Twilight star 'doesn't like attention'
Vampire movie Twilight has broken box office records in America and is set to do the same in the UK. Actor Robert Pattinson was amongst cast members in London for the UK premiere. Newsbeat caught up with him to find out why he's camera shy, how he copes with hordes of screaming fans and what it would take to get him wandering around naked.
It's a bit crazy what's been happening around Twilight, isn't it?
It's a little bit over the top. I feel the same in my head I guess. I was quite a paranoid person anyway, so it doesn't really feed well when people are looking at you. I'm not really in the right job. I don't like having my photo taken. I don't like the attention.
Do you have fans following you around?
Whenever I have to do anything fan-related there's always a whole bunch of people. My brain kind of shuts down when there are loads of people screaming at me. I'm not thinking at all so I can't really remember what's happened immediately afterwards.
There are stories in the papers about a multi-million pound deal for appearing in the rest of the Twilight series. Are they true?
I read some gossip thing saying, because I looked really uncomfortable in a paparazzi photo or something, they're like, 'He should get used to it. That's the price to pay if you're getting $12m (£8.1m) a movie'. If I'm getting paid $12m a movie I'd walk around naked. That's all nonsense. I don't know who makes that stuff up. Even the price for the first one was nonsense. (Gozde: Fundraiser! Can we get 12mil?)
Are you doing the next two films?
I went into it doing it as a trilogy. They're shooting the second one in March. I'm not really in it that much in the second one. The lead character is somebody else, which is another reason why I'm not being paid $12m. I've got two scenes. (Gozde: Oh bullocks! Taylor is the lead, the movie won't make that much money. Does this risk Eclipse? Did Rob read the script or is he just saying this? Damn it!)
People are calling you the next Jude Law. Do those claims sit comfortably with you?
No. The same thing happened with Harry Potter. You get a bit of heat and everybody says you're this, you're that. Then it dies down. You just do jobs. I don't know any actor who's followed through, when they say he's the next this and then he actually has become the next that. I don't get that. I don't see what the point is.
How do you cope with the screaming fans at premieres?
I'm not particularly good at coping with it. I just cope. I just leave my brain at the door and just stand there. I can get the screaming more than I get the photo things. That's the worst, when you have this wall of photographers. I've never understood the logic in how they do it. Everybody shouts at the same time, and you're trying to do a logical thing, looking from the left to the right. And they almost always end up looking disappointed with you afterwards.
Did you ever imagine that girls would be obsessed with your hair?
That's the weirdest thing ever. I don't get that at all. It's really strange.
A lot of the gossip websites seem to have an obsession with you as well, don't they?
I think someone follows me. They do the most random stuff. I get a photo taken through a burger drive-through window and it's like, 'What?'. They always seem like they're six feet away. I don't understand. I'm walking around and I don't see anybody.
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Somebody please raise that 12m!!!
Katie xxx
Well Goz, I have 50 dlls. You have to start somewhere.
Alright Stella :-)) I'll set up a non-profit organization and let y'all know. Though I guess seeing Rob naked is the profit :PP
I don't see him as Jude Law anything...
LOL non profit for the salary!!!! Hilarious!
Ok Goz, you let me know.
You know, I think there is so much women in the world that want to see him in his bday outfit, that we would raise the money in less than a month.
I say we have a telethon to raise the 12 mil... I mean, c'mon, Rob naked! WooHoo! :o
Oh, and a lovely morning to youl ladies!
Off to work... see you later!
xoxo
Well, if you look at it thru Rob's eyes.. he is just basically in two scenes (birthday party & Italy). We all know that it will take longer than two scenes, but I think he is just trying to downplay his part.
Yeah, downplaying as the Italy segment is so detailed, how the heck are they gonna fit all that into New Moon? And I wouldnt mind it rob was absent, just wish there was some young Viggo like native guy who could play the 6'4" Jacob.
SOMEONE GET THIS MAN SOME MONEY!!! Serious times I need him to get paid much more for his next movie.
The Rob Pattinson Naked Fund. Where do I sign up?
I've got about 150 bucks in my change jar. It's all yours Rob!
We already have at least $300, if we start collecting $1 from everyone that has seen the movie we can see Rob naked for a week!!! He'll just walk around and we'll stare :-)
Haha you guys are cracking me up with all of the raising money talk. I think Rob doesn't realize that when he makes bold statements like that, people are going to take him seriously :) We are pretty dedicated fans, after all.
A couple things about the interview though...
1) It was really funny/sad when he was talking about getting his picture taken by the wall of photags and how they always end up looking at him in disappointment
2) It must be really weird when photos show up of you when you are out and about and you never even saw a paparazzi (like when he was talking about the picture at a fast food drive thru). Talk about being paranoid. You couldn't leave your house without thinking there are paps hiding behind every bush you pass :(
Well, we know by now that Rob appeared naked in "Little Ashes". And about the paps; I was listening to JLo speak about it yesterday, how they are always around and following everything she does. She finds ways of sneaking out of the house and tells her friends that if they want to go shopping, they can go to ONE store only. She said by the time they're in the one store, everyone knows where they are and will follow them around, so they can go to one store and stay all day if they want. it's really pretty said, but there's no way around it. So the choice is to live with it peaceably or freak yourself out everytime you want to leave the house.
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