Robert Pattinson "Total Film" Interview


From "Total Film" Magazine
R-Pattz is back. We talk to the quiffed stud about New Moon Although his part in New Moon may be smaller than fans were hoping for, there’s no doubt Robert Pattinson is in the driving seat of the Twilight phenomenon, and standing on the edge of global superstardom.

A year on from our last date, we sat down with the actor on the eve of the release of the Twilight sequel New Moon, to discuss fame, mothers and all things Twilight.

How was it reuniting with Kristen Stewart for New Moon?

There’s a natural chemistry going on with Kristen. Even doing this sequel, it’s so easy… I was really worried that I wouldn’t know how to do it again, but it’s so easy to play off her.She always says that she pretty much got me the part – though I don’t really believe her!



What sort of arc does Edward go through this time?

He’s always talking in the first one. “I need to make the right decision. I need to do stuff for you, for you, for you.” And he makes a decisive move, which is to leave her, and he completely believes it’s for her own good.

But in his heart, he obviously realises it’s completely wrong. And it takes him the whole movie to realise the profundity of his mistake. So that’s what his arc his.

The world forces him to realise he needs to be with Bella, and there’s no way around it”

So New Moon takes a similar serious approach to teen love as Twilight?

“I think no one really knew what we were working with when Twilight happened.
And because of the in-roads we made in saying it’s not going to be a typical teen film or a sappy love story, it does allow us in the second one to have a certain degree of seriousness. Even more so.”

Chris Weitz is your new director on New Moon. How has that been?

“I really love Chris. Not only is he a good director, he’s a great guy. God, I sound like such an arse-kisser! But he actually is.
He didn’t really try and change anything. He saw what me and Kristen were doing and worked within the realms of that.”

Do you feel trapped in a Twilight box?

“Not really. I guess I have no choice right now – because I’m contracted to do them. But they’re all going to be done quite quick.
I’ll have done three of the four by October of this year, then I’ll only have one more to do.”

The obvious comparison is Harry Potter… Do you think this is easier to make though?

“I guess it is. The Harry Potter I worked on was an 11 month shoot. I couldn’t be doing that.
I don’t know how those guys stayed sane – they’ve been doing it for 10 years. I would go completely crazy”

Have you talked to Daniel Radcliffe about this sudden fame?

“I haven’t talked to him in a while. I guess you try and stay Zen about it. You have to just learn to accept it.
I guess the whole thing is, you don’t want to wake up one day and realise you’ve turned into someone who you weren’t before and it wasn’t your choice.
That’s the only scary thing. It’s always really up to you. Most of the time, you can control it to a degree.”

What are the positives?

“Some of my friends who I grew up with are musicians and they’re involved with the Twilight soundtrack. It’s amazing what’s happened to them.
They’re doing tours of America and selling out every single show. It’s insane what you can do with that connection.
The Twilight fans are like… I don’t even think ‘devoted’ is the right word. They’re fanatical.”

It must be hard to deal with…

“It is, kind of. But you just learn to deal with it. There’s no point in being negative. If you keep going, “I hate this, I hate this”, you can’t stop it.
I was always trying to hide at the beginning of the year, but I have nothing to hide anyway!”

Do you get stopped everywhere now?

“Yeah. In weird little places… I went up to Yorkshire and I was walking down a street in Guisborough and there was one person on the street.
I looked up for one second and they said, “Hey, can I get a photo of you?” How can you have immediate recognition in Guisborough? That was very strange!”

What about all this stuff on the internet, all the gossip about you…

“I don’t really care. Everybody in my life knows what’s real and what isn’t. Apart from my mother, who seems to believe every negative thing that’s written about me!
She’s like, “I can’t believe you did this!” I’m like, “I didn’t!” And she’s like, “Yes, you did, I know you did!”"

What did your mum tick you off about?

“It was about swearing! I said, “I wasn’t even in the city” and she was, “I bet you did say that!”
She’ll literally believe a gossip magazine over her own son.”

Source via Thinking of Rob

Kate: Some of this may be new but I have read the part about him being recognised in Yorkshire before. Make up your own mind!

25 comments:

Rhonda said...

Poor Mama Pattz. I hope she has learned by now that 99.9% of that stuff is crap. She should be proud of her baby. I think he has done amazingly well under the ridiculous scrutiny of the press and fans.

Anonymous said...

Agreed 100%. He's taken a lot and had truckloads of crap written about him, and he's handled it remarkably well.

Angie said...

I agree Rhonda.

