one of the most interesting experiences I've had. It was so strange that people would pay for autographs. You keep thinking you should do a little dance for them as well or something.
Robert PattinsonI will keep that a secret as it was so indecent I doubt she was in her normal state of mind when she made it.
Robert PattinsonAs soon as you have someone who's providing stuff to react to, especially working with a baby, it's great.
Robert PattinsonProbably my English teacher because she got me into writing instead of just answering the question. I used to hand in homework with 20 pages of nonsense and she'd still mark it. She was a really amazing teacher.
Robert PattinsonIt's strange, somebody asked for my autograph the other day. Because I finished school and I'm not really doing anything at the moment, I was just kind of aimlessly wandering around London and these two guys who were about 30 came up and asked for my autograph. I was really quite proud at the time, and they wanted to take photos and stuff. And then they were sort of wandering around and I was kind of wandering around and I bumped into them about three times, and every single time their respect for me kept growing and growing and growing.
Robert PattinsonWhat worries me the most is that I don't know when my patience will run out, when I'll finally do something really stupid. Wait and see.
Robert PattinsonWe didn't have packed lunches at my school. I was a lunch monitor as well - I used to take everyone's chips!
Robert PattinsonOutside of my family, I don't really know. They're great people and my parents are great parents, and they brought me up very well, I think. I don't know, I think that's about all the heroes I've had.
Robert PattinsonOn one occasion I got this really bizarre horoscope thing from someone. It was a full-on zodiac reading, charting and intersecting all this stuff. It was over 20 pages long and said we're destined to be together. That was totally bizarre. I don't really believe in that stuff anyway, although I do believe in Karma because it's already bitten me on the ass so many times.
Robert PattinsonI would. I'm just too, I'm kind of, a pussy, I guess. That's the problem. But, no, I'd love to. I think everybody should do open mics. I think it's very healthy for your soul. So yeah, I'd love to do it again, but I don't know. It's like I'm cutting a record if I do open mic now, so, I don't know.
Robert PattinsonI have been called Taylor Lautner a few time which I'm quite happy about. You only have to look at us to see how funny that is but it's nice to pretend I might be hiding a Taylor six-pack under my shirt.
Robert PattinsonI still remember, I think it was with the third movie, when we went to Munich and the entire Olympic stadium was filled with fans, and just to walk in there and do nothing.
Robert PattinsonObviously, the best dressed awards is very relevant, I'm best dressed at all times.(smiles)
Robert PattinsonI think 26 is the turning point. Iโve got to make up for 10 years of living like a degenerate. Iโve suddenly become conscious of being unhealthy. Youโve spent every bit of free time since [the age of ] 15 in a pub. And suddenly youโre like, โOh God, I donโt want to be this grey ghost sitting there with a pot belly. Iโve got to get it together.
Robert PattinsonAll the time. A few months ago I came really close to losing it, I was getting really paranoid. And then I started a new job, things fixed themselves. I can't turn my back on the situation and ignore it. If tomorrow I say: "Okay, I've had enough, we're stopping everything" it won't change anything. Might as well try to accept it and stay zen as I have no control over it.
Robert PattinsonI put a flower in someone's locker when I was 15 years old. This girl, called Maria. Maybe I was 14. She actually thought it was from someone else, and the other guy claimed it as well, which was just great.
Robert PattinsonThe most embarassing is when friends ask you to meet up with them and you have to tell them "Sorry I can't go to that place" because you're fully aware photographers will be waiting for you there. I feel like such a weasle when things like that happen, like the world has to revolve around me.
Robert PattinsonIt's insane. I've had girls throwing themselves at me since the hype started. Now the film's out I can't walk down the street without being pounced on. All my life I've hated crowds. Now I only have to step outdoors and I'm at the centre of one. It's very cool but it's very uncomfortable too.
Robert PattinsonIโve always said to my agents and stuff, like, itโs going to be 10 years before people forget about Twilight, And thatโs totally understandable. Normally people keep working and working until their big break. You just keep trying to make the best of your decisions. Like I try to think how I used to think before all the Twilight movies.
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