That part also makes me laugh. Here is THE sexiest, most desired man on the planet...and he has to answer to his mom. Mom's can be your biggest fan and your harshest critic.

Anonymous said...

Mags and more mags; those mags suck. Old pics, and more old pics.

No round of NM interviews... No Eclipse pic. I know they need a break, and privacy, and I hate the pappz, but wooooooowwww I am with some kindof abstinence syndrome! Lol!
And still a month to NM! Great...

I miss U, Rob! :))

rpattzgirl survived Rob! said...

How old is this interview? I've read this before in other interviews..

Can't wait for new ones!

Anonymous said...

@ ADM ~
You gave the creeps!!
You just described MY MOM!
"Mom's can be your biggest fan and your harshest critic" LOL!
God!!!

bonemama said...

I liked this interview. Hopefully as time goes on they will ask some new questions.

Angie said...

crazy vamp, mine, too. I know of what I speak!

Anonymous said...

ADM, I hope so much that I am not like that with my kids too... Mmmm... but I might be a little.
It is a mom's "job" to be supportive, but to set the limits, and call your child down to earth when he needs.
Who else can do that?
Who else bothers?

I think we begin to "excuse" our own parents, when we begin acting like them with our own kids. Then we understand them, and forgive...

Okay, back to Rob...

Angie said...

I completely agree crazy vamp. However, as kids it fills a lot like torture.

Rob is already a well grounded person, bur answering to his mom can not hurt in furthering the cause.

Angie said...

meant but, not bur.

valda64 said...

Very nice interview, he's always very polite, funny and smart! He looks like a very down-to-earth guy and it's good for him with all the circus is going on around him! :-)

P.S.: also my mother would like that! >:(

Babs said...

Ha ha the part about his mum is really hilarious!
I think she just does it to make sure he keeps being a down-to-earth guy.

Hannah said...

@ADM
'Here is THE sexiest, most desired man on the planet...and he has to answer to his mom'

I can just imagine him on the phone 'Yes Mom, Sorry Mom'.. haha!
Sometimes people tend to forget that underneath all the gossip and camera flashes, he's still human!

Unknown said...

I miss Robert...
Where is he....
Poor his mom, She misses her adorable son more than everybody...

AP said...

Yeah, Rob, that's how I think of you. A total arse-kisser. :D

What the hell was he doing in Guisborough? Its a nice little market town, but...

RPnKSaddict said...

I think mommapatz knows her boy and that he has a potty mouth. LOL.
This was a cute interview.

I just wish it were audio or video.
I'm acheing to see or hear him live. (did I type that out loud?)

RPLover said...

@RPaddict-I feel exactly the same!! even if it's just a radio interview, Rob, please?! ain't too proud to beg, LOL

robgirl86 said...

Hey, love it, especially the-mama-thing...it shows how down-to-earth they are, lovely!

GiGi said...

Let's not give Mama Pattinson too hard of a time...she KNOWS her son, obviously. I'm not saying all that gossip is true, but Rob is a young man who smokes, drinks, swears, does all the things a young guy will do...and I'm sure some of it his mom dosent approve of....so she's gonna "call him" on stuff, because she knows her boy! I am a mom and know how my kids are and they do things sometimes that I have to call them out on...dosent mean they are bad kids or anything, they're just young people and we parents have to keep them in check!

She probably knows he swears and dosent approve...just like a mom would do!

sagesse223 said...

I don't know, guys. I am calling a small degree of bullshit on account of some reused old quotes and this: "A year on from our last date, we sat down with the actor on the eve of the release of the Twilight sequel New Moon, to discuss fame, mothers and all things Twilight." Eve of the release of New Moon? Hello? How is this possible?

Anonymous said...

@A
His Dad is apparently from Redcar on the North East coast; Guisborough isn't far from there. Sounds like he was possibly visiting relatives. Believe this was earlier on this year before he left for the US.

AP said...

@lizzibee: Ah, yes, it's not far so makes sense. Thanks for the info. I was a little bemused. :) Not meaning to demean North Riding, of course, but couldn't quite see a connection...lol

Anonymous said...

how are they interviewing him on the eve of the release of New Moon? It hasn't even been released yet!

dabby said...

hahaha!i love mama pattz,that accusing attitude will make rob more down to earth and real but i'm sure right now mama pattz knows what's going on to his famous rob..that almost everything written about his son is a lie:)i know rob will always be a good man though nobody is perfect i believe rob will always have a good heart.love you rob!

 
Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...